Lincolnian (brian)'s Pictures of Sutton on Sea

A picture of Sutton on Sea

The Anglican parish church at Sutton-on-Sea (a.k.a Sutton-le-Marsh), Lincolnshire is dedicated to St. Clement's. Some centuries ago, a large part of the parish, including its church, were washed away by the sea. For many years the ruins of the parish church could be seen at very low water. The present church built in red brick in 1819, with a clumsy saddleback tower (now far from vertical), can not be considered the most beautiful of Lincolnshires churches. It has been restored several times.

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Sutton on Sea, Churches

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A picture of Sutton on Sea

The War Memorial at Sutton on Sea, Lincolnshire, stands in a little gardened area just inside the sea wall and is constructed of white stone blocks on a large york stone base. On it are the names of 20 men who fell in WWI (including two men from nearby Trusthorpe) & 4 men who fell in WWII, together with the names of two men who fell in the Korean War and Northern Ireland conflict.

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Sutton on Sea, Remembrance

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A picture of Sutton on Sea

The Lion Pillar, Sutton-on-Sea, Lincolnshire. On 31st January 1953 exceptional weather conditions combined with a spring tide produced one of the worst floods in living memory for the east coast of England. Over 300 people lost their lives and damage in today's money was estimated at over £5 billion. The flooding was caused by a storm surge caused by the wind pushing the sea towards the coast coupled with low air pressure. Soon after darkness fell, Lincolnshire bore the brunt of the storm. Sand was scoured from beaches and sand hills, timber-piled dunes were breached, the landward slopes of embankments were eroded, concrete sea walls crumbled, the promenades of Mablethorpe and Sutton-on-Sea were wrecked, and seawater broke through to flood agricultural land. The Lion Pillar is all that remains of the original sea defences and promenade at Sutton-on-Sea.

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Sutton on Sea, Lincolnshire, Buildings and Structures, Remembrance

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