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SeriesNo.DateSubjectAuthor
31August 1997Framlingham: An Historic TownA A Lovejoy
   The Inns of Framlingham, Past and Present, Part 1P J  Stannard
   Framlingham Parish RecordsA O Kirby
   The Royal Coat of ArmsA J Martin
   Town Planning and FramlinghamA A  Lovejoy
32December 1997SaxteadM L  Kilvert
   Heraldry in Framlingham Church, Part 1P Maclachlan
   The Inns of Framlingham, Part 2P J  Stannard
   Second Only to Wimbledon, The Framlingham (Saxmundham) Lawn Tennis ChampionshipA O  Kirby
   Planning NotesA A Lovejoy
33April 1998The Inns of Framlingham, Past and Present,  Part 3PJ  Stannard
   The Lanman MuseumA A  Lovejoy
   Popular Legend (Local Railways)M V  Roberts
   Planning NotesA A  Lovejoy
34August 1998The Unfinished TombB Murphy
   Robert Lambert J.P., C.C. An IntroductionE S and J McEwan
   The Bulcamp RiotsJ A Black
   Heraldry in Framlingham Church, Part 3P Maclachlan
35December 1998Frost Fair on the MereJ Flemming
   Heraldry in Framlingham Church, Part 4P Maclachlan
   The Flodden Helmet in Framlingham ChurchR Abbay
   The Loder WeekendA J Martin
   Sutton Hoo and the Beginnings of Christianity in East AngliaA A  Lovejoy
   Popular Legend (The Assembly Hall)M  V Roberts
36April 1999Site FRM 008 (Pottery Excavation)J Flemming
   Market Hill, FramlinghamA A  Lovejoy
   Framlingham: Snapshot of a Developing TownK Morgan  
   The Fore Street Fire (1925)T Durrant
37August 1999Mary Tudor-The Miraculous Circumstances of her AccessionB Murphy
   The Headmaster’s Book, 1879-1894, Part 1 (Hitcham School)A J Martin
   The Order of Construction of the Mounds at Sutton HooA A Lovejoy
   A History of Framlingham Castle Bowls ClubD J Spruce
   Pembroke CollegeRev. R Willcock
38December 1999Framlingham in 1900A A Lovejoy
   The Framlingham DomesdayM V Roberts
   The Headmaster’s Book, 1879-1894, Part 2A J Martin
   Thomas Ladd c. 1591-1666: Sexton of FramlinghamR E Ladd
   Felix Mendelssohn 1809-1847A Kirby
39April 2000Yew tree Farm, Swefling and its People, Part 1M Bowers
   Working Class Conservatism in Framlingham, 1910-1913M V Roberts
   The Headmaster’s Book, 1879-1894, Part 3A J Martin
   Family HistoriesH Pitcher
   The Celebrations at the Beginning of the Last centuryA A Lovejoy
310August 2000Framlingham: Its Development from 1945 to 2000A A Lovejoy
   Plague in East Suffolk 1906-1918J and D Black
   The Plague in Framlingham 1910/11M V Roberts
   Yew tree Farm, Swefling and its People, Part 2M Bowers
   Richard Goulty, Rector of Framlingham 1630 to 1650 and 1660 to 1678G A Goulty
311December 2000Local Government in Framlingham, 1960 – 2000M Ashwell
   A Remarkable Woman: Nina Frances LayardG M Chamberlain
   Edmund Goodwyn, MD  (1756-1829)P Goodwyn
   Yew Tree Farm, Swefling and its People, Part 3M Bowers
   The Dreadful Fate that Befell John Lowes, Vicar of BrandestonA J Martin
312April 2001The Village of Easton, Suffolk: An AppreciationA A Lovejoy
   The Railway Line to FramlinghamJ C Simpson
   Edwin Edwards – ArtistH Pitcher
   An Old Ipswichian Scholar GypsyW M Morfey
41August 2001Goodwyn of FramlinghamP Goodwyn
   Elementary Education in the 1920s: the view from the other sideD Lewis
   The Simpson Family Connections in FramlinghamJ C Simpson
   Framlingham Castle in DeclineV B Redstone
   No 2 Castle StreetA Kirby
42December 2001The Heroic Age of Antarctic ExplorationA A Lovejoy
   The Letter Boxes of FramlinghamJ Black
   Who were the Coucies?H Pitcher
   The Town’s Museum; A File Note 
43April 2002Sir Henry Thompson 1820-1904M Youngman
   William Dowsing: Suffolk’s Dispassionate Zealot?K W Musgrave
   The Early years of the Parish Council in FramlinghamB Whitehead
44August 2002Bible, Barber, Surgeon and MaharajahJ McEwan
   Framlingham: an AppreciationA A Lovejoy
   Framlingham Town Council: Archives and Councillors Past and PresentB Whitehead
