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Orford, Suffolk
Orford maps
Historic maps of Orford and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Orford maps
Historic map of Orford
Illustrated Victorian map of Suffolk
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Orford 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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Memories of Orford
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This photograph features someone sitting on a bench in the foreground of Orford Castle. It is a strong possibility that it is my Uncle Jim (James Ellis) Smy. This was his favourite spot and he could be found sitting there catching up with his friends.
There are several legends attached to Orford Castle. The most famous is that of... [more]
Shared on 02 December 2008
Suffolk memories
I am researching my husbands family tree. His great grandad was Samuel Wright who was a coal hauler in Grimsby in 1883, on looking at the census further I found he came from Sudbourne in Suffolk. Terry [my husband] had no idea that his Wright family had originated from there. Does anyone know of any of Sam Wrights family still around... [more]
Shared on 15 January 2008
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
My family, the Lasts, lived in Leiston and worked at the Sizewell Power Station during 1965-66. They were good friends with Andy Bell who also worked at the Power Station inspecting the welding of the pipes. If anyone knows of any further information regarding the Last family and/or Andy Bell, I would love for you to let me know.... [more]
Shared on 20 November 2009
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
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
Extracts From Orford & Suffolk books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Orford, inspired by Frith photos.
This view of the deserted village square shows the castle in the distance and Ye Old White Hart Inn, the white-walled building on the right. Orford was a prosperous medieval port which declined as the shingle spit of Orford Ness grew, which gradually cut it off from the sea. Orford Castle, the most impressive medieval building on the Suffolk coast, was... [more]
This is an extract from East Anglia.
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Henry II's great 12th-century keep stands sentinel over Orford, built to guard the coast where Flemish mercenaries were brought ashore by the Earl of Norfolk, whose castles far out-numbered royal castles in East Anglia. It was the first to be built with a keep which is cylindrical inside and polygonal outside, reinforced by three projecting rectangular turrets.
This is an extract from Suffolk Photographic Memories.
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Suffolk - A Second Selection Photographic Memories
Several coastal churches, including the one at Orford, have been reduced in size by blocking off the eastern end. These parishes were wealthy ports in the medieval period when the churches were built, but then suffered decline when their harbours silted up or trade decreased. At Orford the chancel of c1166 was an outstanding piece of Norman architecture six bays long... [more]
This is an extract from Suffolk - A Second Selection Photographic Memories.
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