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Shotley Gate, Suffolk

Shotley Gate photos

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Shotley Gate, Bristol Arms c1955 photo

Shotley Gate, Bristol Arms c1955

Shotley Gate, the Jetties c1955 photo

Shotley Gate, the Jetties c1955

Shotley Gate, Village c1955 photo

Shotley Gate, Village c1955

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Shotley Gate maps

Historic maps of Shotley Gate and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis.   View all Shotley Gate maps

Shotley Gate map

Historic map of Shotley Gate

Suffolk map

Illustrated Victorian map of Suffolk

Shotley Gate map

Historic Map of any Shotley Gate postcode

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Shotley Gate books

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Newmarket Town and City Memories
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Suffolk Coast Photographic Memories
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Ipswich Photographic Memories
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Shotley Gate books
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Memories of Shotley Gate

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The Gates to 'Hell'

I remember Shotley Gate 1954/55. I wish I could erase it from my memory. 12 months of sheer Hell at the infamous Ganges. I enjoyed my Naval Service and I did well, but Ganges almost defeated me. I danced a jig when they demolished the place!
JW

Shared on 27 September 2008

Family History

My ancestors owned this public house in the late 18th century. Prior to this they were tenants of the Duke of Bristol and the head of the household was the ferryman. He was mentioned in a letter to the Duke from a disgruntled customer claimed that his attitude was unbecoming!
We have visited the area many times during my search for my ancestors.

Shared on 07 April 2007 by Mark Cuckow.

HMS Ganges

Until the mid '70s Shotley Gate was the home of HMS Ganges, a Royal Navy training establishment. As 15 year old boys under training in 1964 we were allowed to visit the Post Office (see photograph in this collection) to draw money out of our Post Office savings books - usually to buy food of some sort as Ganges food was so bad!! The Bristol Arms was out of bounds to us boys but I did finally get a drink there about 30 years later.

Shared on 22 December 2006 by Phil Smith.

Suffolk memories

Buying a new drum for the Whitethorn Morris Band in Chelmondiston


I have been the band leader for the Whitethorn Band for more than twenty years and in 2002 we decided we needed a new drum. By chance we discovered Barry Askew in Chelmondiston who used his woodworking skills to hand make perfect drums suitable for morris musicians.

We commisioned a new drum and one fine Autumn day in 2002 I drove several of our band for a day's outing to Suffolk where we met Barry Askew and tried his drums. Having seen his workshop and completed our purchase we then had a splendid meal and dirnks in a river side pub at nearby Pin Mill.  It was a lovely outing in a beautiful part of the country and our drum continues to give the Whitethorn Band excellent service. Thank you Barry Askew and thank you Chelmondiston for lovely memories!

Shared on 13 July 2008 by John Howard Norfolk.

Extracts From Shotley Gate & Suffolk books

Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Shotley Gate, inspired by Frith photos.

Suffolk Living Memories

To the right is a destroyer of the Reserve Fleet; in the centre is the Naval Dry Dock; and to the left is the Harwich to Hook of Holland ferry. The landing stage and boats were part of the Naval Training Establishment HMS Ganges. Originally this was a training ship, but it became land based from 1905 until 1976. During this time over 150,000 naval ratings were trained at Shotley.

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Ipswich Photographic Memories

The Deanery Tower 1922 When the Deanery Tower was built in the latter part of the 15th cen- tury by Suffolk’s Archdeacon, William Pykenham, it was supposed that it would be the gateway to a palace. But Pykenham’s death put paid to further building. It is nevertheless a fine exam- ple of 15th-century brickwork.

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Ipswich Photographic Memories

It is three years after the First World War, and a packet of ten Wills cigarettes can be bought in this tobacconists for 3d (three old pence). The newspapers are full of the news of the impending strike by the miners. Prime Minister Lloyd George had strikes by the miners, railwaymen and many others broken by troops and the use of emergency powers.

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