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Exhibition of World War II Camouflage work by renowned local artist Colin Moss

Exhibition of World War II Camouflage work by renowned local artist Colin Moss

Exhibition of World War II Camouflage work by renowned local artist Colin Moss

20 July 2016

The war time work of one of East Anglia’s most well-known artists, Colin Moss, is to be featured in an exhibition celebrating the inventiveness of Britain’s camouflage officers - often known as ‘camoufleurs’ - which opens in Leamington Spa on 22nd July.


NOSTALGIA: Boby Bros, Station Works, Station Hill, Bury, c1890 - from the Spanton Jarman collection

NOSTALGIA: Boby Bros, Station Works, Station Hill, Bury, c1890 - from the Spanton Jarman collection

NOSTALGIA: Boby Bros, Station Works, Station Hill, Bury, c1890 - from the Spanton Jarman collection

16 July 2016

Robert and George Boby established their Station Hill Works in 1871-2 on a site previously occupied by Thomas Prentice & Co, timber, slate and coal merchants.


NOSTALGIA: Treasure hunters crack Nutshell clue

NOSTALGIA: Treasure hunters crack Nutshell clue

NOSTALGIA: Treasure hunters crack Nutshell clue

16 July 2016

This photo was taken in October 1989 as record breakers from all over the country converged on one of the smallest pubs in Britain – The Nutshell in Bury St Edmunds – to celebrate the launch of the 1990 Guinness Book of Records.


NOSTALGIA: Royal Show, Bury St Edmunds, July 15-19, 1867 - from the Spanton Jarman collection

NOSTALGIA: Royal Show, Bury St Edmunds, July 15-19, 1867 - from the Spanton Jarman collection

NOSTALGIA: Royal Show, Bury St Edmunds, July 15-19, 1867 - from the Spanton Jarman collection

09 July 2016

Bury St Edmunds was honoured with this event which took place just off Eastgate Street, in Bury St Edmunds, near today’s Eastgate Industrial Estate.


NOSTALGIA: Farewell to sister Jean

NOSTALGIA: Farewell to sister Jean

NOSTALGIA: Farewell to sister Jean

09 July 2016

This week’s photograph was taken in February 1992 during a ‘send-off’ for sister Jean Williams at West Suffolk Hospital.


Convent of St Louis, St Andrew’s Castle, St Andrew’s Street, c1927 - from the Spanton Jarman collection

Convent of St Louis, St Andrew’s Castle, St Andrew’s Street, c1927 - from the Spanton Jarman collection

Convent of St Louis, St Andrew’s Castle, St Andrew’s Street, c1927 - from the Spanton Jarman collection

02 July 2016

Built around 1795 for Ezekiel Sparke – James Oakes’ attorney – when it was known as Sparke’s Castle, George Boby lived here in the mid-19th century.


NOSTALGIA: Surprise in the lamp

NOSTALGIA: Surprise in the lamp

NOSTALGIA: Surprise in the lamp

02 July 2016

This photograph was taken in January 1987 during the Stowmarket United Reformed Church Players’ panto rehearsals.


NOSTALGIA: 15 Hatter Street, Mr Tozer’s house (c1898) – From the Spanton Jarman collection

NOSTALGIA: 15 Hatter Street, Mr Tozer’s house (c1898) – From the Spanton Jarman collection

NOSTALGIA: 15 Hatter Street, Mr Tozer’s house (c1898) – From the Spanton Jarman collection

18 June 2016

Charles William Tozer, painter, plumber and sign-writer, is recorded in the County Directories as trading from 15 Hatter Street, Bury St Edmunds, from at least 1896 until c 1902.


NOSTALGIA: Bury 20 proves a tough test

NOSTALGIA: Bury 20 proves a tough test

NOSTALGIA: Bury 20 proves a tough test

18 June 2016

This picture of the Bury 20 road race was taken by a Bury Free Press photographer in February 1987.


