More of the old Suffolk photos I found at the small Sunday boot sale. More information on yesterday's post.
The next two I knew. The first is at the top of Bent Hill in Felixstowe, one of the few places in Suffolk with a town by the sea and this bit is high above the sea which is why there is nothing in the distance.
And below is Woodbridge. The loading/weighing structure thing is still there and the building is a pub called 'The Old Bell and Steelyard". One of the oldest pubs in the UK. It's a Grade 1 Listed building
The one below could be almost anywhere in Suffolk, although the building left of centre could be a chapel which I thought might be still there. It was recognised by someone on the East Suffolk in Old Photos Facebook page as being Chapel Lane, Gt Glemham. So both church and chapel in Gt Glemham have featured and I've not seen either.
Another below that I didn't know, luckily again someone knew it as Hollesley church. Not far from the coast and another church I've not visited yet.
Below is Wickham Market, the road through the village that I now use when going back and forward to the Auction yard at Campsea Ash and one of the ways we used to go from Suffolk Coast to Mid Suffolk when we lived at the small holding. The road layout is still the same
Another mystery photo but recognised by several people as Martlesham, another village now bypassed just north of Ipswich.
Again I didn't know this one but others said it was Alderton, a village I have visited for the church but don't know well at all.
This one below was labelled as Ufford, another church I have visited, tucked away in the village .
Those are a truly wonderful capture of Edwardian life, before the Great War destroyed families and village society. You now have excuses to visit the churches in these little villages :)
ReplyDeleteLovely photos, as BB says, of those halcyon days before WW1. Thank you so much for sharing
ReplyDeleteHave you thought about going around to recapture the angle of these photos as they are today?
ReplyDeleteThat's a fun idea of Rustic Pumpkin's. I've noticed how most of the roads are still unmade, lacking pavements for pedestrians. Of course they only became necessary much, much later.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos. The one of Chapel Lane makes me grateful for tarmac. Imagine walking along it when it had been raining hard for several days!
ReplyDeleteIt looks picture perfect, but life was hard for so many. The community spirit was alive, though.
ReplyDeleteLovely, somehow timeless, TQ for sharing
ReplyDeleteAlison in Devon x
Fascinating to look at. It is interesting to think of the people’s lives then. Thanks for sharing so many.
ReplyDeleteThank you to everyone for comments about the old photos
ReplyDeleteI have a painting by a great aunt of the Woodbridge scene. I never
ReplyDeleteKnew where it was until today. So thank you for solving the mystery.
Vivian
I like to zoom in and look at the people and their outfits. People sure wore a lot of layers of clothing back then! Imagine doing all of that laundry!!
ReplyDeleteThese are brilliant, I especially like the one with the two men stood on opposite sides of the road from each other and the one with the children near the bridge. What a good find and a good buy. What are you going to do with them though?
ReplyDeleteI am also loving all the photos you have rescued. Thank you for sharing. It is great that you can identify buildings, roads and landmarks that are still as they were long ago. Also, some of the churches seem tiny and tucked away inside villages. I wonder how they compare to the larger grand churches.
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