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Elmswell photos

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Elmswell maps

Historic maps of Elmswell and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis.   View all Elmswell maps

Elmswell map

Historic map of Elmswell

Suffolk map

Illustrated Victorian map of Suffolk

Elmswell map

Historic Map of any Elmswell postcode

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Elmswell books

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Suffolk Living Memories
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Suffolk Villages Photographic Memories
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Suffolk - A Second Selection Photographic Memories
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Elmswell books
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Memories of Elmswell

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Suffolk memories

Harry Elmer

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 by Roger Lambourne.

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... [more]

Shared on 06 July 2006 by Les Elmer.

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.
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Shared on 11 January 2008

School in Walsham

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 by Bernard Myer.

New Beginnings

We visited Gipping in 2003 to try to get a sense of the place our ancestors left in 1859 to start a new life in New Zealand. The flatness of the area was a significant contrast to the rugged coastal lands they farmed on their arrival in Little Akaloa, Canterbury. William Henry Elliss and his wife Sophia Rebecca Davey were resident... [more]

Shared on 21 June 2009 by Barbara Allan.

So Many Happy Hours

I spent so many happy summer holidays in Great Barton, and in particular Conyers Green where my Aunt Norah Lovelace lived in a cottage next to the old chapel building.  I cycled often to the village store/post office, and to my friend's parent's farm up the lane at the side of the cottage, their name was Rolfe and we had many... [more]

Shared on 03 August 2008 by Shirley Waters.

greengrocers in gislingham

I also remember Southgates shop, I was born in Potash Cottage and my grandparents lived in Chapel Cottage until about 1959 when my grandmother died and my grandfather moved across the road to Peartree Cottage which was only a couple of doors up from Southgates shop and Mr Fisk. Mr Fisk used to take us to Finningham railway station in... [more]

Shared on 22 August 2009 by Chris Durey.

Greengrocers in Gislingham

I remember Southgate's shop, although as a general store rather than as a greengrocer. My grandparents (and great-grandparents before them) lived next door (Fred and Carrie Bridges) in Mill Street, and we used to visit every school holiday from when I was about 5 years old. Harry was dead by then, but his widow (Ivy) and daughter (June) were still there.... [more]

Shared on 06 May 2009

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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Suffolk Living Memories

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.

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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]

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