May 20, 2025 | Articles, Events, People, Places
The original station was located on the embankment on the northern side of Ship Lane – where Keeble’s Car sales is today. In this picture (c1910) only part of the platform can be seen with access via the wooden steps. The ticket office was in the tall building by the...
May 7, 2025 | Articles, Events, People
The most famous charter was the Magna Carta – the great charter. All land in England belonged to the King, but he allowed others to be in charge and collect revenue, to act on his behalf. Early English charters were basically contracts between the King and the people....
Dec 16, 2024 | Articles, Events, Places
At the end of the First World War there was a surplus of army huts which had been used to accommodate the rapidly expanding services during the conflict. In order to meet the post-war demand for suitable housing many of these huts were bought and converted into...
Oct 1, 2024 | Events, People
The shop premises referred to in the article, as later run by Walter Tricker. Known for many years as “The Top Shop”, being at the top of The Street, it burnt down in the 1960’s and Walnut Tree Place was built on the site. From the Star of the East,...
Sep 8, 2024 | Articles, Events, Places
Although advertised as the Ipswich steeplechases at least three of these events are recorded as being held in Bramford.At the time of the first two, in the 1840’s, the Morgan family farmed much of the land in the village, and it was with their permission that these...
Sep 8, 2024 | Articles, Events, Places
EASTERN COUNTIES GRAND STEEPLE CHASE. This event in the sporting annals of the county, which had been twice postponed owing to the inclemency of the weather, at last came off on Wednesday at Bramford; but even then, as all the way through, the weather moved somewhat...
