Shingle Street is a coastal settlement on the North Sea coast of the English county of Suffolk. It is 8 miles (13 km) north-east of Felixstowe and 12 miles (19 km) east of Ipswich at the mouth of the River Ore and opposite the tip of Orford Ness. It is within the parish of Hollesley with HM Young Offender Institution Hollesley Bay Colony nearby. A report from October 2004 suggests that Shingle Street is at risk from coastal erosion and flooding and could disappear within 20 years if sea defences are not erected.[2]
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. Richard Cobbold mentions that in 1797 this public house being kept by Jacob Merrells who was also a pilot.[3] 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.[4] 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.[5]
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.[6][7][8] 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.[9] 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 lease resources by showing that the United Kingdom was capable of successfully resisting the German Army.[10]
Shingle Street in cultureedit
Shingle Street was the inspiration of the Thomas Dolby song "Cloudburst at Shingle Street", from the 1982 album The Golden Age of Wireless. Shingle Street and its Martello Tower are settings of Neil Spring's 2020 novel "The Haunted Shore".
The Shingle Street Shell Lineedit
The Shingle Street Shell Line
In 2005 stonecutter Lida Cardozo Kindersley and her childhood friend Els Bottema started to arrange a line of shells on the beach, beginning as a way of coping with their shared experience of cancer treatment. After regular visits to add to the line by 2018 it stretched for more than 275m and was made up of 20,000 individual whelk shells.[11] A short documentary film about the work, entitled 'C shells', was released in 2017, followed by a book The Shingle Street Shell Line in 2018.[12][13]
^"Orfordness Visitor Map" (PDF). National Trust. 2018. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
^ . Archived from the original on 24 December 2007.
^Miller, Tim (2016). Life on the edge : a brief history of Shingle Street. Shingle Street, Suffolk. ISBN9780993593314.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^Cobbold, Anthony (2017). "The Lifeboat Inn, Shinge Street" (PDF). Cobwebs: News and Views (November 2017). Ivybridge, Devon: The Cobbold Family History Trust.
^Walton, Felix (1923). Souvenir of the Bi-Centenery of the Cliff Brewery in Ipswich. Ipswich: The Bi-Centenery of the Cliff Brewery in Ipswich Fete Committee.
^Hayward, James (28 May 2001). The Bodies on the Beach: Sealion, Shingle Street and the Burning Sea Myth of 1940. CD41 Publishing. p. 18. ISBN0-9540549-0-3.
^ "1940: The Secret War at Shingle Street". Ronald Ashford. 7 November 2007. Retrieved 23 September 2007.
^ Hayward, James (2 October 2002). "The Bodies on the Beach". BBC News. Retrieved 23 September 2007.
^Hansard Debates. House of Commons. 19 February 1993.
^ Hayward, James (2002). Shingle Street. CD41 Publishing. ISBN0-9540549-1-1.
^"Shingle Street shell line inspired by friends' cancer treatment". www.bbc.co.uk. 17 March 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
^"C shells". outhousefilmworks.uk. 16 May 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
^"Suffolk Shorts: East Anglian Stories - First Light Festival". firstlightlowestoft.com. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
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Shingle Street is a coastal settlement on the North Sea coast of the English county of Suffolk It is 8 miles 13 km north east of Felixstowe and 12 miles 19 km east of Ipswich at the mouth of the River Ore and opposite the tip of Orford Ness It is within the parish of Hollesley with HM Young Offender Institution Hollesley Bay Colony nearby A report from October 2004 suggests that Shingle Street is at risk from coastal erosion and flooding and could disappear within 20 years if sea defences are not erected 2 Shingle StreetShingle Street in January 2008 Shingle StreetLocation within SuffolkCivil parishBawdseyDistrictEast SuffolkShire countySuffolkRegionEastCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townWOODBRIDGEPoliceSuffolkFireSuffolkAmbulanceEast of EnglandUK ParliamentSuffolk CoastalList of places UK England Suffolk 52 01 55 N 1 27 00 E 52 032 N 1 45 E 52 032 1 453km2milesShingle StreetMartello Tower Pagodas Orford NessRSPBCobra MistR i v e r A l d eR i v e r O r eLighthouse N O R T H S E A Castle Map of Shingle Street and Orford Ness Suffolk 1 Contents 1 History 1 1 World War II 2 Shingle Street in culture 2 1 The Shingle Street Shell Line 3 References 4 Further reading 5 External linksHistory editShingle 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 Richard Cobbold mentions that in 1797 this public house being kept by Jacob Merrells who was also a pilot 3 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 4 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 5 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 6 7 8 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 9 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 lease resources by showing that the United Kingdom was capable of successfully resisting the German Army 10 Shingle Street in culture editShingle Street was the inspiration of the Thomas Dolby song Cloudburst at Shingle Street from the 1982 album The Golden Age of Wireless Shingle Street and its Martello Tower are settings of Neil Spring s 2020 novel The Haunted Shore The Shingle Street Shell Line edit nbsp The Shingle Street Shell LineIn 2005 stonecutter Lida Cardozo Kindersley and her childhood friend Els Bottema started to arrange a line of shells on the beach beginning as a way of coping with their shared experience of cancer treatment After regular visits to add to the line by 2018 it stretched for more than 275m and was made up of 20 000 individual whelk shells 11 A short documentary film about the work entitled C shells was released in 2017 followed by a book The Shingle Street Shell Line in 2018 12 13 Views of Shingle Street nbsp Coastguard cottages Shingle Street nbsp The Martello tower nbsp Percolation lagoon at Shingle StreetReferences edit Orfordness Visitor Map PDF National Trust 2018 Retrieved 19 November 2018 Shingle Street Archived from the original on 24 December 2007 Miller Tim 2016 Life on the edge a brief history of Shingle Street Shingle Street Suffolk ISBN 9780993593314 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint location missing publisher link Cobbold Anthony 2017 The Lifeboat Inn Shinge Street PDF Cobwebs News and Views November 2017 Ivybridge Devon The Cobbold Family History Trust Walton Felix 1923 Souvenir of the Bi Centenery of the Cliff Brewery in Ipswich Ipswich The Bi Centenery of the Cliff Brewery in Ipswich Fete Committee Hayward James 28 May 2001 The Bodies on the Beach Sealion Shingle Street and the Burning Sea Myth of 1940 CD41 Publishing p 18 ISBN 0 9540549 0 3 1940 The Secret War at Shingle Street Ronald Ashford 7 November 2007 Retrieved 23 September 2007 Hayward James 2 October 2002 The Bodies on the Beach BBC News Retrieved 23 September 2007 Hansard Debates House of Commons 19 February 1993 Hayward James 2002 Shingle Street CD41 Publishing ISBN 0 9540549 1 1 Shingle Street shell line inspired by friends cancer treatment www bbc co uk 17 March 2018 Retrieved 2 June 2019 C shells outhousefilmworks uk 16 May 2018 Retrieved 2 June 2019 Suffolk Shorts East Anglian Stories First Light Festival firstlightlowestoft com Retrieved 25 August 2019 Further reading editJohnson Derek E 1992 East Anglia at War 1939 1945 Jarrold Publishing ISBN 978 0 7117 0598 2 External links edit nbsp Media related to Shingle Street at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Shingle Street amp oldid 1183486856, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
