Museums · East of England
Sailors' Reading Room
Sailors' Reading Room — building in Southwold, Waveney, Suffolk, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Sailors' Reading Room is a museum in the United Kingdom. Heritage designation: Grade II listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "building in Southwold, Waveney, Suffolk, England, UK". Coordinates: 52.3255°, 1.6814°.
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Heritage listing
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.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Suffolk Coast & Heaths
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
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.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The Southwold Sailors' Reading Room opened on 2 June 1864. The funds for the building were provided by Mrs Frances Rayley, the money being donated in memory of her Royal Navy husband Captain Rayley, who was born in London in 1780 and died in May 1863, having lived in Southwold in his later years. Whilst living in Southwold Captain Rayley became involved with a number of local organisations supporting the community, taking on roles such as the Chairmanship of Southwold Union Book Club.\ The Southwold Reading Room Rules has strict rules that include the following prohibitions: "There shall be no Swearing, no Gambling, no Improper Language, or Bad Behaviour...neither Beer nor Spirits". Rule 8…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 52.3255, 1.6814
- County
- Suffolk
- District
- East Suffolk
- Parish
- Southwold
- Postcode
- IP18 6EL
- Parliamentary constituency
- Suffolk Coastal
- Official site
- southwoldsailorsreadingroom.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q26664186 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Southwold Sailors' Reading Room (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Southwold Sailours' Reading Room Interior.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Sailors' Reading Room?
- Sailors' Reading Room is in Suffolk, East of England, United Kingdom (postcode IP18 6EL), in the parish of Southwold.
- Who owns Sailors' Reading Room?
- Sailors' Reading Room is owned by | current_tenants =.
- Is Sailors' Reading Room a listed building?
- Sailors' Reading Room is officially recognised as Grade II listed building listed.
- Is Sailors' Reading Room a protected site?
- Yes — Sailors' Reading Room is part of the Suffolk Coast & Heaths National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Sailors' Reading Room free to visit?
- Yes, Sailors' Reading Room is free to enter.
- How do I get to Sailors' Reading Room?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode IP18 6EL. It sits within the Suffolk Coastal parliamentary constituency.