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Leiston, Suffolk
Leiston maps
Historic maps of Leiston and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Leiston maps
Historic map of Leiston
Illustrated Victorian map of Suffolk
Historic Map of any Leiston postcode
Leiston books
Displaying 3 of 10 books about Leiston and the local area. View all Leiston books
Suffolk Living Memories
Paperback
£14
Suffolk Villages Photographic Memories
Paperback
£14
Suffolk - A Second Selection Photographic Memories
Paperback
£14
3 Leiston photos appear in 1 Frith book titles. You can read extracts and browse photos from these books.
Memories of Leiston
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Suffolk memories
I was born in No 5 The Coastguards at Sizewell in 1950 (before they put another house on the end). My parents were teachers and I had two sisters and a brother. I played all along the front and in the big sand pit in front of the houses. The Morbys and the Warners lived in the houses. I have sat... [more]
Shared on 23 October 2009
As a kid I spent a couple of August weeks in Sizewell, staying in a timber-built bungalow just before the rise leading up to what is now the Power Station. The little bungalow was set back off the (dirt) road, and had no running water - we went to a pump for water - and no electricm and my mum cooked... [more]
Shared on 11 June 2009
1969 - I Lived in Sizewell and grew up there
I lived in Coastguard Cottages and used to play in the village with Tim Carl Pryior. Jack Fryer, Noal Cattermole, Willie Free, Paul harrison were the local fishermen, we used to wait for them to arrive on the beach to help with the fish boxes. Frank Taylor was the car park attendant, we called him 'Peanuts' because he ate monkey nuts... [more]
Shared on 04 February 2009
Does anyone remember the very cold November of 1969? I think it was on the 20th that I was riding my motorcycle on the frozen mere. If anyone took a photo I would love a copy.
Shared on 01 January 2009
Extracts From Leiston & Suffolk books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Leiston, inspired by Frith photos.
North of Leiston are the flint and brick ruins of the 14th-century Leiston Abbey. Of the church, only the Lady Chapel remains as a complete building, a result of its usefulness for storing grain after the Dissolution.
This is an extract from Suffolk Photographic Memories.
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The headline on the newsagent's billboard refers to the continuing turmoil that followed the end of World War I and the Treaty of Versailles, and the Germans' obligation to pay reparations.
This is an extract from Suffolk Photographic Memories.
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Southwold to Aldeburgh Photographic Memories
The rather smart youngsters show no reaction to the news of the 'new crisis' on the newspaper placard on the left: the Germans had defaulted on their reparations payments. Such news seems out of place and irrelevant in a street of elegant Victorian villas in a small town in rural Suffolk.
This is an extract from Southwold to Aldeburgh Photographic Memories.
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Read more and see photos from this book.
