Seabank

So strong is the barrier which these sea-borne sands oppose to the river-borne ooze, that as soon as a seabank is built — as the projectors of the Victoria County have built them — across any part of the estuary, the mud caught by it soon 'warps' the space within into firm and rich dry land.

Typically, aerial photography of areas of seabanks shows a complex pattern of banks and counter-walls […]