By The Sea Southwold, Suffolk – Art photos people pictures of people relaxing By The Sea. Southwold was a sleepy fishing town until the railway arrived in the late 1800’s. The town grew into a holiday resort with pier. It has remained unspoilt and is a wonderful place to spend a holiday by the Sea. Photos by photographer Paul E Williams
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Southwold – Art Photos People Pictures Relaxing By The Sea
By The Sea Southwold is a reportage photo art series by Photographer Paul E Williams.
Southwold became a seaside resort when the town corporation built a railway branch line to attract tourists in 1879. The town offered “bathing in private” on its wide shingle beaches. Southwold Pier was built in 1900. At 247 metres (810 ft) it was long enough to accommodate the Belle steamers that carried trippers along the coast at that time.
Today it is a picturesque seaside town which still harks back to an earlier era before foreign holidays were possible for the masses.