October 1999 

Taken from sea level at the end of Wear Cliffs towards the eastern side of Golden Cap. At sea level, the Belemnite Marls are nearly all covered by water at high tide. The Green Ammonite Bed form the beds making up Wear Cliffs along the coast at this point. The prominent limestone band seen half way up the cliff face, is the upper bed of the Three Tiers Bed. The beach running up towards Seatown starts in the bottom right hand corner, some 400yds behind this vantage point. The 'Western Patches Reef' is just off the bottom left corner of this photo (currently hidden until low tide).

October 1999 

Again taken at sea level, the Green Ammonite Bed that form Wear Cliffs can be better seen at this point, although they do tend to be covered by slipped material from the top of the cliff. The darker (and wet) Belemnite Marls can be seen on the right hand side of the photo. At the time the photo was taken, the tide had ebbed 15% out from a high tide. The beach runs up past Seatown (located where the dip in the cliff occurs), towards Ridge Hill, Thorncombe Beacon and Doghouse Hill.

September 2000

Taken from the same position but facing east. Seatown is just inland where Wear Cliffs dip down to sea level in the middle distance. Just beyond are Ridge Hill and then Doghouse Hill. In the hazy far distance are the cliffs behind Chesil Bank.

September 2000

Taken two thirds the way along Wear Cliffs, the Belemnite Marl ledge has been eroded away to form a deep channel that runs right up to the base of the cliff face. This has been formed due to a weakness caused by a vertical fault line in the Belemnite Marl. The Belemnite Marl ledge that goes off into the distance is over 30mm higher than the ledge from where the above photo was taken from.

April 2001 

Taken from the cliff path at Seatown on the top of the Green Ammonite Bed that form Wear Cliffs. In the foreground are the sea defences that protect the cliff face that supports the Seatown coastal buildings. Compared to the photograph above, you can see that following several winter and spring storms, a large quantity of shingle has been deposited on the beach, covering the Belemnite Marl benches. At the base of the cliffs, the beach level is effectively 5-6 feet (1.5-2m) higher. This means that nearly all the Belemnite Marl has been covered.

October 2001 

Looking east from under Golden Cap, most of the beach is covered in shingle, limiting the exposures of Belemnite Marl.