Hadleigh Folk from History
Community Spirits. When the Archive itself was the story...
Characters from Hadleigh's past gather about the Town Crier. It takes all sorts, from marauding Saxons looking for a place to settle to fine ladies from the Castle Court and latterday fire fighters in all their brassy finery.
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Watch the birdie, or rather the photographer from the Echo.
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Housewives, wenches and Victorian ladies. And then there were the men...
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Author Ian Yearsley, Lynda Manning and centre, Rosemary Cunningham of the Friends of Hadleigh Castle Country Park
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Sandra Harvey, Ian Yearsley and David Hurrell and right, Eileen Peck discovering a gem of bedtime reading
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Left to right: Authors Robert Hallmann, John Debenham, Sandra Harvey, and Ian Yearsley and 'gentleman' artist David Hurrell, who is responsible for the excellent 'Cunning' Murrell 'Wanted' portrait. In the background Tony Manning.
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"Young man, I may be Victorian, but that does not mean I knew your grandmother..." Right: Robert Nicholls
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Conversation with a background of Hadleigh history by Chris Worpole (left)
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The Fire Station filled with History, Hadleigh, Heritage and Beverages
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Deep in conversation
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Author Karen Bowman explains about 'Essex Girls'
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Gathering about the Mayoress
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Friends, family and neighbours
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New to Hadleigh, the Church family
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In the run-up to and during the Official Opening of The Hadleigh & Thundersley Community Archive (17th Sept 2011) strange and sometimes colourful characters were seen in Hadleigh, mingling with modern-day folk, ringing bells, handing out leaflets and occasionally pointing towards the Old Fire Station.
Hats were seen rolling about windy streets and people at Morrisons, Iceland and at the Library were loudly acquainted with events planned and about to take place.
Supporters came from the Archive as well as from AGES Archaeological and Historical Association. One character was a newcomer; it would be the first time Hadleigh had a ‘Town Crier’, our own Peter Hammerton.
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