alesworth HERITAGE DAY
Saturday 7Sept 9am - 7.30pm
Heritage at St Mary’s Church
St Marys’ Church sits in the heart of Halesworth town and the community it has served for centuries. It is an inviting place and a fine example of 15th Century church architecture, where all are welcome and a fascinating place to visit.
Saturday 7th September
10.00 - 16.00
Address: St Mary’s Church, IP19 8LL
Heritage Day
10.00 - 16.00 Photographs & artwork by local camera clubs and schools, display on the eminent Hooker Family
10.00 - 16.00 Tower bell-ringing, tuition, miniring and tower visits
10.00 - 12.00 Repair Cafe - small electrical goods, sewing machines and blade-sharpening 13.00 - 15.00 Bring your antiques and other items of interest for valuation by Clarke & Simpson of Campsea Ashe; small donation welcome
Halesworth Cemetery Open Day
Saturday 7th September
11.00 - 15.30
Address: Holton Rd, IP19 8HD
Open Day & Model Railway Show, Blythburgh Station
Sunday 8th September
10.30 - 16.00
Address: Blythburgh, IP19 9LQ
Free entry to site, free tea, coffee and cake.
The restored chapel at Halesworth Cemetery will be open for the day A opportunity to ask questions on the history of the chapel and the cemetery. Resources available for those wishing to research persons buried in the cemetery.
Demonstrations, restored lines, platforms and sheds, model railways, displays and more. See our progress in the unearthing and restoration of this unique and historic 1879 narrow gauge station.
Halesworth's Industrial Past & Millennium Green
Saturday 7th September
Walk
10.00
Meeting point: Town centre car Park IP19 8AH, rear of White Hart
Duration 90 mins
Walk will end at the Museum for a short film about the railway
Paul and Shirley Taylor of the Halesworth to Southwold Narrow Gauge Railway Charity will lead these guided walks around part of the Halesworth Millennium Green (the largest such Green in the country), highlighting the industrial archaeology of the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries: the 1761 Blyth Navigation and the 1879 narrow gauge Halesworth to Southwold Railway.
Our walk takes in the Town Park, the remains of the Navigation, the New Cut and its lock and towpath, before making our way to the still well preserved trackbed of the railway at Bird's Folly, where the Charity has relaid rails on the main line and at the locomotive shed site The Society plans to re-create this iconic Victorian railway as a heritage attraction and, ultimately, a means of transport.
5th - 7th September, 10.00 - 15.00
Address 9 Thoroughfare, IP19 8AH
Visit the Heritage Hub based in I-Chameleon in the Throroughfare
Showcasing U3A, Halesworth and District Museum, Halesworth to Southwold Railway Society and other interest groups, the hub will be offering information on the Heritage Day programme of events as well as local information
Halesworth History Walk
Saturday 7th September
11.00 - 12.30
Meeting point: The Angel Pub, IP19 8AH
Duration: 1.5hrs
Millennium Green
The Millennium Green in Halesworth is a wonderful open space and historic landscape to enjoy nature first hand Linked to the Town Park and featuring not only footpaths, but also an allweather track.
Saturday 7th September
Evening Stroll
18.00 - 19.30
Meeting point: Basketball court, River lane bridge, Town park
Volunteers will unwrap a walk through some of the less-travelled areas on the town side of the (closed) White Bridge, taking in the easily overlooked old Lock in Blyth Meadow on Halesworth's heritage navigation, the New Reach.
Ticketed: Booking in advance only, via thecut org uk
A guided walk from U3A Local History members of the Marketplace and Chediston Street featuring the stories and rich history of these fascinating Halesworth streets This is a gentle walk limited to 20 places, free but places must be reserved from The Cut in advance.
