Framlingham, Market Place c.1965

Photo ref: F45302

The Crown Hotel was my first management position within Trust House Forte Hotels in 1972 I worked under Roger Germanier and later with George and Audrey Youssef...I just remember my time there as being very happy and very busy. The local people were great and I had a fantastic social life and met and married the most wonderful local girl Vivien Coates whose parents lived on fore street, my wife and children still go ...see more

My parents took over the Castle Inn about 1960-61 when I was 4-5 years old. We'd come a long way from Yorkshire!! I remember the wall surrounding the pond - sitting on it and imagining it was a horse! I remember the pond being drained but cannot remember the year, then it was 'modernised'. The pub had the remains of the brewery in the yard and you could access it from the cellar, although the roof had fallen in ...see more

We rented 14 Fore Street from the Jecks-Wrights from 1971-1973. My husband, was stationed at RAF Bentwaters and he used to work evenings at the Trust House Forte Hotel. Mrs Jecks-Wright would stop by almost every morning and take our daughter, Helen, with her to the market. I was always surprised at the number of people who knew Helen, "our little American lass", when I'd go to market in the afternoons! ...see more

My aunt and uncle were Gladys and Ted King who had a little sweet shop on Market Hill in the 1950's & early 1960's. I spent many happy hours helping in the shop and remember the large shoe size boxes which held the sweets and the scales used for weighing them out. The chocolate buttons I remember with great fondness as my aunt told me I could sample some if I liked! What ...see more