Southwold scenes (part two)
More photos from around the delightful town of Southwold, Suffolk
(Photos/words © urban75, May 2007)
More photographs taken around a decidedly chilly Southwold.
![The Southwold School of Industrial Art, Photos of Southwold town, including street, architecture and beach scenes, Suffolk, East Anglia, England, UK](images/southwold-photos-21.jpg) The Southwold School of Industrial Art started life in 1882 when an Arthur Flower began a self-financed woodcarving evening class to entertain fishermen during the long winter evenings.
A roaring success, this dedicated studio in Southwold's Park Lane was built in 1894 and features elaborately carved beams made by the students.
Closing with the onset of war in 1914, the building later served as a tea shop and latterly as a private residence.
![Photos of Southwold town, including street, architecture and beach scenes, Suffolk, East Anglia, England, UK](images/southwold-photos-22.jpg) Old industrial building next to 'Ginger's House' in Southwold.
![Photos of Southwold town, including street, architecture and beach scenes, Suffolk, East Anglia, England, UK](images/southwold-photos-23.jpg) South Green view.
After a fire destroyed most of the town in 1659, a large number of green spaces were created within the town and these open spaces survive today, giving the town a very spacious feel.
See South Green panorama
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![Photos of Southwold town, including street, architecture and beach scenes, Suffolk, East Anglia, England, UK](images/southwold-photos-24.jpg) Southwold bookshop.
![Photos of Southwold town, including street, architecture and beach scenes, Suffolk, East Anglia, England, UK](images/southwold-photos-25.jpg) Old shops.
![Photos of Southwold town, including street, architecture and beach scenes, Suffolk, East Anglia, England, UK](images/southwold-photos-26.jpg) The Lord Nelson, which rapidly became our favourite pub in Southwold.
![East Anglian Game and Country Fair, Photos of Southwold town, including street, architecture and beach scenes, Suffolk, East Anglia, England, UK](images/southwold-photos-27.jpg) Outside the 1864 Southwold Sailors' Reading Room, with the rudder of the beach yarl. 'Bittern' outside.
![Photos of Southwold town, including street, architecture and beach scenes, Suffolk, East Anglia, England, UK](images/southwold-photos-28.jpg) Grand Regency and Georgian houses overlooking the sea.
![Photos of Southwold town, including street, architecture and beach scenes, Suffolk, East Anglia, England, UK](images/southwold-photos-29.jpg) Another view of the lighthouse.
![Photos of Southwold town, including street, architecture and beach scenes, Suffolk, East Anglia, England, UK](images/southwold-photos-30.jpg) Ornate cast iron sign of the Crown Hotel.
![Photos of Southwold town, including street, architecture and beach scenes, Suffolk, East Anglia, England, UK](images/southwold-photos-31.jpg) Sole Bay Inn, situated opposite the Adnams brewery.
![Photos of Southwold town, including street, architecture and beach scenes, Suffolk, East Anglia, England, UK](images/southwold-photos-32.jpg) Evening view of Southwold.
![Photos of Southwold town, including street, architecture and beach scenes, Suffolk, East Anglia, England, UK](images/southwold-photos-33.jpg) Deserted beach, 8pm.
![Photos of Southwold town, including street, architecture and beach scenes, Suffolk, East Anglia, England, UK](images/southwold-photos-34.jpg) Looking towards Southwold pier.
![Photos of Southwold town, including street, architecture and beach scenes, Suffolk, East Anglia, England, UK](images/southwold-photos-35.jpg) Close up of the pier at dusk.
![Photos of Southwold town, including street, architecture and beach scenes, Suffolk, East Anglia, England, UK](images/southwold-photos-36.jpg) At times, it really felt like I'd gone back in time - there were barely any cars around (hurray!) and the unspoiled architecture, subdued street lighting - and the ruddy great lighthouse - gave the town an authentic Victorian ambience.
![Photos of Southwold town, including street, architecture and beach scenes, Suffolk, East Anglia, England, UK](images/southwold-photos-37.jpg) Street scene.
![Photos of Southwold town, including street, architecture and beach scenes, Suffolk, East Anglia, England, UK](images/southwold-photos-38.jpg) Town Hall. The annual switching-on of the Christmas lights by Father Christmas takes place on the first Friday of December from the balcony above.
![Photos of Southwold town, including street, architecture and beach scenes, Suffolk, East Anglia, England, UK](images/southwold-photos-39.jpg) The upmarket Swan Hotel.
![Photos of Southwold town, including street, architecture and beach scenes, Suffolk, East Anglia, England, UK](images/southwold-photos-40.jpg) The six eighteen-pounder cannons on Gun Hill commemorate the 1672 Battle of Sole Bay between the English and French fleets against the Dutch. They were nicked from the Scots after the battle of Culloden and given to the town by the Duke of Cumberland.
Despite the ancient cannons being filled with concrete and unable to fire, Southwold was designated a 'fortified town' during WW2 and found itself on the receiving end of many German bombing raids.
![Photos of Southwold town, including street, architecture and beach scenes, Suffolk, East Anglia, England, UK](images/southwold-photos-41.jpg) A lone walker on the Southwold beach.
![Photos of Southwold town, including street, architecture and beach scenes, Suffolk, East Anglia, England, UK](images/southwold-photos-42.jpg) Southwold is stuffed full of Georgian architecture.
![Photos of Southwold town, including street, architecture and beach scenes, Suffolk, East Anglia, England, UK](images/southwold-photos-43.jpg) Formerly a sweet shop, John Bennett's architecture practice has been tastefully developed. The company designed the fabulous Electric Picture Palace.
![Photos of Southwold town, including street, architecture and beach scenes, Suffolk, East Anglia, England, UK](images/southwold-photos-44.jpg) A look inside. Hello O!
![Photos of Southwold town, including street, architecture and beach scenes, Suffolk, East Anglia, England, UK](images/southwold-photos-45.jpg) There is an adventurous plan afoot to rebuild the Halesworth-Southwold narrow gauge railway line, although it is facing some local opposition ("it'll bring in the hoi polloi!"). We wish them the best.
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