Adrian Underwood

Welcome to orfordpiece.com. This site is mainly dedicated to my father and my home village of Orford in Suffolk, England. I am now living in Dublin, Ireland but this is my little piece of Orford on the World Wide Web.

My father, Charlie Underwood, spent many enjoyable hours in the eve of his lifetime researching and writing about Orford, Orford Ness and his life there.

"The Great Light", which was his first book, published by Segment Publications, was an authoritative history of Orford Ness and it's lighthouses. It can be purchased from the Craft Shop in Orford and other local outlets. He wrote an Addendum to "The Great Light" which contains two chapters that did not get published in hard copy. Please click on the "Addendum" link on the left to read about Beachcombing and Shipwrecks on Orford Ness.

His second book was never completed before his death in 1997, but still provides an interesting insight into village life in Orford and his personal experiences during his lifetime.

He was awarded the M.B.E. in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List of 1993 for over 28 years service to Trinity House and collected his award from H.R.H. Prince Charles at an investiture at Buckingham Palace on Thursday 9th December the same year.

He retired as attendant of Orfordness Lighthouse on Friday 1st October 1994

As for me, I am the youngest of his six sons and I feel that this web site is a fitting tribute to the man I am proud to call Dad. To me and my five brothers he was, and always will be, our guiding light.

Please click on the link on the left and take some time out to sit back, relax and read what was to be my fathers second book, entitled "My Orford".

Adrian Underwood

Copyright © 2008 Adrian Underwood