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How war took its toll on this town

16 January 2024
How war took its toll on this town

How war took its toll on this town

16 January 2024

Historian Martyn Taylor looks at the impact of World War One on this Suffolk town.


Meet the characters from this busy street’s past

09 January 2024
Meet the characters from this busy street’s past

Meet the characters from this busy street’s past

09 January 2024

We take trip back in time with historian Martyn Taylor.


How Canon’s musical turn helped many

06 January 2024
How Canon’s musical turn helped many

How Canon’s musical turn helped many

06 January 2024

Historian Martyn Taylor reveals the unusual life-long hobby of a canon.


Five great days when thousands flocked to see spectacular pageant

19 December 2023
Five great days when thousands flocked to see spectacular pageant

Five great days when thousands flocked to see spectacular pageant

19 December 2023

Huge audiences flocked to see a cast of hundreds tell town’s story.


Have you spotted the clues that act as a reminder of this long gone Suffolk company?

12 December 2023
Have you spotted the clues that act as a reminder of this long gone Suffolk company?

Have you spotted the clues that act as a reminder of this long gone Suffolk company?

12 December 2023

The business has gone but traces of this once thriving enterprise remain.


Bats, caves, spas and country houses – we explore the history that surrounds a sprawling housing estate

28 November 2023
Bats, caves, spas and country houses – we explore the history that surrounds a sprawling housing estate

Bats, caves, spas and country houses – we explore the history that surrounds a sprawling housing estate

28 November 2023

Historian Martyn Taylor delves into a housing estate’s past.


The town where the number of pubs has more than halved

21 November 2023
The town where the number of pubs has more than halved

The town where the number of pubs has more than halved

21 November 2023

Where have all the pubs gone? Historian mourns town’s lost drinking holes.


When our Suffolk saint brought thousands to the county

14 November 2023
When our Suffolk saint brought thousands to the county

When our Suffolk saint brought thousands to the county

14 November 2023

It’s St Edmund’s Day next Monday, but the time was when England’s first patron saint had thousands of pilgrims paying homage.


Nostalgia: Martyn Taylor details a special wartime archive

31 October 2023
Nostalgia: Martyn Taylor details a special wartime archive

Nostalgia: Martyn Taylor details a special wartime archive

31 October 2023

Historian Martyn Taylor looks back at an extraordinary archive.


Memories and tales from a long-gone town pub

24 October 2023
Memories and tales from a long-gone town pub

Memories and tales from a long-gone town pub

24 October 2023

Historian Martyn Taylor ‘visits’ a long-closed pub that had one of the country’s longest-serving landladies.


The museum that has been a town house, a police station and a left luggage office

17 October 2023
The museum that has been a town house, a police station and a left luggage office

The museum that has been a town house, a police station and a left luggage office

17 October 2023

This popular town centre building is home to some gruesome relics.


What lies behind closed doors . . .

10 October 2023
What lies behind closed doors . . .

What lies behind closed doors . . .

10 October 2023

Step over the threshold and back in time.


The year a town unveiled its war memorial and elected its first woman councillor

03 October 2023
The year a town unveiled its war memorial and elected its first woman councillor

The year a town unveiled its war memorial and elected its first woman councillor

03 October 2023

The country was still recovering from war, but 1921 also had some high points.


Town’s links to a queen who lost her head

26 September 2023
Town’s links to a queen who lost her head

Town’s links to a queen who lost her head

26 September 2023

Once upon a time, Royal intrigue and deception had very dire consequences . . .


This street is shorter than it once was but still has a long history

19 September 2023
This street is shorter than it once was but still has a long history

This street is shorter than it once was but still has a long history

19 September 2023

Historian Martin Taylor takes a stroll down a street with an interesting name.


As town’s Wilko prepares to shut today, we take a look at site’s chequered history

17 September 2023
As town’s Wilko prepares to shut today, we take a look at site’s chequered history

As town’s Wilko prepares to shut today, we take a look at site’s chequered history

17 September 2023

As Wilko closes we look at site’s history as a scrapyard, Key Markets, Gateway, Somerfield, Kwik Save and Roy’s of Wroxham.


The days when one town boasted six hospitals

12 September 2023
The days when one town boasted six hospitals

The days when one town boasted six hospitals

12 September 2023

And one was the scene of a possible murder...


How town’s Hellfire Corner got its name – and what it was like to live there

05 September 2023
How town’s Hellfire Corner got its name – and what it was like to live there

How town’s Hellfire Corner got its name – and what it was like to live there

05 September 2023

Historian explains how a town street got its evangelical name.


How this old water tower witnessed the rise and fall of a neighbouring housing estate

28 August 2023
How this old water tower witnessed the rise and fall of a neighbouring housing estate

How this old water tower witnessed the rise and fall of a neighbouring housing estate

28 August 2023

An old hospital laundry water tower outlived modern homes built on a nearby site.


Remembering the arrival of ‘Spoons’ in town

21 August 2023
Remembering the arrival of ‘Spoons’ in town

Remembering the arrival of ‘Spoons’ in town

21 August 2023

Town historian looks back at when major pub chain opened in Suffolk town.