In Tudor times, Aldeburgh's economy was based on the sea. As well as fishing, shipbuilding was an important local industry.
Two of Sir Francis Drake's ships are recorded as being built at Aldeburgh, the Greyhound and Pelican.
Drake renamed the Pelican to the Golden Hind mid-voyage in 1577, as he prepared to enter the Strait of Magellan. He called it the Golden Hind to compliment his patron, Sir Christopher Hatton, whose family coat of arms was a golden 'hind' (a female deer). Hatton was one of the principal sponsors of Drake's world voyage.
Pelican Cottage has always had links with the sea, with sea captains and fishing families living in the cottage in this once busy seaside port.
Now a holiday cottage, its heritage add to the charm of this beautifully renervated seaside cottage.
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The Pelican or Golden Hind as it later became
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