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1894 Stollery drowning newspaper transcript

Stollery drowning -East Anglian Daily Times Tuesday May 11th 1894.doc East Anglian Daily Times Tuesday May 11th 1894 TERRIBLE BOATING ACCIDENT ON THE DEBEN Six of a family drowned The pleasure making attendant on Whit Monday which was so much enjoyed throughout East Anglia had an awful termination in the case of one family of the humbler class living on…
alyson
January 22, 2016
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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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1656 Survey Waldringfield Rivershall & Hilton Survey field names

Land ALKINS ARMONDS BANANE BARNHAMS YARD BEALES BLACKSONS BLACKSOWS BLAXONS BRALLGATE BREAME BREAMLAND, BRENNE LAND BRENNYMEADOW BROOMSTUBB BUFFETTS BUSSETTS  & LITTLE CLAYES BUSSETTS late GIRLINGS Cole Croft COLECROFT CROUCH HOUSE pightle CUMBERLAND ELMES FELL CLOSE GOODMANS GREAT CLAYES otherwise KELL PIGHTLES GREAT CLAYES otherwise KILE PIGHTLE GREAT GIRLINGS and KILE PIGHTLE HALL CLOSE HALL CLOSE WAFFINS HALL PENNIES HALLGATE HARD…
alyson
December 13, 2014
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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
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Before the Sea Walls

It is interesting to speculate on how the village would have been before the sea walls were built. Notice the  that the ] refers to "field" rather than a landing place ending (give an example?). Looking at the village today it seems obvious that it should have grown up around the beach or cliff area where it's easy to access…
alyson
January 13, 2014
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Cuttings in the saltmarsh

Regular Cuttings at Kingfisher Creek - origins unknown - Photo by Stan Baston Google Earth - Regular Cuttings at "Kingfisher Creek" - origins unknown A walk past the sailing club along the sea wall leading, not quite, to Hemley will reveal a series of cuttings in the saltmarsh extending for about 350m. The channels vary from 5m wide to less than…
alyson
December 14, 2013