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Fig 5. Ronald Ashford age 21. 8th Army, Malta 1942
Fig 6. SPY IN THE SKY
Seen in the picture- the German Air Ship Graf Zeppelin, LZ 127 cruising past Aldeburgh Sea Front in the year 1938 on a tour of the British Isles and on its way to Shingle Street. LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin was named after Graf Ferdinand Zeppelin.
Launched on July 8th 1928, she had a remarkable record. In 1929 she flew around the world covering 22,000 miles in slightly more than 20 days, carrying 20 passengers, mail and freight. Then regular service between Frankfurt and Rio De Janeiro non-stop. It took 100 hours (about 5 days) as compared with five weeks by ship.
By 1937, the Graf Zeppelin had made 650 flights and carried 18,000 passengers.
Fig 7a. Map showing Shingle Street and the surrounding area
Fig 7b. East Anglian Coastal Map
-- Aerial Photographs --
Photographs and text by Chris Garnett and Clive Cartmel
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8a. Shingle Street - Oxley Marshes
Courtesy of
www.slamnet.org.uk
This is an image taken under rather dull conditions of the Oxley Marshes and River Ore just to the west of North Weir point which is the southern most tip of Orford Ness.
The marshes in the foreground are very low lying but protected by embankments and they are mainly used for grazing, the building in the left being Oxley House dairy. In the background is the arable farmland surrounding the village of Hollesley with the Hollesley Bay Colony buildings in the centre.
The shingle beach at this point is in a continuous state of change as storms and tides erode and deposit the material that has been transported southwards along the spit by longshore drift.
Notice the arrow like wake caused by a boat travelling upstream against the flow of the water.
Fig 8b.
Shingle Street - Orford Haven
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www.slamnet.org.uk
The southern tip of Orford Ness is visible at the top of the image. This spit feature is made of shingle and has been formed by the process of longshore drift. The shape is always changing as the currents move the material around. The entrance of the River Ore into the sea is called the Orford Haven. The river has been stopped from entering the sea by being diverted southwards at Aldeburgh.
Oxley marshes are very flat and mainly used for grazing cattle as the water table is close to the surface. Many drainage channels are to be seen and water is pumped from the area into Butley Creek which is seen in the top left.
Shingle Street is a remote hamlet of houses some of which are holiday homes. A Martello tower, built in Napoleonic times, is seen in the bottom right.
