Barsham, Suffolk
Barsham photos
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Barsham maps
Historic maps of Barsham and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Barsham maps
Barsham books
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Memories of Barsham
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Suffolk memories
Rhoos Hall (aka Roos Hall or Rose Hall)
Previously I had posted to My Memories, a much longer, "informative" post, but I learned from further research that a lot of what I had previously heard was not accurate in fact. My memories remain unchanged, regardless of the more accurate details so kindly provided to me. It had never before occured to me to go to the best source of... [more]
Shared on 01 June 2009
Maurice Dunn (Alberta, Canada)
Playing Cowboys and Indians, down the steps, and along the cliff, after coming out of the old Picture House on a Saturday afternoon, in the Second World War years.
Shared on 03 July 2008
Early years - Nurse Britton was a friend as she was to most I believe. I was too young to be exact with memories but my gran lived opposite Whitemans shop which got hit by a bomb in the Second World War. I remember the garage which sold Ford cars as the man said he would keep the car on display(Ford... [more]
Shared on 11 August 2009
My mother lived for a time in an old railway carriage close to the post office store - it later became used by a tailor for his business.
MY grandad Charles Webster in the 60's helped to forge and erect the old swings and seesaw which stood on the rise just beside the edge of Orchard Valley prefab... [more]
Shared on 17 December 2008
I think my Grandfather was born on this street! He was called Wilfred Albert Parsk and fought in the Somme at about 16 years of age He never spoke much about the war but I know he lost a lot of his friends. He died in the 1980s but his memory is still cherished!
Shared on 19 April 2008
My great auntie and uncle (The Ransbys) lived at the Bungalow in the Thoroughfare,can anyone remember them ?
I'd be interested to know.
Thankyou
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Shared on 30 January 2008
In memory land way back in the mists of time, two small boys left these shores and sailed away across the seas to New Zealand, the land of the All Blacks rugby team. They left behind many fond memories and have never really forgotten their roots. Also, close family ties remain still in the village beavering away at their remaining places... [more]
Shared on 10 May 2007
My first memories of school were of Miss Barwood the First Year teacher. She lived in Oulton, driving to school in a china blue Morris Minor. The school was heated by coke fires in each class which a monitor would stoke up during the winter. We would often throw coke at each other after classes. Unfortunately one day the Morris was... [more]
Shared on 04 August 2009
Extracts From Barsham & Suffolk books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Barsham, inspired by Frith photos.
Suffolk Villages Photographic Memories
The tower is probably Saxon, and was added to an existing nave. The east wall has diaper patterns in stonework, which continue across the window. This is possibly based on the arms of the Echingham family, patrons of the church between 1424 and 1527. The grandfather of Horatio Nelson was parson here from 1714 to 1730. His mother, Caroline Suckling, was born at the rectory to the left of the church.
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Southwold to Aldeburgh Photographic Memories
It is the Great Mill, or Black Mill, which is the interesting element of this photograph. This mill had dominated the common for just over 100 years, having been brought down from Yarmouth in 1798.
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Southwold to Aldeburgh Photographic Memories
There has been a ferry across the River Blyth for over 800 years, and between 1885 and 1942 it was the rather primitive chain ferry, which we see here carrying a horse and cart across to the Southwold side. This one is steam- operated. Today, as in the 13th century, a rowing boat provides the service for a modest fee. So, in this case, times do not... [more]
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