Bramfield, Suffolk
Bramfield photos
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Bramfield maps
Historic maps of Bramfield and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Bramfield maps
Bramfield books
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Memories of Bramfield
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Suffolk memories
My father always said that the Whites should have stayed at Wenhaston Grange rather than moving to Boulge Hall - it was a far more manageable and charming house. I don't know when the Whites had Wenhaston, or for how long. Nor do I know if there is a house called Wenhaston Grange. Maybe there was only ever Wenhaston Hall which... [more]
Shared on 16 September 2009
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 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
Extracts From Bramfield & Suffolk books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Bramfield, inspired by Frith photos.
Suffolk Villages Photographic Memories
The Queen's Head (left) dates from c1580. It was renovated in 1982-83 when the gents' loos were removed from the car park. The roof of the former vicarage can be seen between the pub and the bus shelter of c1953. On the left is the garden of Thomas Neale's almshouses of 1723, demolished in 1968. The white gable (centre right) is the former Swan,... [more]
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The view is dominated by the gents' loos of the Queen's Head (left), which were demolished in 1982-83. The roof of the Old Vicarage rises behind. The garage (centre) has been without petrol pumps since 1995. The Swan Inn, beyond, closed in the 1930s and is now called Carisbrook. In the distance is a row of mock-Tudor cottages.
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Suffolk Villages Photographic Memories
This is the only church in East Anglia to have a detached Norman round tower. The rood screen still has paintings of saints, with delicate miniature hovering angels under the loft. There is a faded wall painting of the Holy Rood on the north wall. The gravestone of Bridget Applewhaite records how she died in 1737, having been 'thunderstruck' on the eve of... [more]
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