The alabaster head did not survive, and although it is unknown exactly what happened to it, it has been suggested that it was probably destroyed by Anglican reformers as a result of the 1538 injunctions against images during the reign of King Henry VIII.

Another theory is that the head was destroyed as a result of a further injunction which was rigorously imposed in 1547, during the early weeks of the reign of Edward VI.

Having previously denied problems, the Ministry of Defence said, in November 2006, that it would consider claims for compensation after an inquiry found the Type 93 radar spinning inside the dome was "out of alignment".

The MoD stated that the radar had been out of alignment between November 2005 and February 2006, causing car engines and lights to cut out, and speedometer dials to swing up to 150 mph as motorists drove past.

It is reached by a steep one-vehicle only road accessed along a lane just past the building that used to be the Ingleside public house, now a private residence.

The cliff face at Trimingham has the youngest chalk in the United Kingdom; it contains shells, bivalves, crinoids and oysters, and is subject to coastal erosion.