Geldeston, River Waveney from Old Postcards

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Geldeston, River Waveney

About 3 miles above Beccles, there are two dykes when approaching Geldeston, the one to the right leads to the village and the one to the left to the lock, which is the head of navigation. In the past Wherries and other craft used to pass through the lock and on up to Bungay.

Just by the lock stands the ' Locks Inn ' which at one time could only be reached by a marsh track or by water. About 1967 we hired a boat from ' Rowan Craft ' at Geldeston called ' Rowan Laird ' and on the last night moored by the lock and went for a drink at the Inn. The Inn was run by a very old lady and was lit only by candles as there was no electricity supply. The beer and wine was stored in a room with an earth floor. We spent a fascinating evening being regaled with stories of times past before feeling our way back to our boat in the pitch darkness. The ' Locks Inn ' has now been modernised and a road laid from the village.

Geldeston Lock. pm1904

1904

A lady sits by some rowing boats at Geldeston Lock, a Wherry with its mast lowered waits in the lock. The ' Locks Inn ' is out of sight to the right of the picture.