Ipswich Journal 7th December 1844

Sep 8, 2024 | Articles, Events, Places

IPSWICH GRAND STEEPLE CHASE.For many months past, the members of the sporting world, and, indeed, the public generally, looked forward with great interest to the period when these sports would take place; and that interest was in no degree increased, when it was...

IPSWICH JOURNAL 22 APRIL 1843

Sep 8, 2024 | Articles, Events, Places

IPSWICH GRAND STEEPLECHASEThis splendid affair came off on Thursday last, and fully realized the ardent anticipations of its promoters. The most intense interest had been excited amongst the sporting circles for some time before, especially as it was known that the...

Lord William Hill meets with his death at Bramford

May 1, 2024 | Articles, Events, People

From the Ipswich Journal, 23rd March, 1844 We are again compelled to defer several communications.IPSWICH,Saturday, March 23,1844.MELANCHOLY AND FATAL ACCIDENT TOLORD WILLIAM HILL. In the afternoon of Monday last a universal gloom pervaded the town of Ipswich, by the...

Bramford Gymkhana 1935

Apr 15, 2024 | Events

This old hand painted sign was given to us by a family who used to live in the village but still had close ties to it. They couldn’t remember how they came to receive it and it had lived in a shed for many years. Painted on plywood, clearly some effort had gone into...

The funeral of Rear-Admiral Sir Lambton Loraine Bt

Dec 29, 2023 | Events, People

Saturday 19th May 1917 The funeral of Rear-Admiral Sir Lambton Loraine took place on Saturday at Bramford. The coffin, which was covered with a flag and bore upon it the deceased’s hat, epaulettes, and sword, was borne from Bramford Hall to the church on a farm...

St Mary’s Church 1834 board

Nov 23, 2023 | Events, People

1834 PealIpswich Journal – Saturday 29 March 1834 Based on the 1817 peal board, pictured below, this is what we think a board would have looked like if one had been...