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1894 Newspaper – CONCERT AT WALDRINGFIELD

From The Ipswich Journal (Ipswich, England), Saturday, March 31, 1894; Issue 9438. From the Perennial Diary of Rev. Thomas Waller. 26th. March 1894 Hemley Concert for their Church Room at Waldringfield schoolroom. Performers Misses Porter, Ogdens Professor Eisholdt. I believe there was skating on the pond, Fishpond Road, and the skaters contributed towards the Hemley Church Room Fund. The Church…
alyson
February 9, 2010
Books

To Follow up for WAW

There is one name in particular, (may have been others) that did not appear on the list of men who served in the war and that was Albert Read. I may be wrong as he may have come to the village just after the war. Albert and his wife Gertie lived in the first of the Cement cottages. (Now John…
alyson
April 3, 2009
MapsWeb sites

Gough Map online

Mapping the realm Annotated Mapping the realm’ is a project funded by the British Academy to create an interactive online version of the celebrated medieval ‘Gough Map’ of Great Britain. The original map is held in the Bodleian Library in Oxford. It probably dates from the fourteenth century but neither the identity of its author or its exact origins are…
alyson
February 5, 2008
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The Domesday Book Online – Home

The Domesday Book Online - Home The Domesday Book was commissioned in December 1085 by William the Conqueror, who invaded England in 1066. The first draft was completed in August 1086 and contained records for 13,418 settlements in the English counties south of the rivers Ribble and Tees (the border with Scotland at the time). Guess what? - they have…
alyson
January 31, 2008
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Suffolk Records Society

SUFFOLKRECORDSSOCIETY.COM The Society was founded in 1958 to encourage the study and preservation of Suffolk records, and to publish editions of documents relating to Suffolk and its people in all periods from the Middle Ages to the present day. By joining the Society you are furthering the work of providing Suffolk records in print for the use of professional and…
alyson
January 29, 2008
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Regia Anglorum – Acmylen – The Water Mill

Regia Anglorum - Acmylen - The Water Mill The watermill has advantages over the windmill (which seems to appear in Britain by the 1200's), as it is less reliant upon the weather. However the windmill was to become the preferred type later on, where the water supply was too erratic or too fast.
alyson
January 28, 2008
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Anglo-Saxon watermill found in Tyne

The remains of a large Anglo-Saxon multiple watermill have been found in the River Tyne near Corbridge in Northumberland. Dated to the 8th-10th centuries by radiocarbon tests, it seems to have consisted of three (or perhaps four) timber mills working together in parallel, set on stone foundations on the bed of the river. (more…)
alyson
January 27, 2008
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Suffolk Local History Council – Review Articles

Suffolk Local History Council - Suffolk Review Articles There are many articles listed on the website including one on Gosnold. Certainly worth a browse through. We may have some of them in the pile Jackie brought in to the meeting otherwise I'm sure copies can be had from the SRO or SLHC.
alyson
January 25, 2008
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Vikings up the Deben 991

Anglo-Saxons.net : Viking Campaigns in England 991-1005 A medium-scale map of England , showing the places involved in the Viking invasions, and with dated arrows showing the course of invasions.
alyson
January 21, 2008
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National Archives – court cases

Court of Star Chamber: Proceedings, Philip and Mary STAC 4/5/38 PLAINTIFF: Roger Warren DEFENDANT: George Baynes and others PLACE OR SUBJECT: Killing sheep on Waldringfield Heath COUNTY:Date range: 1553 - 1558. PAR461/32/4/27 Thomas Kaley's father, a pauper belonging to Waldringfield in Suffolk, was transported for stealing a sheep; the son left that parish at 14 or 15 and went for…
alyson
January 21, 2008
EventWeb sites

Local historical societies of interest

Woodbridge, Suffolk - History, historical societies Website that lists local societies. Relevant ones mentioned are - Martlesham, Woodbridge, Felixstowe, Ipswich, SLHC. Others, not listed, might be:- Kirton, Kesgrave, Trimley We may want to inform them of events.
alyson
January 15, 2008