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In the 16th century, it was a leading port and had a flourishing ship-building industry. Sir Francis Drake's ships Greyhound and Pelican (later renamed Golden Hind) were both built in Aldeburgh. When the River Alde silted up and was unable to accommodate larger ships, the area went into decline. Aldeburgh survived principally as a fishing village until the nineteenth century, when it became popular as a seaside resort. Much of its distinctive and whimsical architecture derives from this period. The river is now home to a flourishing yacht club.

The Aldeburgh Moot Hall is a timber-framed building which has been used for council meetings for over 400 years. It also houses the local museum.

Outside the town, the Maltings at Snape is the venue for a well-known classical music festival every June. The Aldeburgh Festival was founded in 1948 by Benjamin Britten, Eric Crozier and Peter Pears. Britten died in Aldeburgh in 1976 and Pears in 1986.

Aldeburgh is also famous for its Fish and Chip shop. Owned and run by the Cooney family since the 1970sMillennia: 1st millennium 2nd millennium 3rd millennium Centuries: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Years: 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 Events and trends, it has been described in The TimesThe Times is a national daily newspaper in the United Kingdom. The Times is published by News International, a subsidiary of the News Corporation group, owned by Rupert Murdoch. For much of its history, the newspaper was regarded as without rival, the 'ne as "Possibly the finest on the East Coast".

The town of Aldeburgh or 'Owlbarrow' is the setting of a series of children's illustrated books centered around Orlando (The Marmalade Cat)Orlando (The Marmalade Cat is the eponymous hero of a series of 19 illustrated children's books written by Kathleen Hale between 1938 and 1972. Orlando lives in town of 'Owlbarrow', a thinly disguised version of Aldeburgh on the coast of Suffolk. Many of written by Kathleen Hale who spent holidays in the town. Many of the illustrations in the books feature landmarks in the town, most notably the Moot Hall.

Just north of Aldeburgh is the SizewellThe Sizewell B nuclear reactor is near Leiston, Suffolk, on the East Anglian coast. It is a pressurised water reactor (PWR) of 1188 MW. It was built between 1988 and 1995. It is readily visible from the nearby holiday beaches. External link http://www. nuclear power station.

Geography

Aldeburgh is located at 52° North, 1° East ¹A gazetteer is a geographic dictionary index; a combination atlas/almanac. It typically contains information concerning the geographic makeup of a country or region, and the social statistics, e. population, GDP, literacy Rate, etc. They can be found in r.