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Alderton, Suffolk
Alderton maps
Historic maps of Alderton and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Alderton maps
Historic map of Alderton
Illustrated Victorian map of Suffolk
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Alderton books
Displaying 3 of 10 books about Alderton and the local area. View all Alderton books
Suffolk Living Memories
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£14
Suffolk Villages Photographic Memories
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Suffolk - A Second Selection Photographic Memories
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Memories of Alderton
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Suffolk memories
Memories are the garnish of our later years...
During my extreme youth, the closest we ever got to a summer holiday was a week spent with our maternal grandparents. My father would trundle us through to their near-seaside town in the family car; a vehicle of indeterminate age that he had lovingly restored, but to... [more]
Shared on 09 July 2009
My father lived at Southbeach Mansion and apparently died in Ipswich Hospital in 1997. I have been searching for him all my life. I was hoping that someone would remember him and perhaps have some memories or memorabilia that they could share. He was in the RAF. Loved motorcycles, and as I remember when a child he had red hair. My... [more]
Shared on 10 April 2007
My family owned the Boulge Hall estate at the time of your photograph. I was christened in Boulge Church in 1940.
I am the 3rd Baronet of Boulge Hall and the last of the line.
The summer house on the right of the picture was built by my grandfather Sir Robert Eaton White.
I remember Boulge well throughout my childhood. How... [more]
Shared on 18 July 2009
This photograph features someone sitting on a bench in the foreground of Orford Castle. It is a strong possibility that it is my Uncle Jim (James Ellis) Smy. This was his favourite spot and he could be found sitting there catching up with his friends.
There are several legends attached to Orford Castle. The most famous is that of... [more]
Shared on 02 December 2008
Extracts From Alderton & Suffolk books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Alderton, inspired by Frith photos.
The white-painted brick Tolly-owned, Crown Inn (right) closed in the 1960s. The 17th-century Cobbold Swan Inn opposite was saved from closure following a Save Our Swan campaign in 1995-1997. Beyond is the old post office, which still retains the original sign on the wall.
This is an extract from Suffolk Living Memories.
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Suffolk Villages Photographic Memories
The original timber building, dating from c1580, has two gables; the brick extension to the right is 19th-century. The (now) central gable has a delicate oriel over a wider bay window on the ground floor. The Red Lion's ship figurehead is often wrongly said to have come from a Dutch ship which fought at the battle of Sole Bay in 1672, but it actually dates from c1740. In 1896 Herbert Fletch was the landlord and local... [more]
This is an extract from Suffolk Villages Photographic Memories.
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This row contained a general and sweet shop (note the Oxo advertisement in the window), with another general store and a teashop at the far end. The brick building between is still called London House, a sure clue to a former shop – there is another London House at Ixworth. Now all the shops have closed except for the one directly... [more]
This is an extract from Suffolk Living Memories.
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