Sible Hedingham, The Almshouses, Swan Street 1953
Photo ref:
S276008
Photo ref:
S276008
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The almshouses are in the foreground on the right-hand side. A plaque above the door bearing the date 1884 records that they were built in memory of Maria Webster, 'dedicated and declared free for ever'. The Swan Inn, with its tall chimney and man working on a ladder, is near the bottom of the hill.
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A Selection of Memories from Sible Hedingham
For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Sible Hedingham
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Our family lived in Hilton House, Swan Street from 1960 to 1971, my father ran an accountancy business which gradually occupied the entire ground floor as it expanded. I was educated at Miss Bligh's private school in Alderford Grange, along with many American children from USAF Wethersfield, and later at Grenville College, Stoke by Clare.
My parents seemed to know everyone in the village. Daisy Cowan from ...see more
My family (Fullers) were methodist ministers, and in 1926/7 my grandparents went on a camping trip alongside the River Lark ? with the Ripper family, ( HT Ripper) I have discovered about 30 negatives of this event showing my grandparents and also the Ripper Family, so, I am trying to find any descendants living of the Ripper family to get in touch with. I am based in staffordshire and have digit ised ...see more
Can anyone tell me if the company had a large house within the Hedinghams? Need to find out if my Mum worked for the family as a domestic servant during the years 1920-1934 approx.
Her name was Gertrude Leeks who lived in Polstead Suffolk but I know she was in service in one of the big houses in Hedingham.
Love to hear some history please.
Audrey
My grandfather had the newsagents in Swan Street from around 1942 to 1952 and
during school hols i would stay in Sible. I would go with either my aunt or
grandfather to deliver papers, with aunt on a bike or in a Ford car with grandad.
I remember taking papers to the Sugar Loaves,and getting evening papers off the
train at the station (station where it was then). I remember Rippers the wood
factory opposite ...see more
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