Lords Beach
Lords Beach | |
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Beach | |
 Lords Beach with two covered piers. The pier in the foreground is known as Waimea Jetty, built in the 1960s. | |
  Lords Beach Location of Lords Beach in Hobart | |
| Coordinates: 42°54′17.07″S 147°20′18.06″E / 42.9047417°S 147.3383500°E / -42.9047417; 147.3383500 | |
| Location | Sandy Bay, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia |
| Offshore water bodies | River Derwent |
| Dimensions | |
| • Length | 700 metres (2,300 ft)[1] |
| Patrolled by | Surf Life Saving Tasmania |
| Hazard rating | 2/10 (Least hazardous)[1] |
| Access | Footpath, Sandy Bay Road |
Lords Beach is a suburban beach along the River Derwent in Sandy Bay, Hobart, Tasmania. The north-east facing beach has views of Wrest Point Hotel Casino, Nutgrove Beach and the City of Clarence on the eastern shore. Containing several raised jetties and covered piers, Lords Beach neighbours Red Chapel Beach to the west and Dunkley’s Point on the east.
History
Named for James Lord, a convict landowner, who lends his name both to the beach and to Lord Street, Sandy Bay.[2]
Lords Beach was once a continuous single beach encompassing neighbouring Red Chapel Beach, Nutgrove Beach and Long Beach. However due to development and erosion of the smalls cliffs on its foreshore, it has become greatly separated from the other beaches.
There are several covered jetties located along the beach which store boats, capable of mooring offshore in waters as deep as 50 metres (160 ft).[1]
Marine life
Caused by microscopic plankton, a bioluminescence phenomenon intermittently occurs in the beach's waters in the evening.[3]
Environment
Lords Beach has been greatly forfeited by manmade seawalls in response to harrowing natural elements including strong currents, swells, rain and winds, as well as ecological problems such as erosion from foot traffic and traffic-induced vibrations from vehicles along Sandy Bay Road. The beach has been greatly reduced to a 700 metres (2,300 ft) strip of sand, placed between the Wrest Point seawall, and seawall along Sandy Bay Road. Waves ranging between 1–1.5 metres (3 ft 3 in – 4 ft 11 in) create a steep beach scape appearance.[1]
Access
Lords Beach is a 45 minute walk from the Hobart City Centre, or a short metro bus ride along Sandy Bay Road.
Gallery
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Lords Beach in 1930 depicting its natural eroding foreshore
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Aerial of Lords Beach and the Riviera Hotel in the 1930s
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An example of a covered pier at Lords Beach
References
- ^ a b c d "Lords Beach, Sandy Bay, Hobart, Tasmania". beachsafe.org.au. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ^ "Lords Beach". tasmanianbeaches.net. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- ^ Howarth, Carla (3 May 2019). "Bioluminescence chasers capture elusive phenomenon". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
