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Woolverstone, The Village c.1955
Photo ref: W443009
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More about this scene

These model estate cottages were built by the Berners family for their agricultural labourers and artisans. The walled gardens were large enough to make each family self-sufficient in vegetables, thus helping to preserve their health. Most of the farm buildings survive today, except for the large barn. Beyond this group is the road to Cat House Hard on the Orwell.

A Selection of Memories from Woolverstone

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 Woolverstone

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From 1954 until 1958 The Royal Harwich Yacht Club at Woolverston was where our Thames Sailing Barge was moored, and I spent my holidays from boarding school sailing, swimming, climbing trees or running free in the parkland which surrounded the Club, and cycling over to see my friends. I would nearly always be out all day, returning to the barge when summoned by its bell for lunch, wolfing the food ...see more