Features

Non navigational items of interest in the area such as the Martellos or Walton Castle as well as topics not easily categorised such as Cement Stone Mining.

1:Video: The Maiden Voyage of Roughs Tower 11th February 1942

A 35 minute illustrated talk describing the Maiden Voyage and grounding of the first Maunsell Navy Fort on 11th February ...

Bawdsey and Alderton Churches

Both Bawdsey and Alderton church towers were once used for navigation. Alderton's spire collapsed in 1821, killing a cow! So, ...

Broke Hall on the Orwell : Captain Philip Broke

Broke Hall was the home of the Broke family and the birthplace of Philip Broke (grandfather, father and son were ...
FI 2022 Cobbolds Nigel Seary cr

Cobbolds Point

Stone There is a bed of stone between the Deben and the Naze which, over the years, has been mined ...

Felixstowe Pier

Opened in 1905 with a length of 2640' / 800m: the modern length is 450' / 140m. During World War ...
Martello P - now NCI Coastwatch

Martello Towers

Between 1808 and 1812, twenty-nine Martello Towers were built along the coasts of Essex and Suffolk: eighteen still exist, with ...

Peter Bruff and Bruff’s Breakwater at Landguard

Peter Bruff, aka the East Anglian Brunel, was the Civil Engineer who built the Breakwater at Landguard Point built to ...

Sailing past Dunwich in the Seventeenth Century

As one sails past Dunwich these days, there is little to see and no reason to come near to land ...

Shoeburyness

There are references in early pilots and charts to Sobiri, Shoe Beacon, Shoe Hole and Shoe Horse. These can cause ...
Rinean Output Sunk Head

Sunk Head Tower – what remains?

Commissioning 1942 H.M. Fort Sunk Head (U2) was the second Maunsell Navy Tower to be installed during World War Two ...
Bawdsey Seamark until 1934

The Bawdsey Sea-mark and Churches

The Sea Mark The Sledway was the safe route from deep water east of the Shipwash to Orwell and Woodbridge ...
Churches access by water cr FI

The Deben’s Ring of Churches

“As our circle of knowledge expands, so does the circumference of darkness surrounding it.” Albert Einstein George Arnott suggested that ...

The Roman Fort

In the fourth century, a Roman fort protected Woodbridge and Orwell Havens. It was part of a defensive chain from ...

Woolverstone, D-Day at 80 Exhibition

On 6 June 1944, Allied troops landed on the Normandy beaches and the battle to liberate Europe began. 80 years ...

WWII Defensive Barrier Shoeburyness to Sheerness

This was not the first defensive structure hereabouts. See Shoeburyness. For a fuller account of the barrier see this site ...

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Image Sources and Credits

Image Credits and Sources

  • Broke-Hall-US-Naval-History-and-Heritage-Command: US Naval History and Heritage Command
  • FI Bawdsey-Seamark-from-Di-Coulting-1447×2048@2x_cr: Courtesy of Coulting, Di - Boathouse Cafe Bawdsey | All Rights Reserved

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