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Old Newton, Suffolk
Old Newton maps
Historic maps of Old Newton and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Old Newton maps
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Illustrated Victorian map of Suffolk
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Old Newton books
Displaying 3 of 10 books about Old Newton and the local area. View all Old Newton books
Newmarket Town and City Memories
Paperback
£13
Suffolk Living Memories
Paperback
£14
Suffolk Villages Photographic Memories
Paperback
£14
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Memories of Old Newton
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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
Suffolk memories
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
I went to Elmswell primary and I would like to find a few friends from there, one in particular, Jessica.
Shared on 05 December 2009
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
this is only one of many wonderful memories i went to school in needham market the junior school and lived at darmsden we were picked up and taken to school by a mini bus we lived in three places in darmsden the 2nd place was right next door to a strawberry field one of many owned by tarston farms further up... [more]
Shared on 21 January 2008
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
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 Old Newton & Suffolk books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Old Newton, inspired by Frith photos.
The Post Office has moved into three different buildings between here and the Shoulder of Mutton. The first, opposite the telephone box (in the distance on the right), was kept by Ella Kemp, the second was in the house with the posting box (centre). Its last location was in the new 1960s purpose-built Spar shop (left). The latter two were run... [more]
This is an extract from Suffolk Living Memories.
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The village school in Old Newton, just north of Stowmarket. This was an era when every village had its school - now of course, much consolidation has taken place.
This is an extract from Suffolk Photographic Memories.
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Suffolk Villages Photographic Memories
The Mutton, as it is known locally, is in the centre of the village, with the old forge to the left and the church away to the right. To the left is Thurston's Agricultural Engineers, which began as a wheelwright's. The small building behind the finger post was Cooper's butcher's shop (centre left). To the right is the Victorian village hall, now a... [more]
This is an extract from Suffolk Villages Photographic Memories.
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