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Yacht

Peter Duck

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alyson
February 27, 2019
MapsNotesRoads & Paths

Parish Boundary

The official 2019 footpath map has a confusing Parish Boundary with a more southerly northern boundary and bulge at the Heath. Both maps courtesy of Suffolk County Council.     This is due to a legal technicality with the way footpaths are recorded on a 1954 map with a different boundary.  So, the footpaths are correct but the boundary isn't.…
alyson
February 26, 2019
BargeHouseboat

Checkers

See 2017 Nov 19 Interview with Liz Kennedy by John Ogden: House barge of Douglas Kennedy. Probably hulked just south of dinghy park and timbers used in bonfires. No remains 2019.
alyson
February 23, 2019
Dinghy

The Punch Dinghy

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alyson
January 31, 2019
Yacht

Bottle Boats

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alyson
January 31, 2019
BooksChurch

1890 The church bells of Suffolk by Raven

The church bells of Suffolk; a chronicle in nine chapters, with a complete list of the inscriptions on the bells, and historical notes by Raven, John James, 1833-1906 Available here on archive.org  can be viewed or downloaded as a pdf Relevant text: 498. WALDRINGFiELD ^// &/V;/i-. i Bell. Bell. Stephen Brame Churchwarden T. G. 17 14. "Great bells iij." Return of…
alyson
January 30, 2019
BooksLord of Manor

1905 Copingers Manors of Suffolk

Volume 3 Pages 113 & 114 Available to download for free from archive.org page  113      WALDRINGFIELD There was one manor here in Saxon times.   It belonged to Ranalf, brother of Ilger, and consisted of 1 carucate of land, a border, 2 ploughteams, reduced to 1 at the time of the survey, and a mill.  In Saxon times was 1 rouncy…
alyson
January 30, 2019
Lord of ManorPeoplePlaces

Lords of the Manor and ownership

      Waldringfield Hilton   From To   Source   695? Waldhere Bishop of London Supposition that land passed along the line of Bishops   955 Will of Bishop Theodred in 955 1) esawyer   955 Osgot from above Will on death o fTheodred     1035 1035 and 1044 there is also a mention of when the East…
alyson
January 29, 2019

QR Codes

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alyson
January 27, 2019
DebenPoem

The Deben by Kit Clark

The Deben Gives us much pleasure, Boats sail their measure, Against ebb and flow, Against winds high and low, Just walking the shore. Knowing there is more, Each day a different hue. Each day a changing view, Sands enjoyed by tots, All spades, buckets and pots, Birds that stay and feed. Dabbling in the weed, A veritable garden of Eden,…
alyson
January 25, 2019
2009 at WarPoemWW2

A Suffolk Village by Stella James

Early morning, early summer, the sun rises over the village on a perfect Englishday. Bobby opens up the garage while up the road Miss Bloomfield in the Post Office drinks her first tea of the day, dusts the shelves in the tiny lean-to shop, polishes the jars of jelly babies and dolly mixtures, farthing a bag, bull’s-eyes, 1/2d. a half-a-dozen.…
alyson
January 25, 2019