This month we have been busy researching the histories of 3 Stowupland Homes.The above cottage no longer exists as Jacobs Cottage was demolished in the last century and new bungalows built in its place.Neil Langridge has been researching the history behind Uplands . Although it is no longer in Stowupland it was until the 1930's.The third property may have been one of the oldest in Stowupland although it doesn't look…
I hope you all had an enjoyable Coronation Weekend. Unfortunately no one took a photo to compare our 2023 celebrations on the Green with the above 1953 image. We didnt have a marquee on the Green but we had plenty of family picnics and the Beacon was again lit. Perhaps you would like to test your knowledge of Stowupland with a 2023 Royalty Related Quiz, or just go straight to…
For our April 2023 meeting we welcomed Gill Marchant who shared with us some research that she and her husband had been doing into the history of the Stowmarket National School. The Victorian era saw the birth of the educational system as we know it. Stowupland's first purpose built school for the education of its local children was built in 1865, though Sunday Schools had been instructing children and possibly…
