Picture 40 - Beccles, From the River.

BECCLES, FROM THE RIVER. Sailing up the Waveney to Beccles, a town of considerable importance, upon its right bank, and which stands out boldly above the river, affords a very pleasant experience, pretty bits of scenery continually presenting themselves. The Parish Church is a prominent object all the way, the building being a fine structure in the later English style, and of noble proportions. The porch, with parvaise over, is generally recognised as the best in the county, being of beautiful design, and a masterpiece in stonework. No better view of the far-reaching Waveney Valley can possibly be obtained than that enjoyed from this church tower. The river is navigable for wherries and small craft for some ten miles to Bungay, but navigation is somewhat troublesome.