. An illustrated and descriptive guide to the great railways of England and their connections with the Continent . fine summers day taking walks on theshore and enjoying the perfect freedom of the sandy beach. Our viewshows the pier, where passengers are landed from the Ipswich steamers,as also the extensive sward lying between the houses and the sea-shore. 68 ■^^^i ^1>45)- CLACTON-ON-SEA. Clacton-on-Sea maybe reached by means of a branch line from town stands uj^on a cliff forty or fifty feet high, that faces the ocean, andlooks down upon sands which, for extent and firmness
. An illustrated and descriptive guide to the great railways of England and their connections with the Continent . fine summers day taking walks on theshore and enjoying the perfect freedom of the sandy beach. Our viewshows the pier, where passengers are landed from the Ipswich steamers,as also the extensive sward lying between the houses and the sea-shore. 68 ■^^^i ^1>45)- CLACTON-ON-SEA. Clacton-on-Sea maybe reached by means of a branch line from town stands uj^on a cliff forty or fifty feet high, that faces the ocean, andlooks down upon sands which, for extent and firmness, cannot be surpassed. The Pier is a continuation of the main road. To the right and left arewell-arranged streets and pleasant houses. The Lifeboat House is of redbrick, faced with Portland stone. On a tablet over the chief doorway isthe following inscription : This Lifeboat Establishment was presented tothe Royal National Lifeboat Institution by the United Grand Lodge ofFreemasons of England in Commemoration of the safe return from Indiaof the Most Worshipful Grand Master, His Royal Highness Albert Edward. CLACTO.\-0.\-SEA. Prince of Wales, 1877. The boat, which is named the Albert Edward,has already saved several lives. Clacton has adequate church and chapel accommodation, and also apublic hall capable of holding 500 people. The season commences atWhitsuntide. There is an annual regatta, an event of great local attraction. In the neighbourhood are several spots of interest. One of these is thevillage of Great Clacton, only a mile distant. It contains the church ofSt. John the Baptist, one of the finest specimens of Norman architecturein the country. It has nave, chancel, and south chancel aisle, and a largestone tower. Four miles from Clacton is the \illage of St. Osyth with itsancient ])riory and churcli. The ruins of a monastery remain. The en-trance is through a gateway of imposing i)roportions. near which is a longbattlemented wall with a fine Norman archway, where, it
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