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Walberswick maps
Historic maps of Walberswick and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Walberswick maps
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Walberswick books
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Suffolk Living Memories
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Suffolk Villages Photographic Memories
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Suffolk - A Second Selection Photographic Memories
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Walking with Bob my border collie through the salt marshes and dunes. Listening to the birds in the marshes and trying not to get lost! Keeping Bob away from people as he's a very cautious rescued border collie. The sense of peace whenever I have returned here. Now sadly without my dearest brave Bob but always remembered.
Shared on 19 August 2007
Suffolk memories
I thought the picture of me as a toddler in a wooden paddle boat was taken at Southwold, and now 60 years on it was Southwold. We only went there from Norwich for the odd trip but I am pleased to find this c1955 picture in the Frith pictures.
Shared on 06 September 2009
This shows the original, full length pier in all it's glory before gradual destruction. Now recently restored it is nevertheless much shorter. The photo must have been taken from the old Grand Hotel.
Shared on 23 August 2007
I was born in Southwold but left there many years ago. This view shows the Grand Hotel which was demolished in the late 1950's. It was derelict for many years, this being the only way I remember it. As a child it was very daring to venture into it - undoubtedly potentially dangerous in view of the state of it and... [more]
Shared on 23 August 2007
My earliest memory of Greyfriars in Dunwich was probably driving down the hill in my grandfather's old car in 1960 as he brought me to my new home at The Barne Arms Hotel. I had been at boarding school at Dollar in Scotland, and my grandfather had met me off the train in London and driven me along the tortuous roads... [more]
Shared on 22 November 2007
I spent my teenage years in Dunwich, and in retrospect they were wonderful. Freedom, long walks, the beach and sea, cliffs, marshes and the old tank defences from WWII. My best friend Justin North, who lived at 'Marshside' opposite me at The Ship, and I spent hours during those years, roaming, swimming, canoeing, making carts to career down the hill from... [more]
Shared on 22 November 2007
My parents owned and ran The Ship Inn from 1960 to 1975. My father a retired soldier and wartime paratrooper had taken early retirement to buy the business, then called The Barne Arms Hotel after the estate. The new Inn sign was based on the Blue Peter logo from the BBC Children's programme (from whom he'd got permission to use a... [more]
Shared on 22 November 2007
My father always said that the Whites should have stayed at Wenhaston Grange rather than moving to Boulge Hall - it was a far more manageable and charming house. I don't know when the Whites had Wenhaston, or for how long. Nor do I know if there is a house called Wenhaston Grange. Maybe there was only ever Wenhaston Hall which... [more]
Shared on 16 September 2009
Extracts From Walberswick & Suffolk books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Walberswick, inspired by Frith photos.
Suffolk - A Second Selection Photographic Memories
This was taken to the left of photograph 29932, but now from the Walberswick side of the river. We can see the house with a large chimney stack in both photographs. The tidal river is the remains of the Dunwich river, diverted in the storms of 1289. The annual British Open Crabbing Championships have been held here since 1980.
This is an extract from Suffolk - A Second Selection Photographic Memories.
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Suffolk - A Second Selection Photographic Memories
There has been a ferry between Southwold and Walberswick since at least the 13th century. The River Blyth Ferry Company was established in 1885 to provide a chain ferry to carry vehicles across the river. This was later replaced by a steam ferry which continued until 1942. This view shows the ferry at its mooring, awaiting custom. In the distance is... [more]
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This couple passing the time of day, or maybe waiting for the ferry to take them across the river to Southwold, are on the bank of the River Blyth.
This is an extract from Suffolk Photographic Memories.
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