   The Framlingham Tithe map 1842J F Bridges
45December 2002Dissent into Unitarianism: Origins, History and Personalities of the Framlingham Meeting House and its Congregation, Part 1C Reed
   F Charrington: A File-NoteM V Roberts
   The Howard Tombs in St. Michael’s Church, FramlinghamA A Lovejoy
46April 2003Sir John Wingfield of Letheringham and his family: Squirarchy, Court and Diplomacy in a Disturbed EraA A Lovejoy
   Lord Cranbrook’s Wall at Great GlemhamA J Martin
   Dissent into Unitarianism, Part 2C Reed
47August 2003The Norfolk LionA J Martin
   A Country Upbringing: Life at the D’Urban’s Farm, FramlinghamA R Staniforth
   The Tercentenary of Thomas Mills’ DeathJ E McEwan
   Proposed Community Centre, Church Street, FramlinghamA M Breen
48December 2003The Shimman Name in Framlingham and East SuffolkS E M Willmoth
   William Jeaffreson of Framlingham 1790 – 1865: Physician and SurgeonA A Lovejoy
   Proposed Community Centre: Archaeological Investigation, August 2001Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service
   Moore of Framlingham: A File-NoteM V Roberts
49April 2004Glazier, Plumber, Painter and Volunteer: the Painted Room of Castle Cottage, Framlingham, Part 1J McEwan
   The River Ore and Local Transport: Evidence and SpeculationA A Lovejoy
   John Caius, the Sturgeon, the Sea pea and the River OreJ Black
   Bombs in College RoadA J Martin
410August 2004Links in the Chain of TimeA J Martin
   Guiding at Sutton Hoo, 1984 – 2002A A Lovejoy
   The Justice of the Peace in Suffolk, 1361 – 1971W R Serjeant
   Glazier, Plumber, Painter and Volunteer, Part 2J McEwan
411December 2004The Last of the KilderbeesC W Seely
   Sir Henry Thompson, 1820 -1904M Youngman
   All Our Yesterdays M V Roberts
Food and Drink (a salutary tale of now and gthen and maybe)A J Martin
412April 2005Sir Robert HitchamJ McEwan
   Leslie Heron, Printer :  a File-NoteM V Roberts
   Aspects of Framlingham in the First World WarR Wilcock
51August 2005The Development of Double Street, Framlingham, with Particular Reference to the Victorian PeriodJ Rothery
   A Visit to Suffolk in 1823: Excerpts from a Journal  written by Dr Anthony Todd JohnsonI Gregg
52December 2005A Short History of the Guildhall or Mansion House, FramlinghamO R Sitwell
   The Bier at Framlingham CemeteryI Moore
   The Care of the Poor in SuffolkJ Black
   Guided Tour; FramlinghamA A Lovejoy
   The Lanman MuseumM V Roberts
53April 2006The Home of Nicholas Danforth in Framlingham  in 1635J Booth
   Agriculture and the Landscape in Suffolk from the Conquest to the Nineteenth CenturyJ Rothery
54August 2006The Market Hill, Framlingham: its Buildings and TradesJ Broster
   Framlingham in the 1930sG Taylor
   Framlingham: a SestinaA L Hayward
   Newsletter from December 1969 
55December 2006A Butcher’s Boy in WartimeJ Durrant
   Glemham House  “Rebuilt on this Spot 1814  S.K.”Gathorne, Earl of Cranbrook
   The Real Beginnings of RadarN Wilkins
   John Clarkson and the Suffolk ConnectionJ Black
   Popular Legend: “Thanks to Dr Beeching Framlingham Lost its Passenger Train Service”D Pitcher
56April 2007Planning Applications: What is Involved and How to ObjectJ Norman
   The Danforth Puritans of Framlingham and New EnglandT Gilder
   Surnames of Long Standing in and Around FramlinghamD Palgrave
   Herbert Philip Bonney: Lance Sergeant 9765, 2nd Battalion Essex Regiment, 12th Brigade, 4th DivisionJ Haygarth and D Bonney
   No Gongs, No SirensG Taylor
57August 2007The Place of the Arts and Crafts Movement in the Story of St Michael’s Church, FramlinghamD and H Pitcher
   Framlingham Castle: an AppreciationA A Lovejoy
58December 2007Rural Unrest in Suffolk 1816 – 1834J Rothery
   The Social and Economic Impact of the Building and Opening of Framlingham College on the Town of FramlinghamJ A Broster
   All Saints Church, SaxteadM L Kilvert
