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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 contributed by Lori Hillen-Boruff
Greengrocers in Gislingham
I was wondering if anybody can remember the greengrocers in gislingham by the name of Harry Southgate who was apparently a master grocer.
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My years living next to the butchers
My dad Rowland Cook took over Lasts butchers in 1985. I grew up in The Maltings which was attached to the shop and is the house on the right hand side of the photo with the big bay window from the age of 11 until I left home when I was 20. My parents ran the shop for 10 years before it closed and they moved on. The shop has since been demolished and a nasty modern house has replaced it which looks totally out of place in the street scene. Although I have many fond memories of my years in Botesdale I was glad to move away to the town.
A memory of Botesdale contributed by Kevin Cook
Living in a Pub
In 1954 I was assigned as a second Lieutenant United States Weather Forecaster to RAF Sheperds Grove. After a few months living on the base I moved to a Pub in Botesdale, but unfortunately i do not remember the name. Several rooms were available. Please let me know the name. L. I. Miller
A memory of Botesdale contributed by Larry Miller
Extracts From Eye & Suffolk books
This area was once part of the market place, which was established between 1066 and 1072 outside the outer bailey of the castle. The buildings on the left were once market stalls, which developed into permanent shops. The monument is to Sir Edward Kerrison MP (1821-26) who ‘promoted more institutions, organisations and public works than any other man in Suffolk’. The White Lion (right) closed in 1986.
An extract from from"Suffolk Living Memories".
On the left corner is Nunn’s, the gents’ outfitter’s, which was hit by an unexploded bomb on 11 September 1940. The chemist’s shop of J T Terry, with an exposed timber-framed wing, is now E Maynard’s. Down the street the King’s Head has closed, but retains its Lacon’s sign on the wall. Set back is the Vine Church, a Baptist Chapel rebuilt in 1868.
An extract from from"Suffolk Living Memories".
Eye, the second oldest borough in Suffolk (1408) and the smallest borough in the United Kingdom, lost its status in 1974. The Town Hall, standing in the middle of the ancient market place, was designed in 1857 by Edward Lamb of Manchester, using an unusual combination of bricks and flints in the main building, the tower and the cupola.
An extract from from"East Anglia".
The Town Hall is in the middle of the ancient market place. It was designed in 1857 by Edward Lamb of Manchester, using an unusual combination of bricks and flints in the main building, the tower and the cupola. Eye, the second oldest borough in Suffolk (1408) and the smallest borough in the United Kingdom, lost its status in 1974.
An extract from from"Suffolk - A Second Selection Photographic Memories".
Behind the thatched cottage in Church Street, where the author’s great-uncle and great-aunt lived in the late 19th century, is the castle mound built in 1066-71 by William Mallet. The ruin on top is a folly erected in 1844 by General Sir Edward Kerrison. The church stands outside the castle bailey. The tower is 101 feet high, and was built c1454-79.
An extract from from"Suffolk - A Second Selection Photographic Memories".