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Historic maps of Elmswell and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Elmswell maps
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Elmswell books
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Suffolk Living Memories
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£14
Suffolk Villages Photographic Memories
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£14
Suffolk - A Second Selection Photographic Memories
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£14
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I'm sure I remember a Harry Elmer......did he have a shop in Elmswell or did he rent out motor cars or even caravans from Woolpit?
I was born in Elmswell in 1947 and the name certainly rings a very loud bell and was constantly mentioned in our household at the time.
Shared on 11 November 2007
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... [more]
Shared on 06 July 2006
family connection to the Shoulder of Mutton
My great great grandfather was Richard Thurston and I believe that his family lived at the pub about 1845.
They had several children Deborah,John Palmer,Mary Jane,Richard and William Mumford (thurston) His wife was Susannah.
John Palmer Thurston was my great grandfather.
My grandfather William John Thurston emigrated to Australia in 1910 with his wife Agnes Alice Thurston(nee Stillwell) from Sussex.
Shared on 11 January 2008
I atended primary school in Walsham from 1953 to 1955, my father was stationed at Shepards Grove. We lived in West House about a mile out of town toward Bury St Edmonds. I enjoyed my time in school there. My wife and I made a trip back to places I lived at and we went through Walsham and I remembered most... [more]
Shared on 02 August 2008
Extracts From Elmswell & Suffolk books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Elmswell, inspired by Frith photos.
Suffolk Villages Photographic Memories
The battlements are under repair, hence the flat top to the tower. The tower is covered with flushwork symbols for saints, especially Mary and Edmund, and has an inscription commemorating William Maundevyl (d1503). The end of the aisle is blocked by the monument of Sir Robert Gardener (d1620), who built the almshouses behind us. The gravestone under the window, dated 1695, has skeletons holding spades, surrounded by bones.
This is an extract from Suffolk Villages Photographic Memories.
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The house to the right was built c1965 by W A Leeks, who owned the adjacent Post Office and stores. Both were purchased by Tony Green in 1971, who in 1975 sold the store to Stowmarket Co-op. They have recently built a new store, which now virtually hides the Post Office.
This is an extract from Suffolk Living Memories.
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Suffolk Villages Photographic Memories
The shop (centre) was owned by W A Leeks, who had the new house (right) built in 1965. The shop traded under the same name even though it was owned by Tony Green from 1971. He sold the shop to the Stowmarket Co-op in 1975 and retained the post office. The Ipswich Co- op built a new store, which masks the right side of... [more]
This is an extract from Suffolk Villages Photographic Memories.
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