The top picture shows the Scallop sculpture on the beach at Aldeburgh. It can, it seems, look like a seabird, two men in a boat or one man in a boat, as you walk along the beach towards it. Or, if you use the nearest car park and sit on the bench, it looks like a scallop shell.
Yes, it definitely looks like a scallop
Martello Tower – unique shape and end of the line
The Martello Tower is the last building left in Slaughden, once a prosperous village which, after many years of losses to the sea, was finally washed away in the floods of 1953. I didn’t know this, I just thought they’d built a Martello Tower a couple of hundred yards down the beach from Aldeburgh.
These are some photos from Dunwich, probably the most famous of the lost villages of the East Coast. Once it was a notable town, with 3,000 inhabitants and 3 churches at the time of the Domesday survey. There were, at that time, just 18 towns of over 2,000 people. Before we started visiting piers I had thought about visiting all the 18 towns, but the idea of fish and chips swung the balance towards the seaside.
Considering its history with the sea the sign warning of floods might be seen as too little, too late.
The block of concrete looks like a tank trap. They were cast on site by teams of Royal Engineers, which must have been a major effort, particularly if you were doing it on the East Coast in winter. I seem to remember that there were two sizes – this looks like one of the smaller ones. It seems to have worked as there is no record of Germans invading Dunwich.
Finally, a couple of shots of Southend. The doughnuts may have been expensive but there were still some good subjects for photos.
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I never thought Norfolk was worth a visit – probably put off because of two underwhelming childhood holidays there.
Norfolk is a bit like that for me too – but it’s growing on me now that we have visited a few times looking for piers.
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Excellent photos. I particularly like the Southend ones. Glad you found your Martello tower
In the end I found several towers. I may write an article about them. But, as so often happens, I may be diverted…
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Interesting scallop sculpture and story behind it, Quercus.
Catch up was not possible these last few weeks. I’m diving in again. 🙂
No worries, I’m way behind with my blog reading. 🙂
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Really interesting Scallop sculpture.
It is both simple and complex, and very striking as it sits therein the middle of all that shingle.
A fine work of art to go with some interesting pictures.
I liked it – but it seems that a number of people think it spoils the beach and the view of Sizewell.
I have recently visited Aldeburgh, I liked it and would happily go back. I worked for five years in Southend (1990-1995) and would happily never go back!
With you on Aldeburgh. Visited Southend once in about 1975 and only went back because I had to for the pier. Five years is a long stretch!
Westcliffe on Sea was nice but no pier!