Deben - Martlesham and the cut off

[dylanwinter]

Okay Deben historians

any infor on martlesham

and also about the cut off that allowed the barges to miss out on troublesome reach

must have required a heck of a lot of hard digging to create it

Dylan

 

[tillergirl]

Arnott on Loder.

"The Suez beacon stands at the entrance to a channel through the mud called Loder's Cut which was dug in 1879, a few years after the great Egyptian waterway was opened. The story of the cut is that a well known Woodbridge bookseller, John Loder became involved ina lawsuit, an actiuon for libel brought by the village schoolmaster at Rendlesham. The case was tried at Bury Assizes and a verdict given for the plaintiff with damages amounting to £100.

Now John Loder was a very much respected and trusted townsman and the in habitants of Woodbridge were so shocked at the verdict that they raised a fund, headed by Edward Fitzgerald to pay off the damages. Over £250 was subscribed and presented to him together with a silver tankard. But John Loder felt that he could not take the money so generously contributed by his fellow townsmen and asked to be allowed to spend it on some form of improvement for the town. So he had the channel dug in order to take off a troublesome corner of he river, an undertaking he had had in mind for some time. During operations, two old cannon, probably 18th century were dug up from the mud and they were thought to have belonged to one of the Woodbridge men of war.

Not sure what you want on Martlesham.

 

[dylanwinter]

bloomin perfec

Arnott on Loder.

"The Suez beacon stands at the entrance to a channel through the mud called Loder's Cut which was dug in 1879, a few years after the great Egyptian waterway was opened. The story of the cut is that a well known Woodbridge bookseller, John Loder became involved ina lawsuit, an actiuon for libel brought by the village schoolmaster at Rendlesham. The case was tried at Bury Assizes and a verdict given for the plaintiff with damages amounting to £100.

Now John Loder was a very much respected and trusted townsman and the in habitants of Woodbridge were so shocked at the verdict that they raised a fund, headed by Edward Fitzgerald to pay off the damages. Over £250 was subscribed and presented to him together with a silver tankard. But John Loder felt that he could not take the money so generously contributed by his fellow townsmen and asked to be allowed to spend it on some form of improvement for the town. So he had the channel dug in order to take off a troublesome corner of he river, an undertaking he had had in mind for some time. During operations, two old cannon, probably 18th century were dug up from the mud and they were thought to have belonged to one of the Woodbridge men of war.

Not sure what you want on Martlesham.

Now that is the sort of stuff I am after - absolutely wonderful

what a great place this forum is