Suffolk Collection

HMS Suffolk, heavy cruiser, the ship that shadowed the Bismarck by maintaining radar contact from the evening of 23rd May 1941 for 31 long hours until the early morning of 25th May

Map / Suffolk C1857
Map of Suffolk

Felixstowe Beach Hut
Taking afternoon tea in a beach hut at Felixstowe, Suffolk, England

Postcard from Tom Mudd, RMS Titanic
A handwritten postcard from Tom (Thomas Charles) Mudd to his mother in Halesworth, Suffolk, to let her know that he has arrived safely at Southampton for the departure of the Titanic on her maiden

Lowestoft Beach
The Childrens Corner of the beach at Lowestoft, Suffolk

Sutton Hoo treasure
A double-page spread relating to the Anglo-Saxon ship burial ground discovered at Sutton Hoo in Suffolk. it was filled with many priceless treasures, a few of which are shown here

Spa Pavilion Gardens and Beach, Felixstowe, Suffolk - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Ipswich Docks
A fine impression of the busy Docks at Ipswich, Suffolk, England. Date: 1950s

Soldiers at Brynkinalt Colliery, 1912
Men of the 2nd Suffolk Regiment on duty at the Brynkinalt Colliery, Chirk. The soldiers (together with a contingent from the Shropshire Light Infantry and some police)

Orford Street, Orford, Suffolk
Orford Street, Orford, Woodbridge, near Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England. Date: 1910s

Sparrowes House, or The Ancient House, Ipswich, Suffolk, is an architectural gem, built in 1567 by George Copping. It has four oriel windows and even the gabled windows have cupids Date: circa 1901

Stratford St Mary from the Coombs, by John Constable RA (1776-1837). Suffolk. Date: circa 1800

Harvesting barley with a combine harvester, Suffolk
Harvesting barley with a combine harvester on a farm in Suffolk, England

Oulton Broad, near Lowestoft, Suffolk

Southwold, Suffolk, viewed from the Pier - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

HMS Suffolk, British heavy cruiser, Hong Kong, China
HMS Suffolk (55), British County class heavy cruiser, at Hong Kong, China. Date: 1933

Westgate Street, Ipswich, England
Westgate Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England. Date: 1910s

Cranfield Brothers Ltd Flour Millers - Works Charabanc Outing, Ipswich, Suffolk, England. Showing The Charabanc Marguerite Date: 1920s

Lowestoft, Suffolk, Herring Drifters off the Fishing Grounds Date: circa 1920s

Seaside boating scene
A couple push out their small motor boat into an estuary at the mouth of a small coastal river. This looks like a southern Norfolk or North Suffolk coastal view as the terns swoop overhead

Felixstowe, the Beach
The beach at Felixstowe, Suffolk, with its row of beach huts

Orford Ness Lighthouse, Suffolk
View of Orfordness (Orford Ness) Lighthouse, and the station of the submarine electric telegraph linking England and Holland

England / Bungay
The Market Square at Bungay, Suffolk, England, showing the interesting 17th century Butter Cross, and some of the ancient townhouses. Date: 1930s

Harvesting Barley
Harvesting barley with a Ransome Combine Harvester on a farm in Suffolk, England

Church Street, Hoxne, Eye, England
Church Street, Hoxne, Eye, near Diss, Suffolk, England. Date: 1910

England / River Waveney
A scene on the River Waveney, near Beccles, Suffolk, England. Date: 1960s

England / Newmarket
A glimpse of the High Street, Newmarket, Suffolk, England, showing the Waggon and Horses Inn (built 1868). Date: 1950s

Southwold / Suffolk 1910
Southwold, Suffolk: the High Street

Lowestoft Sands
Children engaged in all kinds of activity on the sands at Lowestoft, Suffolk

Goat Carts Felixstowe
Goat carts and people at Felixstowe, Suffolk

Harvesting with Tractor
Havesting barley on a farm in Suffolk, England, using a Fordson tractor

The Sands, Thorpeness, Suffolk - Painted by artist Charles Howard for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Crag Path and Beach, Aldeburgh, Suffolk - Painted by artist Charles Howard for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Holy Trinity Church, Blythburgh, Suffolk Date: 1930s

Butt & Oyster Inn, Pin Mill, Ipswich, Chelmondiston, Suffolk, England. Date: 1913

Benton Street, Hadleigh, Suffolk
Benton Street, Hadleigh, near Ipswich, Suffolk, England. Date: 1930s

The Flint Knapper, at Brandon, Suffolk, England. This ancient craft is still continued in Norfolk, England. Date: 1950s

Empire Hotel, Lowestoft, Suffolk
The Empire Hotel at Lowestoft, Suffolk, opened in 1900. In 1921 it was acquired by the Metropolitan Asylums Board and reopened the following year as a hospital for tuberculosis patients

Sutton Hoo Treasure. Royal shoulder-clasps. 7th-8th centurie
Sutton Hoo Treasure. Royal shoulder-clasps decorated with inlaid gold, enamel and garnet. 7th-8th centuries AD. From Mound 1. Near Woodbridge, Suffolk, England. British Museum. London. England

Aveling & Porter Steam Roller, Lowestoft, Suffolk, England. Date: 1920s

Semer Workhouse, Suffolk
The workhouse at Semer in Suffolk, erected in 1780 for the Cosford Hundred Incorporation. In 1835, it became the workhouse for the Cosford Poor Law Union. The building no longer exists

Ipswich Shunting Yard
Steam goods trains at the busy shunting yard of Ipswich railway station, Suffolk, England

Narrow Gauge Railway Station, Southwold, Halesworth, Waveney, Suffolk, England. Date: 1929

Gloster Javelin XH892
Gloster Javelin F(AW).9R XH892 parked on the grass at an unknown location. Re-delivered in 1960 after conversion from F(AW).7, XH892 is now preserved at the Norfolk and Suffolk Air Museum, Flixton

A pair of chestnut Suffolk Punch working horses in harness with blinkers, Suffolk, England Date: 2010

Fishermen with boats, Southwold, Suffolk
Fishermen Rogers, Craigie, Craigie and Jed Palmer, on the beach with boats, Southwold, Suffolk, September 1907. 1907

William Kirby (Howard)
WILLIAM KIRBY entomologist, rector of Barham, Suffolk Date: 1759 - 1850

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