The industrial area surrounding the breakwater is private and the area closed.

The umbilical area may be partially open, nearly closed or sealed.

The area further deteriorated in the 70's and 80's as the few remaining major companies closed their factories.

In Victorian times the area had over 200 public houses, mostly now closed.

"We keep the area closed off, but it's a big building and difficult to control," he said.

With the working out of the quarries at that time, what mines the area had closed systematically thereafter, throughout the 1920s.

The area and the road is usually open from May to September, and closed the rest of the year.

However, the area gradually deteriorated, and most of the shops closed or moved to other cities.

Without business, many areas closed with plenty of snow still covering their slopes.

As areas previously closed to the public were reopened today, it became clear that damage was much more extensive than expected.