Talk:Beachy Head
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I was going to add something like this..
- "It is a very popular location to commit suicide."
- ..but it looks a bit crass. Can anyone think of better wording? Mintguy 02:12 Feb 11, 2003 (UTC)
- I've stuck something in, but its basically what you've written above with the word "notorious" inserted, which seems to soften the blow, as it were, at least a little. I'm not sure there's any delicate way to talk about suicide, though. --Camembert
- I live in Sussex and know of two people who commited suicide there. Someone once told me that they have an ambulance there all day on Christmas day as it's the most popular day to jump, but I don't know if this is true. I do know that a number of people have jumped from a spot which results in you landing on a ledge, where you will probably sustain some broken bones but are unlikely to die. Mintguy
As much as I like the picture just added. I'm not sure it's appropriate for this page. The cable-car thing looks too scary. LOL. Mintguy
Argh! Different sources now suggest 1828[1] (http://www.johnmadjackfuller.homestead.com/index.html), 1831 (Beachy Head article), and 1832[2] (http://216.122.217.223/b/megalab/movingbelle.htm) as the date of construction for the Belle Tout lighthouse! What's going on??? It may have taken more than a year to build, but can anyone find a reliable source for the period of construction? I'm not sure where to look, myself. -- Oliver P. 04:19 Feb 12, 2003 (UTC)
I visited the UK in 98/99 and I'm surprised there's no mention in this article of the terrific winds you get at Beachy head, nor of a part of it falling into the sea (I read that in the newspaper when I was over there). -- AleatoricConsonance
Hmm, bits of it fall into the sea all the time (which is why it remains white) I sort of mentioned this in downland hmmm --Davelane 17:48, 29 Dec 2004 (UTC)