Bungay
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Maurice Dunn (Alberta, Canada)
Playing Cowboys and Indians, down the steps, and along the cliff, after coming out of the old Picture House on a Saturday afternoon, in the Second World War years.
A memory of Beccles contributed by First name Last name
The Thoroughfare.
My great auntie and uncle (The Ransbys) lived at the Bungalow in the Thoroughfare,can anyone remember them ?
I'd be interested to know.
Thankyou
Rod
A memory of Halesworth contributed by Rod Gooderham
a long time ago
In memory land way back in the mists of time, two small boys left these shores and sailed away across the seas to New Zealand, the land of the All Blacks rugby team. They left behind many fond memories and have never really forgotten their roots. Also, close family ties remain still in the village beavering away at their remaining places on this earth. The family name is Bishop (mother). I have a cousin Glenn who is a resident.
Chapter 2 next.
A memory of Halesworth contributed by ian mcdonald
Wilfred Albert Parsk
I think my Grandfather was born on this street! He was called Wilfred Albert Parsk and fought in the Somme at about 16 years of age He never spoke much about the war but I know he lost a lot of his friends. He died in the 1980s but his memory is still cherished!
A memory of Wrentham contributed by roy parsk
Extracts From Bungay & Suffolk books
In the days when Bungay was a thriving port, trading wherries would come through Geldeston Lock near Beccles, and sail up the Waveney to what used to be the limit of navigation for large craft. Later on, the Waveney became limited to small pleasure boats, such as this rowing boat seen on a tranquil stretch of the river.
An extract from from"Suffolk Photographic Memories".
A year after a fire razed most of Bungay to the ground in 1688, the Butter Cross was built to commemorate it. It is a pretty octagonal building with a dome surmounted by a figure of Justice; a cage underneath was used to hold the local felons to public ridicule, although by the time this photograph was taken, it was no longer in service! The board standing up against one of the pillars is offering a circular tour of Southwold and Lowestoft.
An extract from from"Suffolk Photographic Memories".
Bungay was one of the seats of the powerful Bigod family, who built the castle here in 1170, making use of a loop in the River Waveney to provide a natural defence. When it fell into disuse, as with so many such buildings, the locals made good use of it as an abundant supply of building material.
An extract from from"Suffolk Photographic Memories".
The ruins of Bungay date from the reign of Edward I, but there was once an earlier castle on the site which had been owned by Hugh Bigod, Earl of Norfolk. When Henry II came to the throne, he resolved the lack of royal castles in Suffolk by confiscating four of Hugh’s. Although Bungay and Framlington were later restored to him, Hugh made the mistake of joining a rebellion against the King; Bungay and Framlington were confiscated for a second time, and ordered to be dismantled.
An extract from from"English Castles".
St Mary’s, one of the largest
in Suffolk, is not a typical
Suffolk wool church, and has
an elegant lead spire. Inside is
the 600-year-old Angelus Bell,
one of the oldest in the country,
which is inscribed ‘Ave Maria
Gracia Plena Dominus Tecum’.
Perhaps the man who made the
bell had other things on his mind
when it came to putting in the
inscription, as he forgot to invert
the words laterally in the mould,
and they appear backwards on
the finished article!
An extract from from"Ispwich Pocket Album".