Grand Parents

A Memory of Nowton.

With my parents I used to visit my father's parents at Nowton every summer between 1946 to 1950. My grandparents were William and Rose Bradley. My grandfather was always in a 'bath chair', I do not know what his illness was. I remember lovely holidays there with my two cousins (who I have sadly lost touch with) their names were Leonard and Yvonne Jacobs, they lived at 72 Southgate street, Bury St Edmunds, with their parents Mary and Jim Jacobs. My grandparents lived in a lovely cottage with a rabbit warren at the back! Sadly I do not remember the address, I was very young at that time.

We, my parents (now deceased) Monica and Henry Charles (Bud) Bradley would travel from Netheravon in Wiltshire by Royal Blue coach to London and then (I think) from Paddington Railway station - very, very noisy, to Bury. The sun always seemed to be shining, I have no memories of the inside of the property at Nowton or at Southgate Street - we always played outside with so much freedom even tho' I was so young.

I do not have many memories of this time but the few I have were very happy. If anyone knew my family I would love to hear from them. My grand father died in 1952 or 1953 and my grandmother in 1976 at the age of 99!

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