Comments on: Whole Lot Of Holes http://www.hoylakejunction.com/whole-lot-of-holes Hoylake News, Views and much more! Sat, 11 Feb 2012 15:31:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Friday Photo: Promenade Plaque | HoylakeJunction.com http://www.hoylakejunction.com/whole-lot-of-holes#comment-3030 Friday Photo: Promenade Plaque | HoylakeJunction.com Sat, 26 Sep 2009 15:38:19 +0000 http://www.hoylakejunction.com/?p=946#comment-3030 [...] lasting reasonably well. There has been some remedial work undertaken – recently concrete was pumped into holes drilled into the [...] [...] lasting reasonably well. There has been some remedial work undertaken – recently concrete was pumped into holes drilled into the [...]

]]> By: John http://www.hoylakejunction.com/whole-lot-of-holes#comment-2325 John Fri, 28 Aug 2009 19:29:12 +0000 http://www.hoylakejunction.com/?p=946#comment-2325 Peter Carroll emailed to say: <blockquote>I've spoken to the workmen last week when they were injecting the holes with concrete under pressure. Apparently rain water seeps through the pavement cracks and washes away the sand through the promenade walls. They told me eventually, after a few more years, there would be enough conrete to support the pavement to stop it from collapsing.</blockquote> Peter Carroll emailed to say:

I’ve spoken to the workmen last week when they were injecting the holes with concrete under pressure. Apparently rain water seeps through the pavement cracks and washes away the sand through the promenade walls. They told me eventually, after a few more years, there would be enough conrete to support the pavement to stop it from collapsing.

]]> By: John http://www.hoylakejunction.com/whole-lot-of-holes#comment-2279 John Thu, 27 Aug 2009 19:51:22 +0000 http://www.hoylakejunction.com/?p=946#comment-2279 Mike, I think you may well be right. Mike, I think you may well be right.

]]> By: Mike Kealy http://www.hoylakejunction.com/whole-lot-of-holes#comment-2278 Mike Kealy Thu, 27 Aug 2009 19:42:15 +0000 http://www.hoylakejunction.com/?p=946#comment-2278 I would say the holes are for injecting concrete mix to keep the sea defences strong. I would say the holes are for injecting concrete mix to keep the sea defences strong.

]]> By: Sue V http://www.hoylakejunction.com/whole-lot-of-holes#comment-2272 Sue V Thu, 27 Aug 2009 14:29:01 +0000 http://www.hoylakejunction.com/?p=946#comment-2272 I vaguely recall surveying in the estuary- way back '60s or '70s not sure- for oil. Does anyone else remember that. I vaguely recall surveying in the estuary- way back ’60s or ’70s not sure- for oil. Does anyone else remember that.

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