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View from the Church Tower looking east
Looking east to the entrance to Doctors Lane with The Old Stables - now a private house - on the corner. Further along Church Street is the Baptist Church. W199
View From Drapers Hill footpath
Girling - View From Drapers Hill footpath looking towards All Saints Church and The White Hart Public House.
Circa 1934 - A group of boys in Boxing gloves
Notes on photos brought in by Roy Noble 8 aug 2000 :-
'Una Meier, the daughter of Ethel and Douglas Nunn came to the flower show last week and lent Roy some photos for copying. She had seen the 24 jun exhibition and wanted us to have some pictures…
'Una Meier, the daughter of Ethel and Douglas Nunn came to the flower show last week and lent Roy some photos for copying. She had seen the 24 jun exhibition and wanted us to have some pictures…
A group of evacuees standing infront of the church railings - Series
A group of young evacuees standing in front of the church railings in 1939. Later, the railings were taken to support the war effort.
Colonel Humphries in The Priory garden at a welcome party for US airmen.
Colonel and Mrs Humphries held a welcome party in their garden at The Priory for a group of United States airman.
Ralph Clarke and Ivan Mower - Secret Army
Ralph Clarke and Ivan Mower - recruited during the Second World War to hold back the enemy in the even of an evasion. They were not allowed to tell anyone of their mission and as young men they had a life expectancy of 10 days should they be called…
News report - Walter Clarke killed bomber crash
Three Men Killed
‘Plane hurls cart 50 Yards into Field
The report begins:- ‘Three roadmen were killed and a fourth seriously injured when a plane attempted to make a forced landing in a ploughed field near a village in East Anglia yesterday’. . .…
‘Plane hurls cart 50 Yards into Field
The report begins:- ‘Three roadmen were killed and a fourth seriously injured when a plane attempted to make a forced landing in a ploughed field near a village in East Anglia yesterday’. . .…
Observer corps underground bunker today - Series
In 1996 these pictures were taken of the underground nuclear bunker.
Upson Garage
Garage, Cycle Shop, Tobacconist and Drapery. Barney Cook is holding the bicycle. Also Harry Scales and Jack Warne.. Tom Upson and his daughter Doris.
William Rutter and his Bakers Dozen - Series
Article written by Enid Driver, the grandaughter of William Rutter, about her grandfather, his large family.and the Bakery in Stradbroke.
The village Blacksmith - Mr Arthur Amies
Mr Arthur Amies working at the anvil as the village Blacksmith.
Girling and Ellis Shops
Church street with William Girling, Draper, Grocer and Photographer, and Ellis's The Butcher.
Girling's shop was in Stradbroke between 1860's and 1907.
Girling's shop was in Stradbroke between 1860's and 1907.
Queen Street with a Policeman.(Girling)
Girling photograph of Queen Street looking towards Church Street with a policeman in view.
Post Card sent by GV Rutter
Postcard dated 3rd December 1904 sent by GC Rutter to Miss Ruth Mills to show where his shop was situated.
Hitchcock shop
Hitchcock - the shop that is later to become the Spar or 'Top Shop'. Hitchcock is a grocer, tea dealer, draper and outfitter.
JC Foulsham, Town House 1966
A notice to customers to advise them that they will no longer be selling meat but will instead be selling fish. The notice ends with a poem:
There's no more for Foulshams for pork
Now that's the sad topic for talk
For their sausages prime you…
There's no more for Foulshams for pork
Now that's the sad topic for talk
For their sausages prime you…
A View down Queen Street
A view of Queen Street ealy 20th Century. Note the church railings - before 1922 when the war memorial was erected.
The Girling Shop - Draper, Grocer and Photographer.
William Girling is first seen at the shop in Church street in the 1871 census return and the last time he is recorded in the census returns is in 1901. His contribution to Stradbroke has been a wonderful archive of photographs recording life as it…
The Ward Shop
George and Daisy Ward opened up the Grocer and Drapers Ward Shop in 1907 The 1911 census return shows that they had a one year old daughter, Kathleen and George's sister Lucy with them. The census return also shows that Lucy helped out in the shop,
Stradbroke Jubilee Queen - series
Newspaper report of the crowning of the Jubilee queen reads: 'Stradbroke jubilee queen Carole Clarke chosen at a Stradbroke football club disco with attendants Julia Wint (left) and Yvonne Norris. Carole was crowned by soccer club captain David…
