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Shingle Street is a small coastal hamlet in Suffolk,
England, at the mouth of Orford Ness, situated between Orford and Bawdsey.
This part of the coast is also known as Hollesley Bay. Shingle Street is at
risk from the sea and could disappear if sea defences are not erected. The
shingle shoreline is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI).
Shingle Street was originally a home for fishermen and river pilots for the River Ore/Alde. Early in the 19th century four Martello towers was built between Shingle Street and Bawdsey, the most northerly example later the home for coastguards. Many of the original buildings date from this period, and the village became a small centre for fishing boats. The four Martello towers survive, along with more recent wartime defences. The hamlet was evacuated in the Second World War, and the local pub, the Lifeboat Inn, was destroyed in a Porton Down experiment, never to be replaced. There have been many rumours relating to the wartime history of the area. There have been suggestions that there was a small German invasion in the area, but evidence is lacking from both sides of the channel. The only fully documented bodies recovered on the beach were four German airmen from a crashed He111. Other suggestions are that a pipeline defence system was laid along the beach, which could release a flammable liquid to 'set the sea on fire'. Whilst such devices were tested in the UK, there are no records that they were used north of Shoeburyness. Several other buildings were destroyed during World War 2, and minefields laid on the beach were not cleared for some time after the war. The village never regained its fishing industry, although it is still popular with fishing enthusiasts.Shingle Street was originally a home for fishermen and river pilots for the River Ore/Alde. Early in the 19th century four Martello towers was built between Shingle Street and Bawdsey, the most northerly example later the home for coastguards. Many of the original buildings date from this period, and the village became a small centre for fishing boats. The four Martello towers survive, along with more recent wartime defences. |
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