| There is a great deal of history to be found in the
castles and dolmens of Suffolk. This page originally related to the history
of North-East Spain! However, it will be updated from time to time showing
pictures of our English heritage. |
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| A moot hall is meeting or assembly
building, traditionally to decide local issues. In Anglo-Saxon England, a
low ring-shaped earthwork served as a moot hill or moot mound, where the
elders of the
hundred would meet to take decisions. Some of these acquired permanent
buildings, known as moot halls. This Moot Hall - built in 1520 - is on the
seafront at Aldeburgh. |
The Martello Tower is the only surviving
building of the fishing village of Slaughden, which had been washed away by
the North Sea by 1936. Near the Martello Tower at Slaughden Quay are the
barely visible remains of the fishing smack Ionia. It had become stuck in
the treacherous mud of the River Alde, and was then used as a houseboat. In
1974 it was burnt, as it had become too unsafe. |
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| Fort Green Mill - a four-storey windmill at
the southern end of the town has been converted to residential use. It was
built in 1824 and converted into a house in 1902. |
Walking round the ramparts of Framlingham
Castle. An early motte and bailey Norman castle was built on the Framlingham
site by 1148, but this was destroyed by Henry II of England. Its replacement
was unusual for the time in having no central keep, but instead using a
curtain wall with thirteen mural towers to defend the centre of the castle. |
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| Sutton Hoo - the main burial mound under the
tree, to the left. The site of two 6th and early 7th century cemeteries. One
contained an undisturbed ship burial including a wealth of Anglo-Saxon
artefacts of outstanding archaeological significance. Sutton Hoo is of major
importance because it sheds light on a period of English history which is on
the margin between myth, legend and historical documentation. Use of the
site culminated at a time when Rędwald, the ruler of the East Angles, held
senior power among the English people and played a dynamic part in the
establishment of Christian rulership in England; it is generally thought
most likely that he is the person buried in the ship. |
Thorpeness Windmill is a Grade II
listed post mill, at Thorpeness in Suffolk. It was built in 1803 at
Aldringham, and moved to Thorpeness in 1923. Originally built as a corn
mill, it was converted to a water pumping mill, and pumped water to the
House in the Clouds. |
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The House in the Clouds [LEFT] is a
water tower at Thorpeness. It was built in 1923 to receive water pumped from
Thorpeness windmill [above] and was designed to improve the looks of the
water tower, disguising its tank with the appearance of a weather-boarded
building more in keeping with Thorpeness's mock-Tudor and Jacobean style,
except seeming to float above the trees. The original capacity of the water
tank was 50,000 imperial gallons (230,000 l) but during the Second World
War, the House in the Clouds was hit by gunfire from anti-aircraft guns
based at Thorpeness. The water tank was repaired using its own steel, which
resulted in a reduced capacity of 30,000 imperial gallons (140,000 l). In
1977 the water tower was made redundant by a mains water supply to the
village, and additional living space was created. In 1979 the main water
tank was removed to fully convert the building into a house. The building
currently has five bedrooms and three bathrooms; it contains a total of 68
steps from top to bottom and is around 70ft high. |
