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262: 133: 27: 269: 322:'s coastline to help ships navigate treacherous waters and sail safely on. Lookouts, as they were called, were typically commercial operations in the business of rescuing or salvaging vessels. The Aldeburgh Beach Lookout is the southern of two lookouts on Aldeburgh beach; its rival, the North Lookout, stands approximately 100 yards north and now forms part of the 329:
The South Lookout, now known as the Aldeburgh Beach Lookout, became a coastguard post before falling into disuse in the mid-20th century. South African writer and Aldeburgh resident Sir
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to provide an artistic space for the public to view modern art. Since then, the Lookout has hosted exhibitions by many international artists including
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listed, it was built around 1830 as a lookout tower to assist or plunder shipping along the hazardous
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coast. It now houses an artistic space, hosting exhibitions by British artists including Sir
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wrote inside the lookout for over 30 years, from the mid-1950s onwards.
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In the 19th century, observation towers were constructed along the
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Location of Aldeburgh Beach Lookout in the United Kingdom
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In 2010, the Aldeburgh Beach Lookout was co-founded by
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Aldeburgh
Suffolk
52°09′02″N 1°36′07″E / 52.150563°N 1.602063°E / 52.150563; 1.602063
Listed Building
Aldeburgh Beach Lookout is located in the United Kingdom
Aldeburgh
Suffolk
Grade II
North Sea
Antony Gormley
United Kingdom
Aldeburgh Lifeboat Station
Laurens van der Post
Francis Carnwath
Caroline Wiseman
Royal Academicians
Antony Gormley
Alison Wilding

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