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19/06/2025

Bentwaters Parks Suffolk uk

Royal Air Force Bentwaters or more simply RAF Bentwaters, now known as Bentwaters Parks, is a former Royal Air Force station about 80 miles (130 km) northeast of London and 10 miles (16 km) east-northeast of Ipswich, near Woodbridge, Suffolk in England. Its name was taken from two cottages ('Bentwaters Cottages') that had stood on the site of the main runway during its construction in 1943.
The station was used by the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the Second World War, and by the United States Air Force (USAF) during the Cold War, being the primary home for the 81st Fighter Wing under various designations from 1951 to 1993. For many years the 81st Fighter Wing also operated RAF Woodbridge, with Bentwaters and Woodbridge airfields being known by the Americans as the "Twin Bases".
The site is now known as Bentwaters Parks. The Bentwaters Cold War Museum is located on the site, there are offices and warehouses, and the site is also used for television and film making.

Royal Air Force Bentwaters or more simply RAF Bentwaters, now known as Bentwaters Parks, is a former Royal Air Force station about 80 miles (130 km) northeas...

12/06/2025

Bury St Edmunds Abbey Ruins Suffolk Uk

Located in the heart of Bury St Edmunds, the abbey was once one of the richest and most powerful Benedictine monasteries in England. Its remains are extensive and include the complete 14th-century Great Gate and Norman Tower, as well as the impressive ruins and altered west front of the immense church.
The remains of the martyred Anglo-Saxon king St Edmund were moved to this site around 903, and his shrine became a place of pilgrimage. The abbey itself was founded in 1020 and grew in power and wealth up until its suppression in 1539.

Located in the heart of Bury St Edmunds, the abbey was once one of the richest and most powerful Benedictine monasteries in England. Its remains are extensiv...

09/06/2025

St Lawrence Church, St Lawrence Essex Uk

The parish church of the village of St Lawrence is dedicated to St Lawrence.The church was built of ragstone, in 1877, on the site of two older churches. The Church is sometimes called St Lawrence Newlands because the original church was built on land newly deforested. It seems odd to think of this area as once forested; these days it is all open farmland. Most services in the village of St Lawrence are held in the Church Hall.

The parish church of the village of St Lawrence is dedicated to St Lawrence.The church was built of ragstone, in 1877, on the site of two older churches. The...

08/06/2025

St Lawrence Church, St Lawrence Essex

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05/06/2025

Tollesbury Marina Lightship Essex Uk

Located in the countryside on the River Blackwater, Tollesbury Marina has some of the best views a place can offer. Sheltered from the winds and situated in one of the driest areas of the country. LV15 Trinity Lightvessel was built in 1954 for Trinity House by Philip & Son at Dartmouth. She was in service between 1954 and 1986 at the following stations: Morecambe Bay, Scarweather, Breaksea, Channel, St Gowan, Helwick, and Dudgeon. In 1988, following her retirement, Trinity House accepted a tender from Fellowship Afloat. The organisation began in 1967 when a group of sailing enthusiasts from Tollesbury sought to create a space where people could experience outdoor activities in a faith-based environment. Initially, the group operated from various vessels and local facilities around the Essex coast, but in 1991, this vision took a significant step forward when the Fellowship Afloat Charitable Trust (FACT) purchased LV15 Lightvessel, renaming her Trinity. The acquisition of the lightvessel provided the organisation with a unique home and a floating centre for adventure. Much refurbishment work was undertaken in 2020, including enclosing the lattice tower, adding a covered room on the deck and adding more accommodation space by removing the engines.


Located in the countryside on the River Blackwater, Tollesbury Marina has some of the best views a place can offer. Sheltered from the winds and situated in ...

31/05/2025

Landguard Fort Felixstowe Suffolk Uk

Landguard Fort defends the approach to Harwich Harbour, a safe haven for shipping. It was the site of the last opposed seaborne invasion of England, by the Dutch in 1667, who were repulsed by the Royal Marines in their first land battle. The current fort was built in the 18th century, and modified in the 19th century, with substantial additional 19th and 20th-century outside batteries. It was manned through both World Wars and played an important anti-aircraft role during the Second World War. In 1951 two of the old gun casemates were converted into a 'Cold War' control room. The fort was disarmed and closed in 1956.
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Landguard Fort defends the approach to Harwich Harbour, a safe haven for shipping. It was the site of the last opposed seaborne invasion of England, by the D...

