May 2, 2025 | Articles, People, Places
The village pump would have been one of the main water supplies for most of The Street. Some premises would have had wells in the back garden. Mains water supplies were provided in the early 20th Century. The cottages to the left of the pump were demolished mid 20th...
Jan 22, 2025 | Articles, Fisons, People, Places
Edward Packard & Co Barges From the first, the Orwell, to the last, the Trent River, Edward Packard & Co ran their steam barges on the Gipping between the Bramford Works and Ipswich Docks for over 60 years. Nick-named “Packard’s Navy” within the company, the...
Jan 13, 2025 | Articles, Fisons, Places
Fisons North Warehouse The following article provides the evidence that Joseph Fison’s Eastern Union Chemical Works (aka The North Warehouse) was built in 1866. Royal Agricultural Society Show – Bury St Edmunds – 15th to 19th July 1867 An extract from an...
Jan 8, 2025 | Articles, Fisons, Places
The Fisons development timeline Following the origins of the ‘Fisons’ Factory site from the early pioneering days of artificial fertilizer in Suffolk to the site as it is today. Further reading: James Fison Sons Thetford Joseph Fison Co Limited Edward...
Jan 6, 2025 | Articles, Fisons, People, Places
The part played by the Chapman’s works in the development of the fertilizer industry in Bramford has been all but lost but they operated for 30 years, literally sandwiched between the two bigger manufactures of Edward Packard and Joseph Fison.Henry and William Chapman...
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...
