Located in the county of Suffolk, and around 20 miles east, and slightly north, of Ipswich, is the town of Aldeburgh (pronounced 'ALL-borough').
The town's name is derived from Old English for 'old fort', although the fort alluded to by the Anglo-Saxons has long since been lost to the sea. During the medieval era it was a tiny fishing village. It began to grow in the 16th century as it became a prominent port with a thriving shipbuilding industry.
In 1529 Henry VIII granted borough status to Aldeburgh. One of the key architectural remnants of this period is Moot Hall, first seen in detail at the 5-minute mark, and again around the 36-minute mark. This dates from circa 1520 and was originally an assembly building. Today it functions as a museum dedicated to the local area. The building is Grade I listed.
Aldeburgh's importance as a port declined after the Rive Alde silted up, leaving large vessels unable to berth here. It reverted to being a small fishing settlement until the 19th century when it became a fashionable seaside resort.
In 1860 a railway station opened in Aldeburgh courtesy of the East Suffolk Railway. This was the terminus of the Aldeburgh Branch Line, which linked up to Saxmundham on the East Suffolk Line. In 1966 the station, along with the branch line, closed as part of the Beeching Cuts - where over 2,000 stations were closed across Great Britain in order to promote road travel. Today, public transport to Aldeburgh consists of direct buses from Ipswich, Woodbridge, Saxmundham and various other nearby settlements.
In 1947 composer Benjamin Britten moved to Aldeburgh. Having been born in Lowestoft in 1913, he was evidently drawn back to the Suffolk coast. His first property in Aldeburgh was Crag House, whose views of the sea are said to have inspired his subsequent works. In 1948 he co-founded the Aldeburgh Festival of Music and the Arts dedicated mainly to classical music. In 1962 Britten received the Freedom of the Borough of Aldeburgh which was presented to him in the Moot Hall.
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Filmed: 30th April 2024
Link to the walk on Google Maps: maps.app.goo.gl/D73A5ftrc2psc...
Filmed on a Sony FDR-AX700 with a Zhiyun Crane 2 and a Sony ECM-XYST1M Stereo Microphone.
TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Crabbe Street
4:42 Market Cross Place
8:04 Wentworth Road
11:15 High Street
20:12 Slaughden Road
21:45 Fort Green Car Park
22:22 Crag Path
27:58 Aldeburgh Beach
32:12 Crag Path