I took this picture a while back (6months) it’s a strange place with an ever changing beach !
here’s some history about it
History[edit]
Shingle Street was originally a home for fishermen and river pilots for the River Ore. Early in the 19th century a Martello tower was built, which was later a home for coastguards. Many of the original buildings date from this period. A public house called the Old Beach House had been built here out of drift wood. However in 1810 this was replaced by a pre-fabricated wooden building built in Ipswich in the yard of the Cliff Brewery. It was then brought to Shingle Street by barge and named the Lifeboat Inn.[3] The pub was one of 300 pubs owned by Cobbolds Brewery and was pictured in Souvenir of the Bi-Centenery of the Cliff Brewery in Ipswich.[4]
World War II[edit]
See also: Petroleum Warfare Department: Burning seas
Several buildings were destroyed during World War II, including the Lifeboat Inn.
After World War II many strange happenings were reported to have taken place at Shingle Street, including a failed German invasion.[5][6][7] Since the civilian population had been evacuated in May 1940, there were no eyewitness reports, although official documents remained classified until questions in the House of Commons led to their early release in 1993.[8] These papers disclosed no German landing. Rumours of a failed invasion on the South and East Coasts were commonplace in September 1940 and helped to boost morale. Author James Hayward has proposed that these rumours, which were widely reported in the American press, were a successful example of black propaganda with an aim of ensuring American co-operation and securing lend leaseresources by showing that the United Kingdom was capable of successfully resisting the German Army.[9]
here’s some history about it
History[edit]
Shingle Street was originally a home for fishermen and river pilots for the River Ore. Early in the 19th century a Martello tower was built, which was later a home for coastguards. Many of the original buildings date from this period. A public house called the Old Beach House had been built here out of drift wood. However in 1810 this was replaced by a pre-fabricated wooden building built in Ipswich in the yard of the Cliff Brewery. It was then brought to Shingle Street by barge and named the Lifeboat Inn.[3] The pub was one of 300 pubs owned by Cobbolds Brewery and was pictured in Souvenir of the Bi-Centenery of the Cliff Brewery in Ipswich.[4]
World War II[edit]
See also: Petroleum Warfare Department: Burning seas
Several buildings were destroyed during World War II, including the Lifeboat Inn.
After World War II many strange happenings were reported to have taken place at Shingle Street, including a failed German invasion.[5][6][7] Since the civilian population had been evacuated in May 1940, there were no eyewitness reports, although official documents remained classified until questions in the House of Commons led to their early release in 1993.[8] These papers disclosed no German landing. Rumours of a failed invasion on the South and East Coasts were commonplace in September 1940 and helped to boost morale. Author James Hayward has proposed that these rumours, which were widely reported in the American press, were a successful example of black propaganda with an aim of ensuring American co-operation and securing lend leaseresources by showing that the United Kingdom was capable of successfully resisting the German Army.[9]
