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Maharajah Duleep Singh purchased Elveden Estate in 1863 and set about rebuilding the country house in an Italian style.

This photograph, which first appeared in the Bury Free Press in July 1989, shows pupils at the then St James’ Middle School in Bury St Edmunds lacemaking for the first time.

These six cars were brought together to show off not only their owner’s wealth but no doubt the drivers’ ability as well. One such owner was probably Mr J R Hargreaves who had purchased Drinkstone Park in 1901.

This week’s photograph appeared in the Bury Free Press on July 3, 1992, and features a group of pupils from Culford School who, together with staff, were preparing to travel to Russia for a week-long stay.

The two large white tombs in the churchyard at St Mary’s are the graves of the Rev E R Benyon’s well-known and respected gardener and author, Peter Grieve (died 1895 aged 83), famous breeder of zonal pelargonium – commonly known as geraniums – and his wife, Ann (died 1907 aged 85).

there is a move to bring back Thetford carnival and this picture was taken at the 1985 Thetford Carnival on May day bank holiday and raised ‘a magnificent £1,500’ for Lions Club charities – that’s worth about £4,560 today.

Bury St Edmunds commuters who travel into Cambridge each day are being given the chance to have their say on improving their journey.

This young trio of musicians were all geared up and ready to play when photographed for the Echo back in April 2000.

In October, 1995, Bury Free Press readers took an abandoned German shepherd dog to their hearts after he was found at the roadside in Lawshall in terrible condition, with three-inch long claws, pressure sores and other problems.

This house on the green at Drinkstone was owned by Major Duncan Webb, whose son, Captain Duncan Vere Webb was killed in France whilst serving in World War One in the Leicestershire Regiment.

Now called Brockley Place, this house was once the village rectory.

This week’s photograph was taken at the Bury Free Press office in November 1994.

The village church, pictured here from the south west, is named after St Clare, a friend of Francis of Assisi who founded a monastic order.

This week’s photograph was taken in January 1988 at the Bury St Edmunds sweet manufacturer Van Melle.

Situated in 200 acres of parkland and woodland and surrounded by a moat, Boxted Hall has been in the ownership of the same family since the 14th century, though the date of this picture is unknown.

This photo was taken in April 1998 when volunteers turned out in force to take part in a litter pick at Aspal Close in Beck Row.

The Bear public house is in the distance, in this picture taken around the start of the last century.

In August 1986, members of Bury St Edmunds Youth Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (YCND) drew curious glances from shoppers but failed to get their argument across to their main target.

The newspaper accounts of the time make it clear that the site of the fire in Bury St Edmunds was a great attraction to the people who came from quite a distance to see the devastation.

This photograph shows pupils at Stanton Primary School in December 1991.