Walberswick village sign
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Walberswick village sign by Adrian S Pye as part of the Geograph project.
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Walberswick village sign
Image: © Adrian S Pye Taken: 23 Feb 2021
This sign was stolen in 1984 and another slightly smaller made as a replacement. Mr and Mrs Newstead had bought the sign at a garage sale in London in the mid 1990s, without knowing it had been stolen. It was only when on holiday that they saw a road-sign to the village that they became aware that Walberswick was actually a place. They returned the sign to the village and it has been re-erected opposite Walberswick church. The sign depicts the Walberswick Frigate. It was built on the old quay at the bottom of Stocks Lane for Cromwell's Navy and named "Basing". It was launched in 1654, its length was 80 feet with a beam of 24 feet 6 inches and a draught of 12 feet and carried 22 guns. In 1660, and the restoration of the monarchy, it was renamed "H.M.S. Guernsey" and eventually decommissioned from the Royal Navy in 1693. https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6761149
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Image Location
Latitude
52.313809
Longitude
1.651461