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From January to June 1922 he attended a cramming establishment in Southwold to prepare for his India Office exams. He returned in 1929 ill and broke after the experiences later described in Down and Out in Paris and London, and wrote Burmese Days. In 1934 he spent ten months in the town after ill-health forced him to give up his teaching job, writing A Clergyman's Daughter which is partly set in a fictionalised Southwold. His final visit to Southwold was in 1939.
During World War II, the cannons on Gun Hill meant that Southwold gained the status of "fortified town". Despite their being filled with concrete and unable to fire, Southwold became the target of many bombing raids by Germany.
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Posted By: Stoopish on May 26th 2008 at 17:31:15
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- If anyone is bored and needs summat to do... (General Chat) - Fierce Panda, May 26, 15:19:59
- You might need to verify but i've heard (General Chat) - talbotsunbeamer, May 26, 23:21:35
- Auckland Roeder worked there for 2 & a half years (General Chat) - Auckland Roeder, May 26, 21:49:06
- Bill Hicks was born in Southwold (n/m) (General Chat) - NCFC4life, May 26, 19:48:31
- Was he fuck. (n/m) (General Chat) - tudders, May 26, 21:09:53
- Adnams! (n/m) (General Chat) - greendude, May 26, 17:56:27
- Neil Adnams? (n/m) (General Chat) - Iwan Husarmi, May 26, 18:09:42
- More people get bitten by adders than anywhere else in the country (n/m) (General Chat) - harry boulders, May 26, 17:31:36
- Items in Charity shops cost more than new items sold in Yarmouth (n/m) (General Chat) - harry boulders, May 26, 17:30:03
- It's the second home capital of England (n/m) (General Chat) - harry boulders, May 26, 17:29:02
- off the top of my head (General Chat) - Stoopish, May 26, 17:26:52
- and a FACT (General Chat) - Stoopish, May 26, 17:28:33
- and more! (General Chat) - Stoopish, May 26, 17:31:15
- and a FACT (General Chat) - Stoopish, May 26, 17:28:33
- Michael Palin's Parents live(d) there (n/m) (General Chat) - harry boulders, May 26, 17:26:13
- Eh? (n/m) (General Chat) - Fierce Panda, May 26, 15:55:04
- Should be under conks post (n/m) (General Chat) - Fierce Panda, May 26, 15:57:43
- Latitude - Southwold (n/m) (General Chat) - conker, May 26, 16:38:19
- Should be under conks post (n/m) (General Chat) - Fierce Panda, May 26, 15:57:43
- an great pier (in a cultural sort of way) (General Chat) - thebarclayprince, May 26, 15:52:18
- Yes, I saw that, but cheers for looking... (General Chat) - Fierce Panda, May 26, 15:56:40
- Latitude? (n/m) (General Chat) - conker, May 26, 15:39:36
- Good night out the other day? I'm off to see the Mystery Jets tonight (General Chat) - pants, May 26, 15:24:05
- Yep, the place was rammed... (General Chat) - Fierce Panda, May 26, 15:33:14
- I bought Arling and Camerons best of yesterday if you've heard of them (General Chat) - pants, May 26, 16:40:52
- *added* (n/m) (General Chat) - Fierce Panda, May 26, 15:34:08
- Was it as good as this though? (General Chat) - pants, May 26, 16:24:35
- Yep, the place was rammed... (General Chat) - Fierce Panda, May 26, 15:33:14
- There aren't any. (General Chat) - Johnny Comecardiff, May 26, 15:22:27
- Says who? You? Why so nasty? You're ruining my speech... (General Chat) - Fierce Panda, May 26, 15:30:03
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