Saxmundham, High Street c.1955
Photo ref:
S69021
Photo ref:
S69021
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Ely's fish and chip shop (left) on the corner of Chantry Road has a Dutch gable. Beyond is the sign for Clarke's Tea Room, and then the Co-op, built in 1932. The buildings on the corner of Church Street were owned by Hayward & Sons, who traded from the adjacent shop (right). In the distance is Ashford House, the former King's Head Inn.
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A Selection of Memories from Saxmundham
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I have an ancestor named Robert French 1545-1590 who was baptised at St John’s, Saxmundham. I have never visited this area before, but will be in early October 2024. Perhaps to discover further information
In the early 1950s myself and two friends had been fishing at the top of Church Hill, Saxmundham.
We stopped at a copse halfway down and explored. Removing some rampant Ivy, we uncovered a concrete cover on a well. To our surprise some of the bricks were crumbling, so we dug around them with our sheath knives and managed to loosen some of the bricks.
It was very dark in the well, so we lit some paper and ...see more
I seem to remember having piano lessons in the first house here. Must have been early/mid 1960s
I was sent there at the age of 5 in 1951. It was run by Mrs Russel known as Auntie Barbara and her husband Uncle Max who kept pigs. I stayed there for holidays as well and when I went to boarding school at the age of 8 I returned for holidays. It was a very happy time. Granny Edwards her mother also lived there with her Pekingese, Ming who ate horsemeat bought in the town. We had lessons around the dining room table. ...see more
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