Monks Eleigh, The Village c.1960
Photo ref:
M270001
More about this scene
The monks referred to in the village's name are the monks of Canterbury, who were lords of the manor and patrons of the living. The pump in the foreground was made by Ransomes & Sims of Ipswich; it was presented to the village in 1854 by William Makin of Hall Farm, which can be seen to the right of the church. The white Gothic archway on the left was the entrance to the school, built in the grounds of the former parish workhouse.
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