Pin Mill, The Butt And Oyster c.1955
Photo ref: P370018
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Photo ref: P370018
Photo of Pin Mill, The Butt And Oyster c.1955

More about this scene

This open space was created as a car park in 1921 by demolishing a cottage. The single-storey extension to the pub also dates from 1921, when Hiskey Golding was the landlord. Where the Austin Sevens are parked is now a beer garden. One of the sailing barges that used to work the coast and the River Orwell is laid up at the water's edge. The maltings here at Pin Mill are a reminder of the days when grain was loaded into the barges en route for Ipswich.

A Selection of Memories from Pin Mill

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 Pin Mill

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New wartime recruit, the shock of the first ten days at Ganges Annexe. I don't know how I survived. The sadistic attitudes of main establishment P.O. & L/S. are not yet erased from my memory On Sunday afternoons those of us already familiar with river sailing were invited to join whaler crews for 'an afternoon on the river'. A couple of Subs. in charge. For a few hours civilised life returned. We sailed ...see more