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This photo is from the 1953 flood. The location is Oulton Broad. You can find out more of this disaster at Wikipedia.

As written in the EDP, "Two days before the floods struck, meteorological experts had noticed signs that severe weather was on the way. Within 48 hours, 307 people on Britain's east coast would be dead, 30,000 people evacuated from their homes, sea defences would stand smashed, river walls breached, and thousands of acres of farmland under water.Within 48 hours, 307 people on Britain’s east coast would be dead, 30,000 people evacuated from their homes, sea defences would stand smashed, river walls breached, and thousands of acres of farmland under water.

The surge began to hit Suffolk at around 9.30pm on January 31. At Lowestoft, 400 homes were flooded and 40 children had to be rescued from a flooded church. At Southwold, five died as the water swept away a row of houses in Ferry Road."