Monks Eleigh, The Street And Swan Inn c.1960
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Photo of Monks Eleigh, The Street And Swan Inn c.1960

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Thatched roofs abound. While wheat straw is often used as the roofing material, the chances are that these houses will be thatched with longer-lasting reed from the Broads. The church and green were once the subject of railway posters promoting Suffolk.

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A Selection of Memories from Monks Eleigh

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Monks Eleigh

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My GGGGreat Grand Father had the big red house at the end of the main road beside the bridge and this was a pub called the red lion. He had it until his death in 1825. His name was James Fynn and his wife Martha. She died soon after and left five children.
I have many memories of Monks Eleigh. Although only 4 years of age, the sights I saw during the Battle of Britain in and around Monks Eleigh are vivid. Mother and I moved there in 1940, following Father who was with a searchlight regiment. We spent some time in a Tudor-style home known as "Hobarts" and some in "The Bungalow", then owned by a Mrs Gilmour. In the early 1990s I revisited Monks Eleigh ...see more