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.Photo: Asteuartw, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Museum
- Description: building in Southwold, Waveney, Suffolk, England, UK
- Also known as: “Sailors‘ Reading Room” and “Southwold Sailors‘ Reading Room”
- Address: East Cliff, Southwold, IP18 6EL
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Southwold Town Hall and Southwold Lighthouse.
Southwold Town Hall
Town hall
Photo: Keith Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Southwold Town Hall is a municipal building in the Market Place in Southwold, Suffolk, England. The building, which is the meeting place of Southwold Town Council, is a Grade II listed building. Southwold Town Hall is situated 520 feet northwest of Southwold Sailors’ Reading Room.
Southwold Lighthouse
Historic building
Photo: Ella Mullins, CC BY 2.0.
Southwold Lighthouse is a lighthouse operated by Trinity House in the centre of Southwold in Suffolk, England. It stands on the North Sea coast, acting as a warning light for shipping passing along the east coast and as a guide for vessels navigating to Southwold harbour. Southwold Lighthouse is situated 630 feet north of Southwold Sailors’ Reading Room.
Southwold Museum
Museum
Photo: Jim Osley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Southwold Museum is situated 1,100 feet northwest of Southwold Sailors’ Reading Room.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Reydon and Easton Bavents.
Reydon
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Reydon is a village and civil parish, 1.0 mile north-west of Southwold and 2.5 miles south-east of Wangford, in the East Suffolk district and the ceremonial county of Suffolk, England.
Easton Bavents
Hamlet
Photo: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Easton Bavents is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Reydon, in the East Suffolk district of the county of Suffolk, England. Once an important village with a market, it has been much eroded by the North Sea.
Walberswick
Village
Walberswick is a village and civil parish on the Suffolk coast in England. It is at the mouth of the River Blyth on the south side of the river. The town of Southwold lies to the north of the river and is the nearest town to Walberswick, around 1 mile away.
Southwold Sailors’ Reading Room
- Categories: building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Southwold, Waveney District, Suffolk, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.32552° or 52° 19′ 32″ northLongitude
1.68136° or 1° 40′ 53″ eastOpen location code
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