Museums

Bawdsey Radar Station, Bawdsey and its influence on the ending of World War II

Apr 21 2008
The radar masts at Bawdsey, Suffolk

It may have seemed a strange candidate for the BBC's 2004 Restoration programme. A concrete bunker on the shores of the Deben Estuary overlooking a quiet shingle beach on the East coast of Suffolk; perhaps not exactly everyone’s idea of architectural interest.

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The River Deben, 'An Old World Fairway' by Michael Weaver

Apr 21 2008
River at Letheringham


“Who will come a-sailing,

Who will come with me,

Down the sunny Deben

To the distant sea?”

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"Pakefield Man" Unlocks Secrets to Early Humans

Oct 17 2007

‘Pakefield Man’ Unlocks Secrets to Early Humans

Flint tools unearthed at Pakefield in Lowestoft confirm that early humans lived in Britain approximately 700,000 years ago; 200,000 years earlier than previously thought.

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Britten's Library

Jul 20 2007

Aldeburgh remains synonymous with the works of Benjamin Britten, particularly his opera Peter Grimes, a resonance of which never fails to reach my ears when walking along Aldeburgh beach or the surrounding salt marshes in winter. So a visit to Britten's old home, - The Red House - with its adjoining library, is a treat.

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Museums along the Suffolk Coast

Nov 11 2006
Beccles Museum

A brief introduction to some of the best of Suffolk’s museums which chart the fascinating and dramatic history of the coast, its people and wildlife

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