Felixstowe, Suffolk - bay looking west - Christchurch series postcard local pmk

Postcard
• Picture / Image:  Felixstowe Bay looking West
• Publisher:  Christchurch series
• Postally used:  yes
• Stamp:  Edward VII light green half d.
• Postmark(s):  Felixstowe Aug 5 1908 cds
• Sent to:  Mr A. W. Cook, Church Marsh, Wells, Norfolk
• Notes / condition:  light wear consistent with normal postal use

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Text from the free encyclopedia WIKIPEDIA may appear below to give a little background information (internal links may not  work) :

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Felixstowe is a seaside town on the North Sea coast of Suffolk, England. The town gives its name to the nearby Port of Felixstowe, which is the largest container port in the United Kingdom.^[1] The town is situated across the estuary of the River Orwell and the River Stour from Harwich in Essex.

A village has stood on the site since long before the Norman conquest^{[citation needed]} The early history of Felixstowe, including its Roman, Anglo-Saxon, Norman and medieval defences, is told under the name of Walton, because the name Felixstowe was given retrospectively, during the 13th century, to a place which had already been important for well over a thousand years.^{[citation needed]}

It continued as a linchpin in England's defence, as proved when in 1667 Dutch soldiers landed near the Fludyers area and failed to capture Landguard Fort. The town only became a major port in 1886. In addition to shipping, tourism increased, and a pier was constructed in 1905 which is still running well to this day. Indeed, during the late Victorian period (after circa 1880) it became a fashionable resort, a trend initiated by the opening of Felixstowe railway station, the pier, (see above) and a visit by the German imperial family. It remained so until the late 1930s. In 1953, at least 48 people died in the town in the North Sea flood.

type=printed postcards

theme=topographical: british

sub-theme=england

county/ country=suffolk

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period=pre - 1914

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