Peasenhall
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The vicar
The vicar for many years was the Rev Jack Thickett. As well as his cleric duties he was a part-time farmer, he had a field in Sipton where he kept pigs and as two of his sons had a butchers shop in Peasenhall, he kept them supplied with meat. In fact they still have the shop today (2006). I lived in Church Road for many years and I can still remember waking one morning to find a flock of sheep grazing in the churchyard at the back of my house. A novel way for the vicar to combine both of his jobs. There was I think an article on him in the eadt. He also grew runner beans on his field ...read more here
Contributed by robin smith
Suffolk memories
The vicar
The vicar for many years was the Rev Jack Thickett. As well as his cleric duties he was a part-time farmer, he had a field in Sipton where he kept pigs and as two of his sons had a butchers shop in Peasenhall, he kept them supplied with meat. In fact they still have the shop today (2006). I lived in Church Road for many years and I can still remember waking one morning to find a flock of sheep grazing in the churchyard at the back of my house. A novel way for the vicar to combine both of his jobs. There was I think an article on him in the eadt. He also grew runner beans on his field ...read more here
A memory of Peasenhall contributed by robin smith
Rendham White Horse Pub & village shop
The White Horse Pub used to be owned by a brewery in Ipswich, and the name of the former brewery can just be seen on the l.h side of the building. There was once an entrance to an off-license on that side. My uncle wired up a coloured lighting system outside the pub in the early 1960's when he worked as an electrician at G.A Hubbard of Saxmundham.
The building to the left is the former village shop, which I believe, was run by Tyrells. Their speciality was sliced boiled ham. I also remember all the many jars of sweets that they had on sale. When Tyrells left, another owner changed the shop to a MACE stores, and also incorporated a ...read more here
A memory of Rendham contributed by Mike Horne
my summer holidays
It is great to see this scene again, 47 years later. My family and I spent our holidays in this village with my grandparents (Russell), and my auntie & uncle and cousins (Shawcross). They all lived in the cottage shown to the far right of the photo. We used to travel from Leeds (overnight) in an old Commer Express Delivery van (normally used by my dad in his work as a radio & tv engineer). We did live in this house for a while before moving to Sweffling in 1962.
My dad (Denis Horne) did work at G.A Hubbard as a radio & tv engineer in 1963, before moving work to Orford Ness (A.W.R.E SECRET SITE) from 1964/67. My uncle, George ...read more here
A memory of Rendham contributed by Mike Horne
Extracts From Peasenhall & Suffolk books
Smyth’s Peasenhall works, where the famous agricultural drills were made, is off to the right. The house to the left is a former 16th-century farmhouse, now divided into three dwellings. Stuart House, the left-hand wing, was the scene in 1902 of the murder of Rose Harsant; this still unsolved crime became known as the Peasenhall Murder Case.
An extract from from"Suffolk Living Memories".
It is the Great Mill, or
Black Mill, which is the
interesting element of
this photograph. This
mill had dominated the
common for just over
100 years, having been
brought down from
Yarmouth in 1798.
An extract from from"Southwold to Aldeburgh Photographic Memories".
There has been a ferry across the River Blyth for over
800 years, and between 1885 and 1942 it was the rather
primitive chain ferry, which we see here carrying a horse
and cart across to the Southwold side. This one is steam-
operated. Today, as in the 13th century, a rowing boat
provides the service for a modest fee. So, in this case,
times do not change!
An extract from from"Southwold to Aldeburgh Photographic Memories".
Little more than
a shingle beach
protects the Moot
Hall. Once it was
centrally placed
in the town, but
the sea has carried
away a number
of streets, finally
pausing here.
An extract from from"Southwold to Aldeburgh Photographic Memories".
Built in 1540, during
the post-moot age
really, this red brick
and half-timbered
Moot Hall would
have been a hotbed
of commercial and
legal activities during
the town’s most
prosperous era. It
has also served as a
police station and a
jail. It is the symbol of
Aldeburgh.
An extract from from"Southwold to Aldeburgh Photographic Memories".