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Hugh Pearl – RIP

It has been said that Hugh Pearl was returning from a secret mission on April 1st 1939 when his seaplane crashed in the Deben leaving this scar in the mud. The simple headstone half way along Garden Field was the only reminder of his heroism.   Others, more sensibly, say it's obviously to do with drainage as we were informed by the company Hugh…
alyson
January 8, 2016
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1938 Postcard of beach

Expanded view of Quay area.   The buildings on the quay, from left to right  The one  you can just see, was the building known as "The Paint Shop",the middle one was the main "Boat Building Workshop", the dark building on the right was known as "Wickmans Shed" which covered a launching ramp, with railway lines and bogey which brought yachts up…
alyson
November 14, 2014