Woodbridge to the Coast

Robert Simper

Woodbridge to the Coast
Robert Simper
Softback

£9.95

Description

Robert Simper first wrote about this area in 1968, in Woodbridge and Beyond.  Written some 40 years later, this book takes a fresh look at the town of Woodbridge and the area towards the sea bounded by the Deben in the South and the Alde in the north.

Every town and village on the Suffolk coast possesses its own strong identity.  Orford still has a strong sense of being coastal Suffolk, although a great many new people have moved in.  Aldeburgh is a place where the people who have moved in demand high standards, but are quite happy to pay for them.  The great difference between 1968 and 2008 is that there are fewer folk to learn from who have been born and bred in the area.  Fortunately Robert has recorded in his notebooks many details of events which would otherwise have been forgotten.

The author’s in depth knowledge and love of this area comes through in the text that combines the history of the area with anecdotal stories he’s gathered over the years, and is copiously illustrated with his colour photographs.

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About The Author

Robert Simper’s home has always been in Suffolk.  He was born in Blaxhall, grew up in Bawdsey and has lived most of his life in Ramsholt.  He led a conventional farming life until he had a bad back injury and turned to writing as well as farming and sailing.  He is best known for his series of books about the rivers on the East Coast of England, but has written extensively on traditional work boats all over the world and in 2010 the World Ship Trust awarded him a citation ‘for many years of helping to record and preserve so much of the country’s vintage sailing craft’.

Robert has written over 40 books since his first in 1967.  Many are now out of print – those that Bittern still have are highlighted with links to the product page.

East Anglian Books

 
Sail Books
  • East Coast Sail (1972)
  • Scottish Sail (1974)
  • North East Sail (1975)
  • Victorian and Edwardian Yachting (1978)
  • Gaff Sail (1979)
  • Sail on the Orwell (1982)
  • Sail: The Surviving Tradition (1984)
  • The Cambria Story (2012)
British Isles
  • British Sail (1977)
  • Britain’s Maritime Heritage (1982)
  • Beach Boats of Britain (1984)
English Estuaries Series
  • The River Deben (1992)
  • The River Orwell and the River Stour (1993)
  • Rivers Alde, Ore and Blyth (1994)
  • Essex Rivers and Creeks (1995)
  • Norfolk Rivers and Harbours (1996)
  • Thames Tideway (1997)
  • River Medway and The Swale (1998)
  • Rivers to the Fens (2000)
  • Up the River Deben (2006)
Autobiographical
Coast in the Past

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