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Our hotel - the magnificent Tudor manor house, Seckford Hall (photo by Rakshita Patel)
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The interior of Seckford Hall is no less delightful. This is the Lounge (photo by Paul Gillings)
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Some of our party were accommodated in Seckford Hall's picturesque Lodge - the building on the left (photo by Roger Johnson)
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Paul Gillings, Jane Arnold-Forster and Jean Upton explore the gardens at Seckford Hall (photo by Roger Johnson)
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Jean Upton is impressed by her spacious accommodation at Seckford Hall. (No, not really...) (photo by Roger Johnson)
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Grant Eustace relaxes on the terrace at Seckford Hall (photo by Roger Johnson)
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Judi Ellis, Jane Arnold-Forster and Carole Markham toast the success of the Sherlock Holmes Society's expedition (photo by Bob Ellis)
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Calvert Markham looks forward to the weekend's events with confidence (photo by Roger Johnson)
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The first event of "Ships, Spies and Ghosts" is The Naval Signals Dinner, held in the Great Hall, where the Chairman, Catherine Cooke, welcomes the explorers and outlines the programme for the weekend (photo by Paul Gillings)
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The tables at the Naval Signals Dinner are named after the pigeon holes in Von Bork's safe. This is "The Channel" (photo by Roger Johnson)
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The tables at the Naval Signals Dinner are named after the pigeon holes in Von Bork's safe. This is "Aeroplanes" (photo by Roger Johnson)
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The tables at the Naval Signals Dinner are named after the pigeon holes in Von Bork's safe. This is "Rosythe" (photo by Roger Johnson)
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The tables at the Naval Signals Dinner are named after the pigeon holes in Von Bork's safe. This is "Portsmouth Forts" (photo by Roger Johnson)
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The tables at the Naval Signals Dinner are named after the pigeon holes in Von Bork's safe. This is "Rosythe" (photo by Roger Johnson)
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The tables at the Naval Signals Dinner are named after the pigeon holes in Von Bork's safe. This is "Harbour Defences" (photo by Roger Johnson)
Sherlock Holmes Society of London:
The tables at the Naval Signals Dinner are named after the pigeon holes in Von Bork's safe. This is "Harbour Defences" (photo by Roger Johnson)
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The tables at the Naval Signals Dinner are named after the pigeon holes in Von Bork's safe. This is "Egypt" (photo by Roger Johnson)
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The tables at the Naval Signals Dinner are named after the pigeon holes in Von Bork's safe. This is "Egypt" (photo by Roger Johnson)
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The tables at the Naval Signals Dinner are named after the pigeon holes in Von Bork's safe. This is "The Channel" (photo by Roger Johnson)
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After the meal, Catherine Cooke introduces John Morewood's talk: "Today or Tomorrow" (photo by Roger Johnson)
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In "Today or Tomorrow" John Morewood looks at Arthur Conan Doyle and the vital importance of Harwich as a Royal Naval base (photo by Roger Johnson)
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After breakfast on Saturday morning, we leave Seckford Hall for a day in Harwich (photo by Paul Gillings)
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We travel from Suffolk to Essex in comfort and even a degree of elegance (photo by Roger Johnson)
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Our destination is the historic Ha'penny Pier in the ancient port of Harwich (photo by Rakshita Patel)
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At Ha'penny Pier, we are greeted in style by the Harwich Town Crier (photo by Roger Johnson)
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The Town Crier of Harwich announces an official welcome from the Town Council to the Sherlock Holmes Society of London (photo by Roger Johnson)
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Ha'penny Pier was opened in 1953. It was originally twice as long, and was a popular departure point for paddle steamers until after World War 1 (photo by Roger Johnson)
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Moored beside the Ha'penny Pier is LV18, a fully restored Trinity House lightship, which starred in the 2009 film "The Boat That Rocked", as the pirate radio ship "Radio Sunshine" (photo by Rakshita Patel)
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Raks Patel and Trish McPherson make a striking trio on Ha'penny Pier with the Mermaid (photo by Roger Johnson)
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The Mermaid on Ha'penny Pier is a mosaic in broken glass and pottery created for the 2018 Harwich Festival by Ann Schwegmann-Fielding (photo by Rakshita Patel)
