What was the cause of the Holbeck Hall hotel slide?

The probable cause of the landslide was a combination of: rainfall of 140 mm in the two months before the landslide occurred; issues related to drainage of the slope; pore water pressure builds up in the slope and geology.

Where is Holbeck?

Scarborough
Holbeck Hall Hotel was a clifftop hotel in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England, owned by the Turner family…

When did Holbeck Hall in North Yorks collapse?

File photo dated 8/6/1993 of the scene at Holbeck Hall Hotel in Scarborough, North Yorks, following a massive landslide. A local authority was today cleared of causing the destruction of the 120-year-old luxury Victorian hotel, which collapsed 150ft down a cliff face to the beach below.

Where did the Holbeck Hall landslide happen?

… The Holbeck landslide, south of Scarborough in North Yorkshire, attracted considerable interest when it destroyed the four-star Holbeck Hall Hotel between the night of 3 June and 5 June 1993. A rotating landslide involving around 1 million tonnes of glacial till cut back 60 m high cliff by 70 m.

What happened to the Holbeck Hall Hotel?

In 1997, the collapse of the hotel became the subject of a significant case in English civil law (Holbeck Hall Hotel Ltd v Scarborough BC), when the owners of the hotel attempted to sue Scarborough Borough Council for damages, alleging that they, as owners of the coastline, had taken no practical measures at all to prevent …

When did Holbeck Hall fall into the sea?

A local authority was today cleared of causing the destruction of the 120-year-old luxury Victorian hotel, which collapsed 150ft down a cliff face to the beach below. A High Court judge ruled in 1997 that Scarborough Council had breached its duty of care, but the Court of Appeal overturned the decision on Tuesday 22 February 2000.