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- 5 photos on Debenham appear in 3 Frith books - View photos of Debenham
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Eastwick Farm
I lived on the farm[Eastwick] from 1952-1963.My father was Fred Hillen & my mother was Nancy Hawes Hillen. It was a peaceful place to live. I hope to visit my old homeplace someday. It would be nice to go back to my childhood for just one day but all I have are my memories........Lori
A memory of Braiseworth contributed by Lori Hillen-Boruff
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 room as a sort of "clubhouse". A lot of GIs used to visit and eat there. I currently live in California. Whilst in a line in the bank we all started talking to each other. One man on hearing my accent told me he remembered the Tea Room and my Mother's wonderful cakes. He said to me, "If you can ...read more here
A memory of Framlingham contributed by Virginia Jecks-Wright
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.
A memory of Old Newton contributed by First name Last name
happy days
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 our road .When it was time for picking strawberrys a lot of my friends were bought up in a lorry and i was put in charge to make sure they picked properly and didnt mess about i was the first one picking and the last one to finish i was as brown as a berry and loved it . one ...read more here
A memory of Needham Market contributed by lynda cressy
Extracts From Debenham & Suffolk books
The pump (left) stands on the corner of Low Street; the brick building opposite has been demolished. Ahead, below the church, is Bloomfield’s engineering works – Bloomfield’s were agents for Massey Harris machinery. To the left was Victor Last’s blacksmith’s shop. The church tower has Saxon quoins and Norman windows, with a rare west porch and Lady Chapel.
An extract from from"Suffolk Living Memories".
On the left is a Wealden-type house of c1400; it was restored in 1974-76. The Ancient Order of Foresters building of 1905 next door, which has Ionic columns, was designed by Raymond Wrinch of Ipswich. Opposite the Woolpack is Page’s general stores, which became Websters in November 1958. At the top of the rise is Len Aldous, the saddler. The Victorian pump in the foreground is still there.
An extract from from"Suffolk Living Memories".
On the left is the jettied former Guildhall. At this end was Mark Ellis the tailor, later Fleming’s Antiques; at the other end Barclays Bank. The sign is on the Red Lion (centre left), which closed in 2000. Opposite is H E Rose, the butcher. The market pump (right) stands outside Wright’s newsagents shop. Nearer the painter on his ladder (extreme right) are a hardware shop and ‘Granny’ Clarke’s general store.
An extract from from"Suffolk Living Memories".
Debenham, with its attractive tree-lined street, lies close to the source of the River Deben. Once it was at the heart of a great dairying region, but now all around are vast wheat fields where combine harvesters ply back and forth. Here, in the village street, with its medley of picturesque old timber-framed houses, the atmosphere is quintessentially English and timeless.
An extract from from"East Anglia".
On the right are Rayner’s, an electrical shop, and Thomas the ironmonger. To the right, the long building is the former 15th-century Guildhall. At this end was Mick Ellis the tailor, and at the other was Barclay’s Bank. The 15th-century Red Lion, beyond, closed in 2000. Next door was Watson’s the chemists. The brick building (centre) was Carter’s cycle shop, and beyond it was Wells’ the electrician.
An extract from from"Suffolk - A Second Selection Photographic Memories".