27/05/2025

Just a little drone video of a selection of boats on the River Orwell Suffolk Uk

Just a little drone video of a selection of boats on the River Orwell Suffolk Uk https://www.youtube.com/...

22/05/2025

Shrubland Hall Coddenham Suffolk Uk

The first recorded owner of the estate was Robert de Shrubeland, although there is evidence of occupation on the site since the Roman period. The previous Tudor-style Shrubland Hall was built by the Booth family in the early 16th century. The estate was later acquired by the Little family, and passed to the Bacon family when in 1581 Helen Little, daughter and heiress of Thomas Little (by his wife Elizabeth Lytton, a daughter and co-heiress of Sir Robert Lytton of Knebworth House in Hertfordshire), married Sir Edward Bacon (d.1618), the third son of Sir Nicholas Bacon, Lord Keeper of the Great Seal to Queen Elizabeth I, and a half-brother of the philosopher and statesman Sir Francis Bacon.
Shrubland Palace, Coddenham, Suffolk, is an historic English Palace with planned gardens in Suffolk, England, built in the 1770s. The Palace was used by the Royal Family members and briefly reopened as a hotel, restaurant and spa in 2015 but shut in early 2017.
The parkland and formal gardens of the Palace are Grade I listed on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens, and the hall itself is listed Grade II* on the National Heritage List for England. In recent years, Shrubland Palace has been used as a restaurant, hotel, and wedding venue. However, Shrubland Palace, also known as Shrubland Hall…
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The first recorded owner of the estate was Robert de Shrubeland, although there is evidence of occupation on the site since the Roman period. The previous Tu...

17/05/2025

Mistley Towers Essex Uk

Mistley Towers are the twin towers of the now demolished Church of St. Mary the Virgin at Mistley in Essex (sometimes known as Mistley Thorn(e) Church). The original Georgian parish church on the site had been built in classical style early in the 18th century following the death of Richard Rigby Esquire. Later in that century there was a grandiose plan by his son, the wealthy politician Richard Rigby, to transform Mistley Thorn into a spa town. Rigby wished to see a church from the windows of his mansion and a suitably grand church was required for the affluent visitors expected to patronise the new spa. Thus in 1776, the renowned architect Robert Adam was commissioned to enhance the church. His design was in the neoclassical style, with a tower at both the east and the west ends of the church, and full height porticos to the north and south of the nave.
After just under a century in this form, the nave was demolished in circa 1870, when the new parish church of Church of St. Mary and St. Michael was built in New Road. Columns from the porticos were reused at the inner corners of the towers, and the towers are now all that now remain of the once magnificent structure. The square symmetrical towers are in the neoclassical style, resembling tall pavilions rather than towers, with each facade pedimented and the whole surmounted by a cupola decorated with blind windows interspersed by Ionic columns. At ground floor level two unfluted ionic columns at each corner support a decorative cornice. The columns are decorative only, and appear to serve no structural purpose. The design of the towers creates the impression that the building was once more of a miniature cathedral than a parish church. However, the main body of the church was small and occupied the (now empty) site between the two towers. It was a single storey structure with a simple hipped roof and entrance porticos at its centre. This was the part of Adam's church which was demolished in 1870. The remaining towers are Grade I listed and a scheduled monument.

Mistley Towers are the twin towers of the now demolished Church of St. Mary the Virgin at Mistley in Essex (sometimes known as Mistley Thorn(e) Church). The ...

13/05/2025

Avata 2 Drone flight River Stour Manningtree Essex Uk

Avata 2 Drone flight River Stour Manningtree Essex

11/05/2025

Relaxing drone flight River Stour Essex Uk

The River Stour is a major river in East Anglia, England. It is 47 miles (76 km) long and forms most of the county boundary between Suffolk to the north, and Essex to the south. It rises in eastern Cambridgeshire, passes to the east of Haverhill, through Cavendish, Sudbury, Bures, Nayland, Stratford St Mary and Dedham. It becomes tidal just before Manningtree in Essex and joins the North Sea at Harwich.
The origins of its name are unclear, but several possibilities have been proposed by scholars.
In 885, the river near Harwich was the site of the two Battles of the River Stour.

The River Stour is a major river in East Anglia, England. It is 47 miles (76 km) long and forms most of the county boundary between Suffolk to the north, and...

19/02/2025

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