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It seems also that memories of mischievous events during school days are imprinted in our brains? If only we could remember historical dates, name all the capital cities or the rivers of the world, in the same clear way.
Horrors of seeing your home or business flooded is something thankfully most of us never experience. In the twentieth century the low areas of Ipswich were hit twice by flood water. In 1939 from inland and in 1953 from the sea.
What was life like for a child born towards the end of the Victorian era? Grace Rodwell (nee Herbert) was born March 14 1891.
HMS Ganges was a Royal Navy Training base at Shotley, Suffolk. Ganges, in the early years was afloat in Harwich Harbour, and from 1905 until 1976 as a shore base.
In the Suffolk flood of 1939, David Allum and Prince, his shire horse, braved the torrent of flood water as heavy rain and rapidly melting deep snow combined to flood the Gipping Valley.
Ipswich - The Changing Face of the Town
The new book by David Kindred
Released on 20 October 11 in hardback. Photographs are grouped in themes showing how the town has changed in over 120 years. There are over 320 photographs, many in colour with detailed captions over 176 pages. More information available at Old Pond Publishing
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