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- Issue 17 (August-September 2013) This independent magazine is published every two months, with the current issue The Hadleigh Historian The Hadleigh Historian in the shops at the beginning of August. August-September 2013 Price £3 The front cover features three very Issue 17 distinctive versions of St Mary’s Church spire. Since 1926, its design has created an uninterrupted fall for rain water that formerly caused all sorts of problems when dampness rotted supporting timbers. The Hadleigh Historian welcomes Nigel Crisp to its pages with his far-reaching story of Hadleigh boy Thomas Quinton Stow who, 150 years after his death, is still esteemed in Adelaide, Australia, as founding father of the Congregational community there. Nigel has researched his subject in both England and Australia and he has also found two portraits of Thomas Quinton Stow, which show a kind, caring man with great determination to conquer any difficulties. Beside the footpath that leads from St Mary’s churchyard to Market Place is a red-brick wall built in 1757. Now cut through in several places to give access to gardens in Church Street, High Street and Market Place, the wall and some 16th century brickwork indicate the site of a very important feature of Hadleigh’s medieval market. ‘From the British School log book’ looks at the day-to-day running of the school in Market Place (now the Ansell Centre) as recorded from 1871 until 1899 by four headmasters. Although regular testing was an important part of school life, excursions and field trips were made and the annual scholars’ concert became so popular that from 1892, it had to be held in the Town Hall opposite in order that the crowds, formerly unable to gain admittance when the entertainment had been held in the school, could be accommodated. Having seen her former home in George Street featured on the font cover of Issue 14, Barbara Scarff now recalls her memories of childhood during the 1930s in ‘I remember Hadleigh’. She recollects daily life in a home with no electricity or running water, children’s games, special treats and many town shops as well as the characters who ran them. Do you have photographs or memories of the town or its surrounding countryside in the recent past that you would like to share? Treasured family photos can be copied and returned immediately. Please contact the editor: Sue Andrews, 17 Manor Road, Bildeston, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP7 7BG. On sale at Avis the Newsagent and at Idler Bookshop in Hadleigh High Street and at Hollow Trees Farm Shop in Semer, price £3.
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Howard in Ipswich Hospital My dear readers, July has not been a particularly good month for me. I had to have an operation at Ipswich Hospital. Although the procedure was fairly straightforward, it was to be a daunting prospect for me since I had not been in hospital before. The morning of admission dawned and I had to arrive at the Hospital by 7.30. I was fortunate to be accompanied by my mother and a good friend and so I did not feel quite so alone. I had never had an operation before let alone have to be anaesthetised. From the time of my arrival until the operation at a little before 12 noon, I was called in to see the various specialists involved. I did not know though when the moment of truth would be upon me. At 11 I was asked to don a gown (a fairly mundane affair without trimmings) but it was another 45 minutes before a nurse took me to the operating theatres. I must admit that I was fairly scared as we arrived outside the theatres which were a buzz with activity. I remember seeing all sorts of cylinders and medical staff running around. I was taken into a small room and put in a bed where I was wired up. I was then pushed through some double doors and into the operating theatre where there were large oval lights on the ceiling, machinery and various surgeons all in their overalls and they seemed to be wearing short wellington boots. By this time, I was in something of a tizz, however, the nurse looking after me was very kindly and re-assuring. I was told that I may feel a sting in my arm and that was the last that I remembered. I came round at about 2.30 in the afternoon and was wheeled in a motorised bed to the new Garrett Anderson building. I was so delighted to find that I had my own room with a lovely bathroom. I had to stay in hospital over night where I was so well looked after and I even came across one or two of you – my readers. Soon after I came round I had rather a nice dinner of turkey lasagne and a jam sponge pudding with custard. There is always an up-side. I am grateful to my readers and clients for their best wishes and I am now feeling much better. One never knows what is around the corner and so if you do not have a Lasting Power of Attorney in place then please have a word with me. This is a document that will enable those that you appoint to run your affairs in your place even after you have lost mental capacity. There is something of a procedure to go through, however, we can handle all of that for you. Do telephone to enquire. I wish you well for your Summer Holidays. Howard Gibbons
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