Barrett Jenkins was a stalwart of Southwold Society.  He produced a number of books which his daughter, Ann Thorton, has kindly allowed me to copy.  They can be accessed as PDFs (~12 MB) by clicking on the titles below.  The diary is Ann's proof printer's copy hence the hand-written corrections.

 

 

 

 

 

Ann Thornton also provided me with some newspaper clippings about Barrett.  Click here for the PDF.

I was kindly lent the following old postcards by Jeanette Carden. If you have any information about them or other postcards of the area around and to the north of the pier please let me know. Click here for higher definition pictures.

Nick Wood has kindly allowed access to his set of postcard images of local interest. Click here for the album.

I was also lent some old photographs of Southwold, Wrentham, Covehithe and South Cove by John Allport.  Click here for the images.

 

 Easton Bavents c 1936

 

 

 Birdseye view c1905 

 

 

Damage to coast and view of pier 1905

 

 

Grand hotel c 1905

 

 

Pier and sands

 

Boating lake and Easton Bavents

 

North Parade c 1911

 

 

Pier

 

 

Beach and Pier

I have started to find some other old cards:

 

 

Hilary Huckstep kindly sent me some more old postcards

 

 

 

Postmarked 1954

 

 

 Postmarked 1936

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Some recent finds

The cars would indicate late 50s

Caravans and cars in the area that is now Tibby's Triangle, looks like late 50s as well

Postmarked 1907

 

Hilary Huckstep kindly gave me the image of this postcard and its reverse.

 

 

 This is postmarked 1959 but it must have been much earlier