Thorpeness, The Dunes Guesthouse 1929

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Thorpeness was a planned seaside resort financed by Glencain Stuart Ogilvie between 1910 and 1928 as a Tudor fantasy for the middle classes. On the right is The Dunes, built in 1914 as a guesthouse, and on the left is Barn Hall, later the Estate Office, built in 1925. Between the buildings is the Meare. Above the trees is the water tower, disguised as the House in the Clouds. The 65-acre Meare was the first stage of the development. The houses on the left were built between 1911 and 1918.

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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 Thorpeness

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Thorpeness School

Does anybody still remember Thorpeness Junior Day School? It was situated in the right hand building of the Country Club. From about 1953 to 1961. My mother Dorothy Allan was the head teacher. My name is Bridget. We all sat in the same classroom, though the Nursery class was downstairs, run by a Mrs Mayor. We had assembly in the big Hall which had a stage and put on plays and dances there. We had our sports days in ...see more

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Added 29 November 2025

House In Clouds

the house in the clouds you can still walk right to the fence now that surrounds it. such a beautiful structure. opposite there was windmill when I came to visit Suffolk in 2010 it was then up for sale! the duck pond still there or boating lake which what is called.

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Added 02 September 2014

Happy Holidays

My Aunty had a house right on the dunes. We stayed with her every summer until I was about 16 or 17 and a lot of our time was spent on the beach. When the tide went out there was sand beyond the shingle and we used to spend hours building sand castles, and swimming. There were always family and friends there, everyone came to Aunty Vera's house. So there was often a big group of kids and we had a whale of a ...see more