Freston, the Tower 1893
Freston, the Tower 1893 Ref: 32232
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 Chelmondiston, Composite c1955 (ref: C511028) |
Year: 2002
Buying A New Drum For The Whitethorn Morris Band In Chelmondiston A memory of Chelmondiston, Suffolk I have been the band leader for the Whitethorn Band for more than twenty years and in 2002 we decided we needed a new drum. By chance we discovered Barry Askew in Chelmondiston who used his woodworking skills to hand make perfect drums suitable for morris musicians. We commisioned a new drum and one fine Autumn day in 2002 I drove several of our band for a day's outing to Suffolk where we met Barry Askew and tried his drums. Having seen his workshop and completed our purchase we then had a splendid meal and dirnks in a river side pub at nearby Pin Mill. It was a lovely outing in a beautiful part of the country and our drum continues to give the Whitethorn Band excellent service. Thank you Barry Askew and thank you Chelmondiston for lovely memories! Last edited: 13/07/2008 23:48 by John Howard Norfolk |
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 Ipswich, St Lawrence Street 1921 (ref: 70389) |
Year: 1960
St. Lawrence Street 1960s A memory of Ipswich, Suffolk Back in the 1960s there was a beautiful Magnolia tree oposite the church in front of a solicitor's office in St. Lawrence Street. Forty years have passed and I live the other side of the world. I wonder if that tree is still there. Posted: 30/07/2008 18:42 by First Name Last Name |
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 Ipswich, the Walk c1955 (ref: I18030) |
Year: 1959
The Model Shop In The Walk A memory of Ipswich, Suffolk Yes Tami, I remember The Walk very well. In 1959 there was a model shop just to the right of the photo. They had wonderful little steam engines and I saved up pennies and shillings from my paper round until I could buy one. Some years later as a young man we would drink Cob Toppers at the local pubs and then when the pubs closed we would go to Chinese restaurant on the first floor of an entrance in The Walk to have a supper of fried rice with vegetables--it was the cheapest dish on the menu. These days I can afford to go to good restaurants but I don't enjoy them as much as that food in those golden days of yore. I getting maudlin! Rob in Mexico Posted: 24/06/2008 18:09 by First Name Last Name |
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Crisswell / Hall Family A memory of Ipswich, Suffolk I would like to ask whether anyone might be able to help me piece together a mystery. Five weeks ago, whilst walking through the local Derby countryside, my wife and I discovered a briefcase dumped in a brook. There were various items, including photographs, maps, documents etc, scattered all around. Curious, I collected as much as I could and took it home to dry out and investigate further. The contents spanned around sixty years of a man's life and since the discovery my wife and I have been piecing together his history. The briefcase belonged to a Mr J.B. Crisswell, who sadly passed away in 2003, but, thanks to the local media, I have had a fantastic response from friends and associates and over the past weeks we have been compiling the chronology of his life. See the links below: http://www.bbc.co.uk/derby/content/articles/2008/01/16/crisswell_mystery_case_feature.shtml Type my surname 'Fulep' into the search bar on this one and you will see the story updates. http://www.thisisderbyshire.co.uk/displayNode.jspnodeId=251470&command=newPage http://www.newmarketjournal.co.uk/news/A-man-who-lived-an.3751398.jp We have gathered quite a lot of information regarding Mr Crisswell's uncle, who owned a Crisswell’s Garage in Newmarket, but the search into his father's history is evading us. We are trying to uncover his childhood and believe his father, Charles Henry, was originally a motor engineer, but became a draper in Newmarket. Further searching revealed that Charles Crisswell married Gladys Laura Hall in Ipswich in 1917. Gladys Hall's family were drapers and we assume the drapery business in Newmarket may have been a consequence of the marriage. Brian Crisswell was born in 1920 and we have confirmation that he attended Ipswich Grammar School for one year, September 1930 to July 1931, before moving to Perse School, Cambridge. We would like to find out which school he attended previous to Ipswich Grammar and more history or information on his parents. We have a photo of Mr Crisswell in school uniform, aged around five or six. Any memories would be most gratefully received. Thank you Tom and Julie Fulep Posted: 17/02/2008 20:11 by Tom Fulep |
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Ipswich, St Lawrence Street 1921 (ref: 70389) |
Year: 1960
Bakery Entrance A memory of Ipswich, Suffolk From the early 1900s to the mid 1960s my family, the Coopers, owned Thompsons Bakers, Confectioners and Restaurant at 34-36 Tavern Street. If you turned left into St Lawrence churchyard - just where the person on the left of the photo is - and walked along the path beside the church, you would get to the stairs down to the bakehouse. Last edited: 15/01/2007 02:15 by Suzanne Dawes |
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