Southwold Sailors’ Reading Room
The Southwold Sailors' Reading Room is a Grade II listed building on the seafront at Southwold, England. It was built in 1864 as a place for fishermen and mariners to read, as an alternative to drinking in pubs, and also to encourage the pursuit of Christian ideals.
- Museum
- …is also known as “Sailors‘ Reading Room”
- Description: building in Southwold, Waveney, Suffolk, England, UK
- Address: East Cliff, Southwold, IP18 6EL
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Southwold Town Hall
Southwold Town Hall is a municipal building in the Market Place in Southwold, Suffolk, England.
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Southwold Lighthouse
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United Reformed Church
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Places in the Area
Nearby places include Reydon and Easton Bavents.
Walberswick
Walberswick is a village and civil parish on the Suffolk coast in England.
Southwold Sailors’ Reading Room
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Latitude
52.32552° or 52° 19′ 32″ north
Longitude
1.68136° or 1° 40′ 53″ east
Open location code
9F438MGJ+6G
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amenity = social_club
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tourism = museum
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