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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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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.

The room has a number of historic displays of model boats and other maritime objects in glass cabinets.

Southwold Sailors' Reading Room Interior

Notes

  1. ^ Historic England. "Sailors' Reading Room (1384341)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  2. ^ Official Website of the Southwold Sailors' Reading Room Retrieved 16 July 2018

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