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Excelsior

Skippers Brooks 1894 Quantrill 1914 . Damaged WW2 by incendiary bomb 1941 in Ipswich & hulked outside Orvis yard in Ipswich. Hulk Visible LW Springs. There was another barge by this name which  capsized 1966 off Maplin. Google Earth - Hulk of Excelsior. Note Excelsior is the faint top hulk, the lower is an old lifting barge. Excelsior Hulk at…
alyson
March 6, 2011
House

Hermanus

Chalet bungalow built for Dr. Elizabeth Cole, daughter of Dr. Alfred ] and widow of the Rev. Cedric Cole. Built after the death of her husband and named after Hermanus, South Africa where Cedric Cole was Vicar of St. Peters. Demolished Feb 2018
alyson
March 6, 2011
House

Roy Cottage

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alyson
March 5, 2011
Barges

Elsie Bertha

Main trade Cement Name Elsie Bertha Port of Registry Rochester Off. No. 78542 Tonnage 47 Tonnage system 0 Where built Milton Builder 0 When built 1878 Length ft. 0 Beam ft. 0 Draught ft. 0 Changes 0 Rig/Hull 0 Owners Mason 1893 History Bought new 1878 by Masons sold Cranfields 1915 47 tons built Skippers Arthur Catchpole , Brooks 1894…
alyson
March 4, 2011
Barges

Dewdrop

Main trade Coprolite Name Dewdrop Port of Registry Ipswich Off. No. 58532 Tonnage 2 Tonnage system 0 Where built Ipswich Builder 0 When built 1867 Length ft. 58.1 Beam ft. 15.3 Draught ft. 4.1 Changes 0 Rig/Hull Sq Stern Owners Bell&Packard 1867 History Skipper Pay 1894 Skinner Woodbridge , 1887 Packards Dewdrop carried two cargoes of Coprolite from Deben to…
alyson
March 4, 2011
House

Broomfield

1898 Built as a pair of cottages, later made into a single house. The cottages and the land behind belonged to Robert Rix? who in 1905 sold the property and land to Mr. William Ogden?. The Ogden? s had been summer residents at White Hall? since 1891. At the 1901 Census? one or both cottages were occupied by the Guirr…
alyson
March 4, 2011
Barges

Augusta – Barge

Main trade Cement Name Augusta Port of Registry Ipswich Off. No. 65374 Tonnage 58 Tonnage system 0 Where built Ipswich Builder Mason When built 1874 Length ft. 77.6 Beam ft. 18.5 Draught ft. 5.75 Changes 0 Rig/Hull 0 Owners Mason 1874 History bought new 1874 by Masons sold Cranfields 1915  Skipper Strange 1894.  Lost in Collision near Nore LV. with…
alyson
March 4, 2011
Barges

Ammonite – Barge

Skippers Rusher 1884 Simmons 1914. Still with Packard in 1916. Possibly in picture 1927 at quay with steamer loading sugar beet. Towed to Pin Mill for breaking in 1933.  B21 The Port of Ipswich, it's Shipping and Trades - Richard W.Smith & Jill Freestone Listed in Mercantile Navy List 1934. There is  a photo of one of Packard’s steamers the…
alyson
March 4, 2011
Work to date

2008 Talk Ice Age to 1899 text Gareth Thomas

We have lived in Waldringfield for two years. We came here from Nacton - the journey took 18 years - we stopped in Ipswich en route. We came to Nacton in 1979 from the Chiltern Hills just above Goring on Thames where I taught my boys to row. Well , you may say, what has all this got to do…
alyson
March 4, 2011
MapsNotes

1839 Tithe Map and Apportionment

The 1839 Tithe Map was bought by a villager at a sale. It is 6ft wide by 4ft deep and printed on linen. The Suffolk Record Office have their own copy. We have scanned it and made some full size copies. Associated with the Tithe Map is the "Apportionment" which says who owned and used each piece of land. Surveyor…
alyson
March 4, 2011
EventExhibitions

2011 Village History Exhibition

On Saturday 26th February the group held its first exhibition in the village hall. Despite cool and wet weather the event was very well attended with a constant stream of people. The only small disappointment being the low turnout of children. Visitors were greeted by a rolling audio visual postcard presentation which was very popular.  
alyson
February 27, 2011
Event

Exhibition Feb 26th Village Hall

The group is holding an exhibition of  objects found in the village as well as displays of some of its work. Admission free 10:30 to 3:30 pm. All welcome.   Note that we have had some website problems which will be repaired in due course.
alyson
February 16, 2011
Parish CouncilWork to date

Report to Parish Council 2009/10

The History group has remained steady in numbers and continues to be enthusiastic. The group met during the winter months and decided to concentrate on the topic of "Waldringfield at Work".  Also, over the winter we presented the 2009 “War” talk to a packed Sailing Club and, in a shortened version, to the top year of the School who were…
alyson
April 8, 2010