This postcard of the market on Framlingham's Market Hill was produced by 'Gala Crafts, Coffee Shop and Licenced Bistro'.  Why they left out 'and surrounding villages' is a bit of mystery as is why they couldn't spell.  They were in Church Street where presumably the curtains have since changed.  1980s?

Taken April 6th 1953 (the Coronation year) in St Michael's Framlingham this pic shows canon (father to Bill and formerly rector) Martin Bulstrode with to his left the tall John Clack and in a cap Charlie Garlick.  Both men have bandaged hands from an explosion at the Albert Road gas holder which was by the chip shop.  Regrettably, as it was his sister's wedding, John Clack's face was burnt on his left side as well.  Another local person is the young and hatless Neville Smith in the centre.  Thanks Jane and a pic of Martin Bulstrode in 1950 here.

Here's a 1951 poster on ebaY at just £1.99 that someone in Station Road or perhaps even Kate at the Framlingham Crown and Anchor could be interested in ...

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Writer tells us that what's now the vets in New Rd, Framlingham was built by the USAF as an officers' club.

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Thanks to Michael Raynor-Green we have this 1948 aerial view of Framlingham.  People's first comment is Hasn't changed much but there's the cinema in Regal isolation top right, a building on what is now the car park at the back of Bridges & Garrard, and where the bookies was on the corner of Riverside and Bridge Street is quite different.

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I don't know whether you would be interested in this picture.  It was taken in 1959 - yes 50 years ago - it's me on the left with my cousin.

In those days there was no safety rail on the inside of the wall walk and I think you can just about make out the lack of said rail in this picture.  Even as a young child I used to run around the wall walk - no-one worried then about the lack of rail - now I won't even go around the top of the castle.

Regards, Jane.

We've heard from two different and usually reliable sources that Framlingham's Crown Hotel has new tenants.  What goes round comes round but we're going to miss Roy ... he certainly made things happen; the bungee jump, music on the hill and at least three street fayres.

That's Danny Pullen's granddaughter sprinkling him with 80th birthday confetti this afternoon.  Danny celebrated his birthday today with a luncheon party at the Framingham Sports Club who had put up a copious and very rewarding cold collation.  Hairtrix on Fram's Market Hill was previously The Sombrero coffee bar (Piggy Pete still speaks of the café fondly) and Danny ran it from 1959 to 1964(?).

1928  The Australian Flying Doctor Service inaugurated

The 61st Framlingham Gayla is the Monday after next but the last regular passenger train to Framlingham was Saturday 25 October 1952 and if the trains were still running a return from Ipswich would probably be more than 16p.

Jane Bloom (the charming little nurse on the left to Bill Bulstrode's dad the then rector Martin Bulstrode) sent us this pic of the 1950 Rectory Fete in Framlingham.  Do you recognise any young faces?

More aircraft buzzing Famlingham but this time they are American.  We know nothing (Mr Fawlty) about this pic but are fanning out (well actually we're emailing Carol at ESB) to try and find out more.  (A bit stunning to see that the houses at the top of Fore Street just sixty years ago looked out over open fields.)

Framlingham

John Self

Fram in the 20thC

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