Debenham, Market Square c.1955
Photo ref:
D121023
Photo ref:
D121023
More about this scene
The wide shop on the left belongs to Henry Abbot, the long-established draper's, which became a Co-op in the late 1990s. Each alternate window on the first floor, has been blocked. The Victorian brick building (centre) was Carter's cycles and Wells's electrical shop. Next is Bond's fish and chips, with a sweet shop at the end of the row.
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A Selection of Memories from Debenham
For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Debenham
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We moved to Debenham in 1964, when I was seven years old. Having come from Oxfordshire, where the houses were built of stone, I remember being amazed that many of Debenham's old houses were painted pink. 'Suffolk Pink' is the traditional colour of the limewash used on the timber-framed houses in this county. The Red Lion, the pub on the right of this photo, was one example. The Hillman Imp parked ...see more
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