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ChapelDeathGraveyardPeople

Baptist Chapel graveyard headstones and Transcriptions

There was a survey done in 2011 of the baptist Chapel Headstones before we had access to the 1933 survey. Both are now available as transcriptions from here. The photographs are available on a separate website Gravestone Photos for free (see link below) and also now available on Ancestry. The 2011 survey was done after the Chapel had been extended…
alyson
December 7, 2011
Map, Diagram, PlotArticlesCement WorksNon domestic BuildingWork to date

Cement Works

The Cement Factory of Waldringfield 1872 -1907 Visitors to Waldringfield and, indeed, residents of that village might be forgiven for not knowing that it was once the site of a large cement factory.  All that now remains of the industry is the quay – which passers-by would assume to have always been part of the boating business, the factory manager’s…
alyson
December 7, 2011
Parish CouncilRoads & Paths

1932 to 1938 Parish Council minutes regarding footpaths

Waldringfield Parish Council Footpaths EG98/B1/1 A meeting was held in the sailing clubhouse on Aug 12th 1932 at 8.00pm called by Mr. A.W. Stollery & attended by about 15 invited parishioners to consider matters in ref. to the right of way on the shore. After a brief explanation by Mr. Stollery that the reason for the meeting was that strong…
alyson
December 5, 2011
BoatsVideo

Kennedy’s Yacht

Sorry, you have no rights to view unless you are a member. If you live in (or have a connection with) the village, please ask for access.
alyson
March 18, 2011
Roads & Paths

Woodbridge Road

West side - Cross Cottage - Originally a pair of Pretyman cottages, part of the Pretyman’s of Nacton, Foxhall estate. These cottages are recognisable as they had no front doors. Not as claimed by my father in law because Capt. Pretyman didn’t want the wives gossiping on the front door steps, but to make them look bigger. Whatever the reason…
alyson
March 7, 2011
Work to date

Waldringfield at Work

Over the centuries there have been several industries and businesses such as ], ], ] ,The ], The ], The] and Barge Traffic on the River Deben?. Our 2010 talk covered ], ], The ] and The ]. The slides are here.  
alyson
March 7, 2011
Barges

Three Sisters

Carried Ceement at some point. Abandoned Kirton Creek December 1927  having brought sewage sludge from Ipswich. There is a old jetty on the Southern shore of the creek. The hulk and some machinery is still visible at low water. At one time Fred Drucker was the skipper. Three Sisters at Kirton Creek - photo WHG Google Earth - Three Sisters…
alyson
March 7, 2011
Barges

Una

Main trade Muck&Straw Name Una Port of Registry Harwich Off. No. 84030 Tonnage 60 Tonnage system 0 Where built Harwich Builder Parsons&Cann When built 1882 Length ft. 84 Beam ft. 20.5 Draught ft. 7 Changes 0 Rig/Hull Mulie Owners Whitmore 1882 History Motorbarge 1945. Hulked 1955 OS Ref TQ.750.699 Location 0
alyson
March 7, 2011
BoatyardNon domestic Building

The Boatyard

On the ] quay, which was eventually bought by Mr. Alfred ]. Mr. Stollery refused an offer from a developer, who wanted to build an hotel, as he preferred to have the Nunn brothers' boatyard on the quay.
alyson
March 7, 2011
Roads & Paths

Sullivan Place

The plots on Sullivan Place were intended to be for young couples who were good at DIY, and most of the properties there were in fact built by their first owners.
alyson
March 7, 2011
Barges

Stack Trade

Barges known as Stackies "Stover Hay" for food was made into 56lb bales and bedding straw into 36lb bales. Ten wagon loads of hay into hold and twenty wagon loads of straw on deck. Straw stacked 10' to 12' high off deck and held in with stack irons. Normally loaded between 0630 and 1430 to catch HW. Return cargo of…
alyson
March 7, 2011
Roads & Paths

Sandy Lane

A continuation of ] and starts at the bend to the South. East side - ] ]. , ] , ] , ]  , No. 1. The ]  One of the oldest properties in the village, from old photographs it would appear to have been two cottages. A shop was started there in the early 1880's by Mrs. ] who…
alyson
March 7, 2011
Barges

Petrel

Main trade Cement Name Petrel Port of Registry Ipswich Off. No. 97682 Tonnage 52 Tonnage system 0 Where built Ipswich Builder Orvis When built 1892 Length ft. 81 Beam ft. 18.8 Draught ft. 6 Changes 0 Rig/Hull 0 Owners Mason 1892, Cranfield 1912 History Skippers Strange 1894 Catchpole 1914 Hardun 1934 Norman 1914 In Harwich Race 1897 , Yacht 1949,…
alyson
March 7, 2011
BargeBarges

Orinoco

Mersea Museum photo 1950s Skipper Ruffles 1914 Quantrill 1944. Sunk 1966, Rebuilt 1970, Restored 2002. Raced in 2013 and has a facebook page as well as being on the sailingbarges blog.   Photos TBA. Main trade Cement Name Orinoco Port of Registry London Off. No. 104862 Tonnage 70 Tonnage system 0 Where built East Greenwich Builder Hughes When built 1895…
alyson
March 7, 2011
Barges

Nautilus

We have a reference to Nautilus in the Waller Coprolite accounts. Waller accounts 1880 Nautilus Freight payment From Suffolk Record Office) Later on, apparently, Nautilus settled on a post up by Woodbridge in the 1920s and since the post was described as the best piece of timber in her we can assume that she was in poor shape by then.…
alyson
March 7, 2011
HouseNon domestic Building

Greenaways

Once ] and during WW2 a factory run by Ransomes. Notes from J.Ogden Jan 2017 How interesting.  You are right in part, but I rather suspect that your deduction about the name link is just coincidence, but we shall see. First the facts - yes Sir Clifford Paterson was married to my great great aunt Daisy (ie Liz Kennedy's great…
alyson
March 7, 2011
Barges

Grace

Main trade Cement Name Grace Port of Registry Ipswich Off. No. 65373 Tonnage 46 Tonnage system 0 Where built Ipswich Builder G.Mason When built 1874 Length ft. 76.7 Beam ft. 17.4 Draught ft. 5.5 Changes 0 Rig/Hull 0 Owners Mason 1874, Horlock 1913 History Skippers Quantrill 1894 , Woodcock 1894, Strange 1894. Hulked Gravesend 1938 OS Ref TQ.650.745 Location Rosherville
alyson
March 7, 2011
Barges

Fossil

Main trade Coprolite Name Fossil Port of Registry London/Ipswich Off. No. 11820 Tonnage 46 Tonnage system grt Where built Blackfriars Builder 0 When built 1853 Length ft. 70.4 Beam ft. 17.8 Draught ft. 5 Changes 0 Rig/Hull 0 Owners Packard&Bell 1857, Packard 1895 History Skipper Mills 1884, 1894. Sold to Air Ministry in 1916 or 1920 OS Ref 0 Location…
alyson
March 7, 2011