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Bradfield St Clare maps
Historic maps of Bradfield St Clare and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Bradfield St Clare maps
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Bradfield St Clare area books
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Suffolk memories
Looking For A Lost Friend
Hello, I'm looking for a dear friend, his name was Robert Smith and he had a brother by the name of Peter Smith. I took Bob Smith to Australia in 1973, but I returned in 1975, leaving Bob out there. Later Bob's mum went out there to live with him, can anyone give me the address, or is it possible that someone can remember Bob's middle name as I need that to trace him, or any other information that might help me? Looking forward to hearing from someone. Eric Taylor
Lawshall Shop
In the 1930s my grandparents had a small general store/shop at the crossroads in Lawshall. It has long since converted back to a cottage and has an extension where the shop used to be we think. They left there before the Second World War. Does anyone remember them or have a photo? Their names were Albert Pratt and Violet (Cissie) Pratt. My mother's name was Eileen who was about 8/9 at the time.
The Lawshall Stores Sign
My parents were good friends of the Days in the 1950s. We spent many summer holidays there with them. My brother, William, painted the sign which hung outside the shop. He has since passed away and I would love to know if the sign still exists somewhere. Does anyone know who lives in the cottage now or where the sign might be?
R.A.F. Honnington, Bury St Edmunds
Hello, we lived at R.AF Honnington, from 1956-1963, before moving to Aden, we loved going to town each Saturday on the bus, visiting the park, shops and "Purdy's" cafe. I have such lovely memories from living there, lovely countryside, I met some nice friends there, a couple called Ken/Nora Hunt, Nora worked in the toy shop in Castlegait. I would love to hear from anyone living there at the time. Hazel
Memories of Shimpling (Suffolk)
I live in Shimpling in Suffolk near Bury St Edmunds (not Shimpling in Norfolk) and would like to hear from anyone who has memories of the village. I am compiling a catalogue of historic recollections that will disappear if not recorded.
Perhaps you were in the Women's Land Army during or after the last war as there was a training establishment here and someone who helped in training still lives in the village. You may have been a resident of the village or went to school here and can recall a few anecdotes. Maybe you used to call into the village to sell your wares to the villagers or did you make stained glass windows or tapestries. I know
there were people who did.
I would love to hear from you.
Family Ties
No, I don't remember back to 1881, but my great-grandfather was born and lived in Gents Lane, Shimpling. My grandmother and her sisters attended the village school too! I would be interested to know if anyone remembers the Campan family or their neighbours the Cobbold family. We have had many happy visits to Shimpling over the years, loving the peace and tranquility, a true step back in time.
Elmers Mill - Family History
Hi there. Harry Elmer (who I understand was my GGrandad's brother) owned and ran this Mill into the 1940s. The Muggeridge Collection has some wonderful images of him replendent in the very gentlemanly working clothes of a miller of his ilk, and still working in his 80's. Anecdotally Elmers Mill in Woolpit and Drinkstone Mill close by were dead ringers for each other, except they ran (i.e. their sails rotated) in the opposite direction to each other. This has recently been questioned on the Suffolk Mills site which has some memories posted about the structure of Elmers Woolpit Mill after it was tail-winded in 1963 and collapsed, saying it was built of "inferior materials" and therefore of much more recent (perhaps 19th century) construction than the recognised ancient (and still-standing) Drinkstone Mill. It's recognisably old design however would seem to counter this argument, and it's more likely I believe that the "inferior materials" found after it collpased may have been due to the need for successive and ongoing repairs, required... Read more
