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Woolverstone, Suffolk
Woolverstone maps
Historic maps of Woolverstone and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Woolverstone maps
Historic map of Woolverstone
Illustrated Victorian map of Suffolk
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Woolverstone books
Displaying 3 of 10 books about Woolverstone and the local area. View all Woolverstone books
Suffolk Living Memories
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£14
Suffolk Villages Photographic Memories
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£14
Suffolk - A Second Selection Photographic Memories
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£14
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Memories of Woolverstone
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Buying a new drum for the Whitethorn Morris Band in Chelmondiston
In 2002 I had already been the band leader for the Whitethorn Band for more than twenty years and ithe musicians 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... [more]
Shared on 13 July 2008
I loved going in the Ancient House as a child. Lots of stationary and books. I remember the floors squeaked.Shame it is no longer a book store.
Shared on 01 July 2009
I worked at Bowhill Elliot and White shoe store at the top of The Walk in 1960 Every morning I walked through here to go to work. I still e-mail a friend who worked at Turners Photography also in The Walk. We were like a family in The Walk, greeting each other every day, and going to lunch.
Shared on 01 July 2009
The shoe shop at number 44 was Thomas Alderton and Son, shown on the 1871 census as the family living there, presumably above the shop, it was still there in 1985 with the original street frontage, is it there now?
Shared on 31 January 2009
Extracts From Woolverstone & Suffolk books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Woolverstone, inspired by Frith photos.
Suffolk - A Second Selection Photographic Memories
Woolverstone Hall was built in 1776 by William Berners overlooking the Orwell, up-river from Pin Mill. This is the entrance front; the rows of Nissen huts and a water tank above the roofline are features of the former Nautical School, linked to HMS 'Ganges'. The Hall became an LCC boarding grammar school in 1950, and more recently Ipswich High School for... [more]
This is an extract from Suffolk - A Second Selection Photographic Memories.
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Built in the latter part of the 18th century, Woolverstone Hall was for many years the seat of the Berners family before it was taken over for use as a school.
This is an extract from Ipswich Photographic Memories.
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Suffolk Villages Photographic Memories
The church is surrounded by the parkland of Woolverstone Hall. The exterior looks unusual because the church was rebuilt three times by the Berners family between 1830 and 1890. The porch stands against the nave of 1864, the chancel of which is black flint with stone courses. In 1888-90 a new nave and chancel were built over the north aisle of 1830, which left the earlier church as the new south aisle and chapel.
This is an extract from Suffolk Villages Photographic Memories.
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