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2:51 PM December 17, 2020
Professor Chris Jackson will look at how Norfolk s beaches got to be the way they are in a Christmas Lecture, which will be shown on BBC4.
- Credit: Paul Wilkinson Photography
Norfolk s beaches are one of the county s biggest drawcards, but visitors rarely stop to think about the origin of the shoreline beneath their feet.
Now an Imperial College London professor is about to lift the lid on the backstory of Norfolk s beaches, and shed light on the mystery of why some are covered with sand and others with pebbles.
Parts of Norfolk s beaches are sandy and others are covered in pebbles. Pictured are brothers Five-month-old Emmett and Thomas Ward on Sheringham beach, taking part in a sandcastle competition during the town s carnival. Photo: KAREN BETHELL
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