59April 2008“The Warcry” and the Double Street ConnectionA G Moore
   The Mills of Framlingham, Part 1, Mount Pleasant MillsJ F Bridges
   The Chronicles of Castel FramlinghamE B Cowell
   The Railway Whistle or the Blowing of Hot-Water TravellingM V Roberts
510August 2008The Birds Meadow Archaeological Excavation: Phase OneA G Moore
   The Sutton Hoo Burial ShipG Taylor
   The Mills of Framlingham, Part 2, Victoria Mill SiteJ F Bridges
511December 2008The Three Workhouses of FramlinghamJ A Broster
   The Mills of Framlingham, Part 3, Maulden’s Mill, Bridge StreetJ F Bridges
   Framlingham Castle PageantUnknown
512April 2009The Framlingham and District Local History and Preservation Society – The First Fifty YearsC Seely
   Framlingham CastleA A Lovejoy
   The Mills of Framlingham, Part 4J F Bridges
   The Crown and Anchor innM V Roberts
513August 2009The Opening of the Tombs of the Dukes of Richmond and Norfolk, Framlingham, April 1841: the Account of the Reverend J W DarbyJ Ashdown-Hill
   The Lanman Museum Thirty Years OnM V Roberts
   Notes on the Howard Monument in the South Aisle of Framlingham ChurchG O Edwards
514December 2009Witch-Bottles in SuffolkR Merrifield
   NB – page 16 missingI’ll Pass This Way Again (the story of the Roman Road)A G Moore
   Gypsy’s Lane: Interim Report (Report No. 08/2)R Osborn
   A History of Bowling in FramlinghamT Gilder
515April 2010Framlingham in the Nineteenth Century (FWN, 6 January 1894)via J F Bridges
   An Investigation of Gas Production in the Nineteenth Century, with Particular Reference to East SuffolkJ A Broster
516August 2010Framlingham in the 1930sG Taylor
   Framlingham in the Nineteenth Century (FWN published 13th January 1894)via J F Bridges
   Suffolk Walled Kitchen Gardens: an Investigation c. 1780 – c. 1900. Part 1J Broster
517December 2010Framlingham in the Nineteenth Century (FWN published 20th January 1894)via J F Bridges
   Framlingham College, the First Hundred YearsA A Lovejoy
   Suffolk Walled Kitchen Gardens: an Investigation c. 1780 – c. 1900. Part 2J Broster
518April 2011The Tobacco Pipe in Framlingham and the Wider WorldA G Moore
   Framlingham in the Nineteenth Century (FWN published 27th January 1894)via J F Bridges
   Suffolk Walled Gardens: an Investigation c. 1780 – c.1900. Part 3J Broster
519August 2011The Framlingham Book Club, “The Gatherer”, and Temperance Texts Associated with FramlinghamM V Roberts
   Public House SignsR Johnson
   Suffolk Walled Kitchen Gardens: an Investigation c. 1780 – c.1900. Part 4J Broster
520December 2011Framlingham On Film 1875 – 1975A G Moore
   Sir Robert Hitcham School 1653 – 2010T Gilder
   Framlingham CastleA A Lovejoy
61April 2012Framlingham On Film 1875 to 1975A G Moore
   A Great War Hero and his Widow (Walter Lazell and Rose Hearn)E Empson
   Framlingham in the Nineteenth Century (FWN published 24th February 1894)via J F Bridges
62October 2012Aspects of Framlingham in the First World WarR Wilcock
   Framlingham in the Nineteenth Century (FWN published 17th March 1894)via J F Bridges
63April 2013From the Shores of Tripoli Arthur Newson, 1917 – 2012D Pitcher
   The Friends of St. Michael’s Church FramlinghamN Nottidge
   Framlingham: An Appreciation Part 1A A Lovejoy
64October 2013The Story of the “Shinning Seventh” (32nd Searchlight Regt. In Framlingham)A G Moore
   Framlingham: An Appreciation Part 2A A Lovejoy
65April 2014The Inhabitants of the Mansion House/Guild Hall (Part 1)S Pike
   My Grandfather and the Czar (Sonny Moore in WW1)A G Moore
66October 2014The Ipswich and Suffolk Freehold Land Society Estates in FramlinghamJ F Bridges
   The Guild Hall/Mansion House/London House (Part 2)S Pike
67April 2015
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Goodwyn Barmby: Suffolk’s Pioneer of CommunismR Halliday
   “You’ll make a Lovely Sergeant”: the World War One Experience of Flora SandesJ Robinson