Halesworth in Bloom Walk
Saturday 7th September
10.30 - 11.30
Meeting point: Hooker House, IP19 8EP
Duration: 1hrs
A guided walk from Halesworth in Bloom. Starting at Hooker House, Hooker Trail in the Town Park, Hooker plants in the Memorial Garden and ending in St. Mary’s to see the plaque on the wall
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EXHIBITIONS
Historic Halesworth in Photographs
30th August - 14th September
Opening times
Mon 9.00 - 13.00
Tues - Wed & Fri - Sat 9.00 - 17.00
Sun 10.00 - 15.00
Address: Halesworth Library, IP19 8AD
A display in Halesworth Library of fascinating historic photos of Halesworth from the 1870s to the present day, featuring key streets and buildings as well as Halesworth people in the twentieth century Researched and installed by the Halesworth U3A Local History Group.
Halesworth Gallery
Mon - Sat 11.00 - 16.00 Sun 14.00 - 16.00
Address: Steeple End, IP19 8LL
The Cut Saturday 7th September 11.00 12.30 14.00
Meeting point: The Cut Cafe, IP19 8BY
Duration: 45 mins
Occupying what used to be the town's almshouses, lying alongside St Mary's Churchyard. The buildings were mentioned in the Manorial Court Roll of 1478 The age and beauty of the building is part of the Halesworth Gallery's appeal.
24th August - 18th September
Message from the underground Exhibition including works by AnnaLise Horsley, Margie Britz and Maria Pavledis.
From Maltings to Arts Centre – An illustrated account of how James Holloway had a dream and how The Cut came to be This is the story of how a disparate group of people came together and created The Cut and how it survived by dint of sheer determination and inspiration - Includes a filmed record of the maltings as it was and how it developed into the arts and enterprise hub that it has now become.
Halesworth and District Museum
Opening times
Tues & Thur 10.00 - 12.30
Wed, Fri & Sat 10.00 - 16.00
Address: Station Rd, IP19 8BZ
TALKS & TOURS
Talks at the Museum, 7th Sept
11.00 The Wissett Axes
12.00 The Cookley & Blythburgh coin hoards
13.30 The Bronze Age Wissett axes
14.30 The Cookley and Blythburgh Hoards
The Museum which is housed in a Victorian Railway Station exhibits over 20 years of voluntary research and collections. The displays take you across 10,000 years, from the earliest settlers in the Blyth Valley to the busy Victorian hub of malting, brewing and agriculture.
Bank House Tours
Saturday 7th September
11.00, 14.00 & 16.00
Address: 35 Thoroughfare, IP19 8LE
Duration: 90 mins
Ticketed: Booking in advance only, via thecut.org.uk
A special opportunity to explore Bank House, originally Gurneys Bank which in 1855 became Barclays Bank, when Barclays purchased two adjoining Cottages to create an impressive Banking Hall also removing 7 rooms from Bank House David & Hugh purchased Barclays Bank when it closed in 2018 starting the reinstatement in 2019, the works were completed in just over 3 years. Including the reinstatement of the 7 rooms and extension of the Banking Hall in Bank House
Thoroughfare History Hub
Saturday 7th September
10.00 - 16.00
Address The Thoroughfare, Halesworth
An outdoor hub in the centre of the Thoroughfare providing a photographic display representing ‘Then’ and ‘Now’ of familiar shops dating back to the nineteenth century The hub will also be a place to talk about Halesworth history and share memories, and learn more about the U3A Local History activities from group members.
QuizTime
Answer all 10 questions on our Halesworth history quiz and return to the Halesworth library. You will find the answers among the town’s information signs. One winner will be drawn to win a local prize.
1. How many acres make up the Millennium Green?
2 What was the name of the obscure King of the Trinovantes tribe who minted many of the Iron Age coins on display at Halesworth and District Museum?
3 Where in the Town was murdered policeman Ebenezer Tye’s body laid out in 1862?
4. What was the distance of the Southwold Railway from Halesworth to Southwold?
5. Who donated a large part of the land that became the Town Park?
6 Which American bomb group is commemorated by a memorial in the Thoroughfare?
7 What fee did Sir Richard de Argentein have to pay King Henry III for the Town’s Market Charter in 1223?
8. What was the name of the Bank that opened in 1782 and later converted rooms in Bank House into a bank?
9. What year was the Rifle Hall built?
10 What load was carried for the first time in 1761 in the Navigation Canal in the Town Park?
