Flatford, the Mill 1907
Flatford, Willy Lott's Cottage 1907
Flatford, Constable's Lane 1907
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Flatford, Suffolk
Flatford maps
Historic maps of Flatford and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Flatford maps
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Flatford books
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Newmarket Town and City Memories
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Suffolk Coast Photographic Memories
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Ipswich Photographic Memories
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3 Flatford photos appear in 2 Frith book titles. You can read extracts and browse photos from these books.
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Suffolk memories
My aunt Jessie (King) lived in the house on the left of the picture from around 1920 to 1954. In 1954 she moved out and my uncle Sidney (Edwards) ( her brother) moved into the house and turned it into a little tea room come snack bar. It was very popular with the kids at that time who could spend a few pence on a bottle of pop and a packet of crisps. The house next to the tea room was a bakers, owned by Mr Stow.
Shared on 31 July 2008
The first building on the left was the old Post Office (owned by Mees). Just to the front of this is a small footpath that leads to my Mum-in-Law's (Janet Halls nee Smith) old school. It was also the village hall. It still has the green tin roof..... noisy when it rains!!!!!
Shared on 02 January 2007
My Mum-in-Law (Janet Halls nee Smith) came from Sproughton and her mate June lived in the cottages to the left of the mill.
Shared on 02 January 2007
Buying a new drum for the Whitethorn Morris Band in Chelmondiston
I have been the band leader for the Whitethorn Band for more than twenty years and in 2002 we decided we needed a new drum. By chance we discovered Barry Askew in Chelmondiston who used his woodworking skills to hand make perfect drums suitable for morris musicians.
We commisioned a new drum and one fine Autumn day in 2002 I drove several of our band for a day's outing to Suffolk where we met Barry Askew and tried his drums. Having seen his workshop and completed our purchase we then had a splendid meal and dirnks in a river side pub at nearby Pin Mill. It was a lovely outing in a beautiful part of the country and our drum continues to give the Whitethorn Band excellent service. Thank you Barry Askew and thank you Chelmondiston for lovely memories!
Shared on 13 July 2008
Extracts From Flatford & Suffolk books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Flatford, inspired by Frith photos.
Suffolk - A Second Selection Photographic Memories
This shows the overflow pond which was the location of Constable’s ‘The Haywain’ (1821). The mill, which dates from c1730, occupies the site of a mill which has stood here since at least the 14th century. The mill house was the home of Golding Constable and his family from 1765 to 74, and it remained in their possession until the 1840s. Flour was taken downstream by lighters to Mistley for London.
This is an extract from Suffolk - A Second Selection Photographic Memories.
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It was Flatford and nearby East Bergholt which provided the young John Constable with the inspiration for many of his fine paintings. Flatford Mill, built in 1733, featured in several of Constable’s works. This thatched cottage is called, appropriately enough, Bridge Cottage.
This is an extract from Suffolk Photographic Memories.
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Beside the quiet mill-pond at Flatford Mill stands Willy Lott’s Cottage, instantly recognisable as the setting for Constable’s famous painting ‘The Hay Wain’. Willy Lott, the mill-hand, is reputed to have lived in this cottage for eighty-eight years. It was Flatford and nearby East Bergholt which provided the young John Constable with the inspiration for many of his fine paintings.
This is an extract from East Anglia.
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