71October 2015Framlingham Weekly News (Now On-Line)J F Bridges
   Percy Stannard Recollections 
   The Fulcher School of Tennis The Framlingham Years 1974 – 1980J Rothery
   Morgan Watts, a story of Motoring and the Great WarJ F Bridges
72April 2016The First Petrol Pump in FramlinghamJ F Bridges
   Swinford Jackson RogersJo Rothery
   The Early Dev. of Electricity in Suffolk, Part 1J F Bridges
   The Origins of New Road in FramlinghamJ F Bridges
73October 2016The James Breese CollectionJ F Bridges
   Easton Park Red Cross Hospital, Part 1S Last
   The Early Development of Electricity in Suffolk, Part 2J F Bridges
   To Burn or Not Burn, Sir Henry Thompson.  Cremation,A Pickup
   Framlingham Historical Photo ArchiveJ F Bridges
74April 2017Harold LanmanA A Lovejoy
   Celebrating the Tercentenary of the Unitarian Meeting House, Part 1S Bartlett
   Easton Park Red Cross Hospital, Part 2S Last
   New Road UpdateJ F Bridges
75October 2017A Century of Service- John Self’s Shoe ShopJ F Bridges
   The Red House, Framlingham Castle, part 1E Cole and K Morrison
   Unitarian Meeting House,  Part 2S Bartlett
76April 2018Education in FramlinghamT Gilder
   The 1939 RegisterJF Bridges
   The Red House, Framlingham Castle, part 2E Cole and K Morrison
77October 2018The Old ForgeJane Bloom
   A Reflection of Changing Times: Life in Double Street, Framlingham 1841 to 1939Gill Hackman
78April 2019Review of A Suffolk Town in Wartime, Framlingham 1939 to 1945J Lilley
   Daniel Dickerson’s Parliament Clock?J Bridges
   The Earl Soham BierJ Rothery
   The End of The Great War, FramlinghamJ F Bridges
   The Red House, Part 3E Cole and K Morrison
79October 2019Cecile Walton’s visit to the Crown Hotel in 1905 
   Framlingham September 1939J Bridges
   Framlingham Parish RegistersE.A. Wrigley
   Notes from Ella BrownsordJ F Bridges
News1March 2020The Green ShedJ F Bridges
News2September 2020Wells in FramlinghamJ F Bridges
  September 2020 2History and PandemicsA Bowman
  October UpdateThe Inns of FramlinghamP J Stannard
  November UpdateThe Unfinished TombDr B Murphy
   Framlingham Parish RecordsA Kirby
  December UpdateFrost on the MereJ Flemming
  January UpdateThe Bulcamp RiotsDr J Black
News3March 2021Framlingham Chemists 1820 to 1959J F Bridges
   Framlingham and Woodbridge in 1823Y Cooper
   Kenneth Howard, saddler and harness maker 
News4September 2021The Histories of Framlingham by Hawes and LoderA J Martin
   Framlingham Castle and Wind MillsJ F Bridges
News5March 2022Voodo CrashJ F Bridges
   Get To Know Your Local WoodwosesA Bowman
   Framlingham Motor LicenceJ F Bridges
   Framlingham Conservative Club and The Assembly HallJ F Bridges
News6October 2022The River Clyde BellJ F Bridges
   Framlingham Electricity SupplyJ F  Bridges
   Waggon and Horses, Fore St.J F  Bridges
   A Courageous Headmaster (William Whitworth, College)J F  Bridges
News7April 2023Night Out at Framlingham AirbaseP Haynes
   Bill Watling despatch rider in WW2Lanman Museum
   Water Supply for Fram, Part 1J F Bridges
   Nancy Bowen, Part 1Nancy Bowen
News8November 2023Mendelssohn’s Connections with FramlinghamJ F Bridges
   Water Supply for Fram, Part 2J F Bridges
   Framlingham Pageant 1931J F Bridges
   Barclay’s BankJ F Bridges
News9April 2024Captain Percy Rayner GreenL Trevail
   Roles Portrayed by Women in Medieval IllustrationsA Bowman
   The Framlingham FloodsJ Bridges
   Boxing matches in the CastleJ Bridges
   Doodlebugs and Rockets, Norfolk and Suffolk, 1944-1945, by John BridgesReview by Terry Gilder
   Framlingham Photo Project of 2011S Garrett
 News 10October 2024 Financial Turmoil in Framlingham – Charles Clubbe’s Bankruptcy John Bridges
Mr Charles Clubbe, Attorney-at-LawJohn Bridges
A Brief History of the History SocietyJohn Bridges
Nancy Bowen LRAM, 1906-1999collection of her letters