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Melton maps

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

Melton map

Historic map of Melton

Suffolk map

Illustrated Victorian map of Suffolk

Melton map

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Melton 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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Melton books
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Memories of Melton

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Suffolk memories

Boulge was my home

My family owned the Boulge Hall estate at the time of your photograph. I was christened in Boulge Church in 1940.
I am the 3rd Baronet of Boulge Hall and the last of the line.
The summer house on the right of the picture was built by my grandfather Sir Robert Eaton White.
I remember Boulge well throughout my childhood. How... [more]

Shared on 18 July 2009 by Christopher White.

Livin' good

During the 1960s while stationed at RAF Bentwaters I, with my family, lived at #6 Broad Road, in Wickham Market. Our landlord was Richard Upson, who with his family lived on one side of the house and we occupied the other side. Our neighbour was Police Sergeant Alan Airey who has since passed away.
My time spent in England was without... [more]

Shared on 21 April 2008 by Rick Henry.

The Black and White Cottages

My great grandparents, my nanna (and all of her siblings)and my mother all lived in this house. I'm not sure of the timeframe but it was for a number of years. My mom had many fond memories and stories of the crinkly wall across the street, as well as the 5 Bridges. My family name is Harvey. ... [more]

Shared on 31 August 2008 by Kim Hogg.

My ancestors

All my ancestors originate in Otley, and I have traced them back to 1718. The only recollection I have of Otley is that when I was six to seven years old the family used to visit my father's aunt, my great-aunt Emma who was in her 90s and bedridden, she lived in a small cottage on the road to Helmingham. Further... [more]

Shared on 23 October 2009 by Sidney Forsdike.

William Gildersleeve & Thomas Robert Gildersleeve

In the year 1492 William Gildersleeve and in 1544 Thomas Robert Gildersleeve were born in Witnesham, Suffolk, England.
Gildersleeves first found in Norfolk area where they were anciently seated as Lords of the Manor.
If anyone knows any Gildersleeves (Spelling variations of the family name includes Gildersleeve, Gildersleve, Gilderslieve, Gildensleeve, Gildensleve, Sildsleeve, Gildsleve, Guildersly).

Shared on 19 June 2008 by Susan Poston.

Parham Church & Hall

Earlier this year, my wife and I visited St Kitts, which has a small museum; here we discovered that Thomas Warner, son of William Warner 'gentleman farmer from near Framlingham', had landed on St Kitts as the first European settler on 16th January 1628, colonising same for the English, and later the same of Antigua. With him was Thomas Jefferson whose... [more]

Shared on 06 November 2009 by Michael Warner.

What happened to the Kotarski's ?

Fond memories of Parham makes me write this, remembering the peacefulness.
Surfing the Web, here I  am posting a question all the way from he USA.
It was early summer 1954 and I was a Dutch farm exchange student staying with the family Kotarski on the so called "White House farm" just outside Parham village. The farmer was of Polish decent,... [more]

Shared on 03 March 2008

Moat Tea Room

My parents Angela and Leslie Jecks-Wright bought the house in the picture on the right and made a successful business called the Moat Tea Room of it!  Our house was at 64 Fore Street. We used to get coaches visiting the castle, and we were kept very busy when that happened. We used to let the college boys use the upstairs... [more]

Shared on 19 December 2006 by Virginia Jecks-Wright.

Extracts From Melton & Suffolk books

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Suffolk Villages Photographic Memories

The central building was the Loes and Wilford House of Industry, established in 1767. It was taken over to become the County Asylum in 1829, which was enlarged over the years and closed in April 1993, when it was called St Audrey's Hospital. Dr John Kirkman was the medical officer from 1831 to 1875. During this time he pioneered occupational therapy and non-restraint in his treatments.

This is an extract from Suffolk Villages Photographic Memories.
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Suffolk - A Second Selection Photographic Memories

Wilford, meaning 'willow ford', was the meeting place for the Anglo-Saxon administrative area later called Wilford Hundred. The bridge carries the road over the River Deben, where a short-lived quay was built in the 19th century. A bridge of 1764 was replaced by this one of white brick and stone in 1798. The floods of 1939 resulted in a new single... [more]

Ipswich Photographic Memories

Typical 1950s fashions are apparent in this photograph, with long overcoats the norm for a chilly day. The advertis- ing above the shoe shop on the left shows that some favourite products have been around for generations.

This is an extract from Ipswich Photographic Memories.
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