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Aldeburgh, Suffolk
Aldeburgh maps
Historic maps of Aldeburgh and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Aldeburgh maps
Historic map of Aldeburgh
Illustrated Victorian map of Suffolk
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Aldeburgh books
Displaying 3 of 10 books about Aldeburgh and the local area. View all Aldeburgh books
Suffolk Living Memories
Paperback
£14
Suffolk Villages Photographic Memories
Paperback
£14
Suffolk - A Second Selection Photographic Memories
Paperback
£14
33 Aldeburgh photos appear in 4 Frith book titles. You can read extracts and browse photos from these books.
Memories of Aldeburgh
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Does anyone remember the very cold November of 1969? I think it was on the 20th that I was riding my motorcycle on the frozen mere. If anyone took a photo I would love a copy.
Shared on 01 January 2009
I was born in No 5 The Coastguards at Sizewell in 1950 (before they put another house on the end). My parents were teachers and I had two sisters and a brother. I played all along the front and in the big sand pit in front of the houses. The Morbys and the Warners lived in the houses. I have sat... [more]
Shared on 23 October 2009
As a kid I spent a couple of August weeks in Sizewell, staying in a timber-built bungalow just before the rise leading up to what is now the Power Station. The little bungalow was set back off the (dirt) road, and had no running water - we went to a pump for water - and no electricm and my mum cooked... [more]
Shared on 11 June 2009
1969 - I Lived in Sizewell and grew up there
I lived in Coastguard Cottages and used to play in the village with Tim Carl Pryior. Jack Fryer, Noal Cattermole, Willie Free, Paul harrison were the local fishermen, we used to wait for them to arrive on the beach to help with the fish boxes. Frank Taylor was the car park attendant, we called him 'Peanuts' because he ate monkey nuts... [more]
Shared on 04 February 2009
Extracts From Aldeburgh & Suffolk books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Aldeburgh, inspired by Frith photos.
This view looks south from one of the two lookout towers on the beach. The yawls parked on the beach were organised into two companies, the 'Up-towners' and 'Down-towners', with their respective headquarters at the lookout towers. Intermingled with the boats are bathing machines, evidence of Aldeburgh's growing tourist industry.
This is an extract from Suffolk Photographic Memories.
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Southwold to Aldeburgh Photographic Memories
Such open spaces as you see on the right provided room to dry and certainly to repair nets. The beach is covered with the detritus of the fishing trade - barrels, boxes and buckets, neatly juxtaposed with bathing machines for the hardy swimmers.
This is an extract from Southwold to Aldeburgh Photographic Memories.
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Southwold to Aldeburgh Photographic Memories
Little more than a shingle beach protects the Moot Hall. Once it was centrally placed in the town, but the sea has carried away a number of streets, finally pausing here.
This is an extract from Southwold to Aldeburgh Photographic Memories.
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