Trainee tour guides wanted

Trainee tour guides wanted

Trainee tour guides wanted

12 June 2016

St Edmundsbury Borough Council are seeking people aged 18 and above to train as Green Badge tourist guides.


NOSTALGIA: Chequer Square, Bury St Edmunds circa 1920 - from the Spanton Jarman collection

NOSTALGIA: Chequer Square, Bury St Edmunds circa 1920 - from the Spanton Jarman collection

NOSTALGIA: Chequer Square, Bury St Edmunds circa 1920 - from the Spanton Jarman collection

12 June 2016

The Masonic Hall on the north side of Chequer Square occupied the site of the former Six Bells Inn from 1890 until recent years.


NOSTALGIA: A right royal float for carnival day in 1986

NOSTALGIA: A right royal float for carnival day in 1986

NOSTALGIA: A right royal float for carnival day in 1986

12 June 2016

Members of Lakenheath Playschool on their June 1986 Lakenheath Carnival float.


Show plans to mark anniversary in style

Show plans to mark anniversary in style

Show plans to mark anniversary in style

03 June 2016

Tickets are now on sale for the Hidden Gardens of Bury St Edmunds, which is marking its 30th anniversary this year.


NOSTALGIA: Churchyard, Tower House c1900 - from the Spanton Jarman collection

NOSTALGIA: Churchyard, Tower House c1900 - from the Spanton Jarman collection

NOSTALGIA: Churchyard, Tower House c1900 - from the Spanton Jarman collection

21 May 2016

Tower House, facing the Great Churchyard, in Bury St Edmunds, was built by Thomas Farrow in the 1850s reflecting L N Cottingham’s design of 1845/6 for the Savings Bank House. The latter is the building shown parallel to the Norman Tower with canopied entrance facing down Crown Street.


NOSTALGIA: Here is the news for France

NOSTALGIA: Here is the news for France

NOSTALGIA: Here is the news for France

21 May 2016

This photo was taken in January 1997 when the Bury Free Press learned that Stowmarket news was to travel overseas with copies of the paper being sent to France.


NOSTALGIA: Angel Hill, Crescent House (Mr Gocher’s house) - c1860

NOSTALGIA: Angel Hill, Crescent House (Mr Gocher’s house) - c1860

NOSTALGIA: Angel Hill, Crescent House (Mr Gocher’s house) - c1860

14 May 2016

Thomas Gocher had owned this impressive corner site on Angel Hill, Bury St Edmunds, since the 1830s.


NOSTALGIA: Pond helps wildlife studies - from 1991

NOSTALGIA: Pond helps wildlife studies - from 1991

NOSTALGIA: Pond helps wildlife studies - from 1991

14 May 2016

This photo, taken in July 1991, shows pupils at Ickworth Park Primary School at an opening ceremony for their newly-dug pond.


NOSTALGIA: Hatter Street, Mr Stanley’s house - from the Spanton Jarman collection

NOSTALGIA: Hatter Street, Mr Stanley’s house - from the Spanton Jarman collection

NOSTALGIA: Hatter Street, Mr Stanley’s house - from the Spanton Jarman collection

07 May 2016

Henry Stanley, auctioneer, is listed at No 5 Hatter Street in the directories from 1879 to 1891.


NOSTALGIA: Nurse’s record of the First World War

NOSTALGIA: Nurse’s record of the First World War

NOSTALGIA: Nurse’s record of the First World War

07 May 2016

This picture is taken from a photo album which is thought to have belonged to nurse Mabel Cousins.


NOSTALGIA: Town Hall meeting featuring George Gery Milner-Gibson Cullum, 1919

NOSTALGIA: Town Hall meeting featuring George Gery Milner-Gibson Cullum, 1919

NOSTALGIA: Town Hall meeting featuring George Gery Milner-Gibson Cullum, 1919

30 April 2016

George Cullum’s appointment as mayor in 1913 was unusual as he was not a councillor.


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