Horse and rider at the Court House

Horse and rider at the Court House

Horse and rider at the Court House - Webb 144
The Court House was originally The Corn Hall. The building was commissioned from public donation, mainly farmers and tradesmen, and erected in 1854. The Revd. Allen placed a message on parchment in a bottle under the foundation stone on 27th March of that year. The Corn Hall served Stradbroke very well for almost fifty years. In April/May of 1900 the building was sold for £300 when its name and function changed to become The Court House. Prior to this the Stradbroke Petty Sessions were held mainly at The Queens Head Inn. Again, the building served Stradbroke well.
The Court House is now home to Stradbroke library and post office. This building is, and always has been, a place for the community and adapts to the community’s need whilst retaining its name and through that name, its link to the past.
Source: BNA
NB: The Guardian, 30th March, 2016 “Some libraries have adapted to change brilliantly: Stradbroke Library in Suffolk won an award earlier this month, for its clever combination of library and post office (the post office revenues have boosted the library’s income and library visits have shot up from 1000 per month in 2013/4 to 2700 per month now). A village that might easily have ended up with neither library nor post office has managed to retain both” Natalie Haynes.

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