Sizewell, Nuclear Power Station c.1965
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S582039
Photo ref:
S582039
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Suffolk had a new landmark with the building of Sizewell A. It was later decided to build a second Sizewell B and a third Sizewell C. Sizewell B was actually constructed, but Sizewell C was cancelled. Near where we stand is a tearoom known locally as Sizewell T, which rivals Dunwich and Aldeburgh with the quality of its fish and chips.
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A Selection of Memories from Sizewell
For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Sizewell
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I remember Fred and Jack Fryer, and a son if I remember correctly who went in the navy. I would often wait on the beach at night beside their lantern which would guide them back to shore after an evenings fishing.
Did Jack move to Felixstowe? I stayed with my grandparents in Hill House, their name was Gunthorpe. I played in the woods with my bows and arrows: dived through the waves: collected live .303 ...see more
My father was born in 1916 at 88 Sizewell Road Leiston, and lived there with his parents Marmaduke and Kathleen and brother Alec. He was apprenticed as a printer in Leiston I believe. His grandmother lived in Sizewell. I would love to hear from anybody who has any memories of these people. Thank you.
My family are the Frees from Leiston. There are too many to mention but my dad is Harry and my Uncle Sperry is mentioned in a few people's memories.
We were so fortunate to be able to spend all our summers at Uncle Jack Fryer's cottage. We stayed there from the 1960s until he sadly passed away. Jack was always smiling and nothing was ever a bother. Living at the cottage was basic but oh so comfortable, the log fire ...see more
My father Ted Friend was the millwright at Thorpeness for many years, he worked on the Ogilvie estate, and we lived at Thorpe Road. He and I would often walk on a Sunday afternoon around the mill, and Dad would tell me stories of when he worked there. I also remember him talking about the sandpit at Sizewell - his first wife and two of his three daughters by his first marriage are buried in the Baptist Chapel graveyard at Aldringham, Dad is buried in St Andrew's churchyard.
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