Displaying 3 of 19 old photos of Kessingland. View all Kessingland photos
Kessingland, the Beach c1960
Kessingland, Church Road c1960
Kessingland, the Sailor's Home c1955
Historic maps of Kessingland and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Kessingland maps
Historic map of Kessingland
Illustrated Victorian map of Suffolk
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Displaying 2 of 6 books about Kessingland and the local area. View all Kessingland books
Newmarket Town and City Memories
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Suffolk Coast Photographic Memories
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Ipswich Photographic Memories
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2 Kessingland photos appear in 2 Frith book titles. You can read extracts and browse photos from these books.
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My memories of Kessingland was us catching the coach from outside the bakers in Stotfold (my home town), travelling down via Newmarket, passing the site where a young gypsy boy had been killed many moons ago. We would then get to Lowestoft bus depot where a minibus would then take us into Kessingland. We would get to the pub on the top of the hill where you could look down and see the sea and an old boy would pick us up on his tractor and take us into the camp site.
What a wonderful time we had! There was the major out to greet all and the photo stand where pictures had been taken from the previous 2 weeks. We would book in and collect our chalet keys, drop our luggage off and then go exploring, first to the cafe for tea and fab milkshakes, then a dip in the pool. Dad was the champion high diver, we have all the pics.
Shared on 22 May 2007
I think my Grandfather was born on this street! He was called Wilfred Albert Parsk and fought in the Somme at about 16 years of age He never spoke much about the war but I know he lost a lot of his friends. He died in the 1980s but his memory is still cherished!
Shared on 19 April 2008
I went on holiday there when I was only 2. I still have photos somewhere.
Shared on 06 May 2009
My family and I lived in the cottage to the left of the picture from 1944 to 1951 although we retained connections with the Fowler family until the last surviving member, Georgina Fowler, died early in 1960. I was in the choir at the church from 1948 until 1952 and was organist for three years from 1956. My sisters and I have many happy memories of our time at Gunton.
Shared on 05 January 2008
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Kessingland, inspired by Frith photos.
Suffolk - A Second Selection Photographic Memories
On the left side of Ceylon House is the post office and to the right the grocer’s and provision’s shop, both run by William Lowrey. Today both businesses are in the right half of the building. The Victorian terraces and semi-detached houses are the same today. At the corner of Bethel Drive is the beach-flint Sailor’s and Fisherman’s Bethel (left), still functioning as a place of worship.
Suffolk Villages Photographic Memories
This view looks north along the beach. The fishing boat is drawn up on the beach, and in front of the boat a child makes sandcastles in the narrow strip of pebble-free sand. The caravan site is to the left. In the middle is the Sailor’s Home, with the Victorian Beach Villa to the right.
While a group of children on the beach greet the photographer, others visit the sweet shop (left), whilst a group wait with suitcases to be collected at the end of their holiday (centre). In the background are the Sailor’s Home Inn, Seaside Villas and Beach Villas of 1892.
