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Sharing My Past

Some present and former villagers have contributed village memories and accounts of their lives in times past.

We include these without alteration or addition so as to show life in bygone days through their eyes. They make fascinating reading.

Any photographs relating to the stories or people involved would be gratefully received.

  
ROBERT ROLPH

    Lakenheath Life

 


CYRIL MATTHEWS

   My Story

   Life story of Herbert Coleman
      
stepfather to Cyril Matthews

 


LAKENHEATH STATION & SIGNAL BOX

Publication from Great Eastern Journal 
No.72 1992

Supplied by Roy Silverlock.

Video
The last time the gates were closed by hand,
Scot Turner before automation 2012

Supplied by Thomas Clayton / Lakenheath Heritage Group

JEFFERY FLINT

   Lakenheath Halt Signal Box Removal 4th Sept 2021
& Photographs

 


PAT RISSEN

   A Lakenheath Lad

   Jack Coleman, My Life Notes

 


MEMORIES OF A LAKENHEATH LAND GIRL

 

      Oral History interview with a Lakenheath Land Girl
Reproduced by kind permission of Suffolk County Council and Suffolk Record Office, Bury St. Edmunds.

 


JOE C MORLEY

    War Work 1939-1946

   Lakenheath

 

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MARIE LAFLIN


The wonderful memories of life growing up in Lakenheath in the 1940’s and beyond. Stories include home, school, work, village life, RAF, POW’s, US servicemen and of course sugarbeet syrup pudding!

Reproduced by kind permission of Suffolk County Council and Suffolk Record Office, Bury St. Edmunds. Reference in the recording is made to the Lakenheath WI Scrapbook, 1965: Record Office ref. SROB/GH503/35/15.

 


ROBERT KIDNER

        A Suffolk Village in the 1930's
         Erattum - for Prew read Prewer

           Upbringing During Wartime Years

 


MARY TURNER

     Memories of Wally Hebden

 


ROY SILVERLOCK

    Memories Recalled April 2018

 


HARRY FLACK

     Chapter 1 - School Days

     Chapter 2 - Working Life in the 30's

     Chapter 3 

 


MR & MRS CHAMBERS

     A Conversation
        Erattum - for Stanley Watts read Stanley Kent

 


MARGARET MORLEY
(Meg Marion)

    1936 My Last Christmas down Dumpling Bridge Lane

Memories of Lakenheath

                     Oral History interview with Meg Marion about                     Lakenheath memories. 
Interview with Meg Marion by Ed Button.

This recording is reproduced by kind permission of Suffolk Archives. Reference L401_1_542

 


DORIS DITCHBURN

Extract from 
Mrs Doris Ditchburn's Notebook

 


KEN TURNER

     Memories of my Younger Years

         

    Life in Lakenheath

 


JEAN & KEN FINCHAM

         Jean Fincham's Story

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