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River Deben Magazine contents lists.

May I draw members attention to the Deben magazine contents lists that Bertie has been adding to the RDA website? I was so pleased to notice that the magazine had been useful when compiling the Waldringfield History Book. I thought it would be even more uiseful to researchers if the contents were easily visible. He's done 1990-2010 so far and…
alyson
October 6, 2022
BeachDebenFloodsMapsNotes

Tidal level at Woodbridge

Tide gauge (sometimes a bit on the drag) Highest level was 3.35 (2013?) Ray Whyard tells  in 1953 the flooding reached up Cliff Road to the bend by the entrance to the Maybush car park. This is about 4.0m AOD (hard to be exact without measuring - lost OS BM on wall) which makes a height of tide of about…
alyson
February 11, 2020
DebenMapsSurvey

1845 Admiralty survey of Deben from HMS Blazer

The 1845 Admiralty survey of the Deben was exhibited as a display panel in the Woodbridge Tides of Change Exhibition Longshed in late 2019. It was obtained for the exhibition by Dr Helene Burningham of University College London in support of that project. The focus of the writer was initially to make some notes on the stretch of the Deben…
alyson
October 21, 2019
DebenDinghy

Deben snippets

Sorry, you have no rights to view unless you are a member. If you live in (or have a connection with) the village, please ask for access.
alyson
September 9, 2019
BooksDeben

1551 1623 Camden’s Britannia newly translated into English

Mentions Deben, Woodbridge, Landguard.   But when the Normans had pos∣sess'd themselves of England, they built here a Castle; which Hugh Bigod held for some time against Stephen the usurping King of England; but at last surren∣der'd it. Now 'tis so entirely gone to decay, that there is not so much as the rubbish left. Some are of opinion that…
alyson
July 24, 2019
DebenPoem

The Deben by Kit Clark

The Deben Gives us much pleasure, Boats sail their measure, Against ebb and flow, Against winds high and low, Just walking the shore. Knowing there is more, Each day a different hue. Each day a changing view, Sands enjoyed by tots, All spades, buckets and pots, Birds that stay and feed. Dabbling in the weed, A veritable garden of Eden,…
alyson
January 25, 2019