Nostalgic memories of Sible Hedingham's local history
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Our family lived in Hilton House, Swan Street from 1960 to 1971, my father ran an accountancy business which gradually occupied the entire ground floor as it expanded. I was educated at Miss Bligh's private school in Alderford Grange, along with many American children from USAF Wethersfield, and later at Grenville College, Stoke by Clare.
My parents seemed to know everyone in the village. Daisy Cowan from ...see more
My family (Fullers) were methodist ministers, and in 1926/7 my grandparents went on a camping trip alongside the River Lark ? with the Ripper family, ( HT Ripper) I have discovered about 30 negatives of this event showing my grandparents and also the Ripper Family, so, I am trying to find any descendants living of the Ripper family to get in touch with. I am based in staffordshire and have digit ...see more
Can anyone tell me if the company had a large house within the Hedinghams? Need to find out if my Mum worked for the family as a domestic servant during the years 1920-1934 approx.
Her name was Gertrude Leeks who lived in Polstead Suffolk but I know she was in service in one of the big houses in Hedingham.
Love to hear some history please.
Audrey
My grandfather had the newsagents in Swan Street from around 1942 to 1952 and
during school hols i would stay in Sible. I would go with either my aunt or
grandfather to deliver papers, with aunt on a bike or in a Ford car with grandad.
I remember taking papers to the Sugar Loaves,and getting evening papers off the
train at the station (station where it was then). I remember Rippers the wood
factory ...see more
Around 1943 or 1944 my brother Bob, and I were evacuated from London to live at this lovely address - now Yeldham Road - and to equally lovely people by the name of Smith. Victor and Gladys who became our much loved second family together with their daughter Thelma. Little did we know then that we were to become life long friends. At the time Bob and I were about 4 and 5 years old and we must have ...see more
In the mid and late forties I attended Kingsmuir Boarding School in what is known today as Alderford Grange. It was owned and mastered by Ms Francis. We were told that the building had once been the Inn attached to the Bell PH next door.
During my attendance the interior was extensively rebuilt, even the deep wooden sink in the kitchen was replaced, along with the ancient lath and plaster ...see more
My name is Jan Scott nee Boreham, my father's name was Peter and my mother's name was Elsie, my brother's name Andy. We too lived in Church Street in the Cottages opposite the White Lion and next door to Mr & Mrs Yeldham, and my mother used to work at the stores across the road then called Cloughleys.
I remember the Farrant family very well, in fact Sue lived next door to us in Park Fields when we ...see more
Ancestors Richard Moss and his cousin Samuel Nott were from Sible Hedingham according to the 1841 and 1851 census. Richard was a brick maker and carter. Are there any traces of these family still in the village? They relocated to Rotherham before 1840 but I'd like to trace Richard's ancestors.
Researching my maternal family tree, I have found that my Grandfather's family originally came from Sible Hedingham and Castle Hedingham. John Newman's occupation was given as stockman and his wife Jane worked as a straw plaiter. This was in approx. 1876/77. Are there any Newmans still residing in either of those two places? It is thought that they lived in Church Street, and John's father ...see more
I lived most of my life in Sible Hedingham, as a family we moved there from London in 1962. I was just 2 years old at the time. My father Robert Farren, "Bob" as he was best known and my mother Ivy, took over the licence of The White Lion, Church Street. Growing up I never imagined that I would ever live anywhere but there. My parents retired after 28 years behind the bar. The White Lion can be seen in ...see more