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How a town honoured a prominent anti-slavery campaigner

30 May 2023
How a town honoured a prominent anti-slavery campaigner

How a town honoured a prominent anti-slavery campaigner

30 May 2023

Wilberforce got the lion’s share of the plaudits, but this man did much of the leg work . . .


Why ‘worthless’ coins found in Suffolk are now treasured

23 May 2023
Why ‘worthless’ coins found in Suffolk are now treasured

Why ‘worthless’ coins found in Suffolk are now treasured

23 May 2023

Historian Martyn Taylor explains how and why ‘Boy Bishops’ got to hand out special tokens to the poor.


How disaster struck at a shopping centre named after a Norse saint

16 May 2023
How disaster struck at a shopping centre named after a Norse saint

How disaster struck at a shopping centre named after a Norse saint

16 May 2023

Local historian Martyn Taylor explains how an estate precinct, now home to shops and homes, once had a popular pub.


How the history of this former industrial estate came out in the wash . . .

09 May 2023
How the history of this former industrial estate came out in the wash . . .

How the history of this former industrial estate came out in the wash . . .

09 May 2023

Local historian Martyn Taylor does a long wash and a quick spin on the history of a now defunct industrial estate.


Why a church is celebrating two jubilees – diamond and platinum

02 May 2023
Why a church is celebrating two jubilees – diamond and platinum

Why a church is celebrating two jubilees – diamond and platinum

02 May 2023

Martyn Taylor, local historian, author and tour guide, celebrates a church marking two jubilees — platinum and diamond.


How a boy went about 'earning coppers' in the 1950s

25 April 2023
How a boy went about 'earning coppers' in the 1950s

How a boy went about 'earning coppers' in the 1950s

25 April 2023

Local historian Martyn Taylor recounts the childhood memories of a man born just after Word War Two


The family that left its mark on town's history

18 April 2023
The family that left its mark on town's history

The family that left its mark on town's history

18 April 2023

Historian Martyn Taylor follows the ups and downs of a once prominent family.


How a tolling bell saved a lost man – and gave a road its name

11 April 2023
How a tolling bell saved a lost man – and gave a road its name

How a tolling bell saved a lost man – and gave a road its name

11 April 2023

Historian Martyn Taylor rings out the history of a housing development's name


Why Suffolk beer drinkers should toast a man called Matthias Wright

04 April 2023
Why Suffolk beer drinkers should toast a man called Matthias Wright

Why Suffolk beer drinkers should toast a man called Matthias Wright

04 April 2023

Historian Martyn Taylor explains why an unfamiliar name is honoured on the wall of a local brewery.


The town centre building that has been 'home' to two saints

28 March 2023
The town centre building that has been 'home' to two saints

The town centre building that has been 'home' to two saints

28 March 2023

Historian Martyn Taylor explains the story behind two statues.


Why this busy shopping street was once paved in wood

21 March 2023
Why this busy shopping street was once paved in wood

Why this busy shopping street was once paved in wood

21 March 2023

Historian Martyn Taylor explains why this town centre street has an unlikely link to the transportation of convicts to Australia.


We toast the brewing lion which lost its roar

15 March 2023
We toast the brewing lion which lost its roar

We toast the brewing lion which lost its roar

15 March 2023

Historian Martyn Taylor charts the history of a now defunct brewery.


Aliens or the orphaned children of Flemish mercenaries? A Suffolk folk tale unpicked

07 March 2023
Aliens or the orphaned children of Flemish mercenaries? A Suffolk folk tale unpicked

Aliens or the orphaned children of Flemish mercenaries? A Suffolk folk tale unpicked

07 March 2023

Historian Martyn Taylor examines the facts behind the story of Suffolk's Green Children.


How this fire mark on town centre building holds secrets to days before 999

28 February 2023
How this fire mark on town centre building holds secrets to days before 999

How this fire mark on town centre building holds secrets to days before 999

28 February 2023

High up on a wall dividing numbers 19 and 20 Abbeygate Street in Bury St Edmunds is this fire mark.


See where Suffolk's cathedral keeps its treasures

22 February 2023
See where Suffolk's cathedral keeps its treasures

See where Suffolk's cathedral keeps its treasures

22 February 2023

Historian Martyn Taylor on the special place used to store – and display – treasured church artefacts.


Why plaque for Robinson Crusoe author was probably put in wrong place

14 February 2023
Why plaque for Robinson Crusoe author was probably put in wrong place

Why plaque for Robinson Crusoe author was probably put in wrong place

14 February 2023

Historian Martyn Taylor explains how a well-known town centre building wrongly became home to a Blue Plaque.


How famous architect left his mark on this Suffolk town

07 February 2023
How famous architect left his mark on this Suffolk town

How famous architect left his mark on this Suffolk town

07 February 2023

Historian Martyn Taylor looks at the lasting legacy left in a Suffolk town by famous architect and designer Robert Adam.


Journey along a popular route used for thousands of years

01 February 2023
Journey along a popular route used for thousands of years

Journey along a popular route used for thousands of years

01 February 2023

Historian Martyn Taylor explores the transport links between two Suffolk towns.


This site for a new hospital has an interesting history

24 January 2023
This site for a new hospital has an interesting history

This site for a new hospital has an interesting history

24 January 2023

The site for a planned new hospital was once part of a huge private estate.


Find out why this tranquil spot was once a dangerous place to be

17 January 2023
Find out why this tranquil spot was once a dangerous place to be

Find out why this tranquil spot was once a dangerous place to be

17 January 2023

Sheep now graze on a town's meadows that are rich in history.

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