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St. Peter's Church in Market Hill

 
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Welcome to the website of the Sudbury History Society.This site is provided for the benefit of all those interested in the history of Sudbury through its buildings and people, some of whom have become household names.
May 2012
**June coach trip outing...
**A book of Sudbury Street Names is published....
April 2012
Details of May coach trip outing....

February 2012
Details of the March coach outing can be viewed here.
The Societies full Constitution made available

January 2012
Our chaiman finds an important view painted by Gainsborough and now threatened by new pylons. Full details can be found here.

November 2011
Winter programme of talks at the Quay Theatre - more......

Dates for 2012 coach trips.....
September 2011
The reconstructed skull of Simon is unveiled. A slideshow can be viewed here
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July 2011
All Saints Church will be open 9th-12th August 10am-3pm for an exhibition of local industry & business. Refreshments will be available, on Sat. 13th Aug. the Tower will be open to the public.
June 2011

Update on reconstruction of Simon's Skull

May 2011
All this years coach trips are now available
April 2011
AGM Chairman's Report. Two concerts to be held at St. Mary's BSE

March 2011
Sudbury fieldwalk postponed until the Autumn.
Latest news on coach trips updated

February 2011
Please note our visit to B/E is now to St Marys Ch, not the Cathedral.
Your chance to join archaeological field walk in Bures and a dig at Clare. A field walk is also being planned near Sudbury in March come back here to find out more soon.


The first 3 coach trips and the dates for other months is now published, for further details see here...

January 2011
We have received news regarding Simon's skull, see the item on the right.

 

 

 

Can you help with locating the home Thomas Gainsborough....

Membership now closed, to add your name to our waiting list contact us at:-
info@sudburyhistorysociety.co.uk
A membership application form can be found here.....

History of Sudbury Street by Street.
Others to follow in the Autumn; School St. to The Croft; Market Hill with Borehamgate (Elizabeth De Burgh's Town).
Tickets available from the Quay Theatre - 01787 374745

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A rare photograph of King Street has been brought to the attention of the society. Click the picture to see more.

King St. before the Police station was built

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Not so much a building, but some Bill Posters from the early 19thC advertising an Equestrian Circus in Stour St. and productions at the Fisher Theatre in Friar St. have just come to light, to view all 18 click here or on the image below.

What do you know about Sudbury Town Hall?


Other Buildings featured

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


All that remains of Simon's College

Simon as Bishop of London
Simon as a Diplomat
Simon's College
Archbishop Simon of Sudbury
Simon's Building Work at Canterbury

St. Leonard's Hospital
The Peasant's Revolt
Simon the Chancellor
The Suffolk Revolt

Reconstructed head of Simon

.......more about Sudbury Suffolk

A new addition to the Sudbury Museum Trust website commemorating the 15 mths in 1944-5 when the
486th Bomber Group was based at 'Station 174 Sudbury'.

More Sudbury History
Maps of ancient Sudbury

Bells of Sudbury

 


Sudbury Heritage, Photo Archive & much more


A new book is published on the impact of war on Sudbury

The Church Bells of Sudbury by Walter Perry

The Sudbury Bell Founders
Henry Pleasants
John Thornton
Thomas Gardiner
(1696 - 1760)

What's in a name? 'Origins of Sudbury Street names'

Old Moot Hall -Cross St.


Help to protect Colne & Stour valleys here

Dominican Priory in Friar Street can be viewed here.


Salters Hall

Carved soffit-Salters

More on Sudbury & the community

 

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22/5/2012

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