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Wrentham, Suffolk
Wrentham maps
Historic maps of Wrentham and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Wrentham maps
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Wrentham books
Displaying 3 of 10 books about Wrentham and the local area. View all Wrentham books
Suffolk Living Memories
Paperback
£14
Suffolk Villages Photographic Memories
Paperback
£14
Suffolk - A Second Selection Photographic Memories
Paperback
£14
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Memories of Wrentham
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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!
Shared on 19 April 2008
Suffolk memories
My memories of Kessingland was us catching the coach from outside the bakers in Stotfold (my home town), travelling down via Newmarket, passing the site where a young gypsy boy had been killed many moons ago. We would then get to Lowestoft bus depot where a minibus would then take us into Kessingland. We would get to the pub on the... [more]
Shared on 22 May 2007
I thought the picture of me as a toddler in a wooden paddle boat was taken at Southwold, and now 60 years on it was Southwold. We only went there from Norwich for the odd trip but I am pleased to find this c1955 picture in the Frith pictures.
Shared on 06 September 2009
This shows the original, full length pier in all it's glory before gradual destruction. Now recently restored it is nevertheless much shorter. The photo must have been taken from the old Grand Hotel.
Shared on 23 August 2007
Extracts From Wrentham & Suffolk books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Wrentham, inspired by Frith photos.
Suffolk - A Second Selection Photographic Memories
At the junction of the A12 and B1177 (centre right) is an advertisement for the Spread Eagle Hotel, kept by George Zessel, whose father had the White Hart at Wickham Market. Ahead are some shops, including the tea room and the grocer and draper. The two nearest buildings on the left were demolished shortly after this date. The outline can be... [more]
This is an extract from Suffolk - A Second Selection Photographic Memories.
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The brick school-like building is the former Reading Room of 1888, now appropriately a bookshop. Beyond is the Gothic pinnacled Wrentham Hall of 1862. The Jubilee Clock of 1897 (just visible on the central gable), given by Sir Alfred Gooch of Benacre Hall, has been removed. Wrentham Stores (right) has closed, but Broadways, beyond, remains.
This is an extract from Suffolk Living Memories.
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Suffolk Villages Photographic Memories
The A12 runs through the village, with Chapel Road (leading to the Congregational chapel of 1778) to the left and Blythburgh Road to the right. Wrentham Stores (right), run by D G Sadd, overlooks the green. The Ford Cortina is parked outside Broadways, an 'RAC approved tearoom with bed and breakfast 10s 6d.' Opposite are the Reading Room of 1888 and the village hall of 1862. A central porch was added to Wren House, on the left, in c1975. ... [more]
This is an extract from Suffolk Villages Photographic Memories.
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