Suffolk News from 1779

Article taken from the Ipswich Journal Newspaper June 26th 1779

One day last week, Thomas Ambrose, carpenter of Long Melford who was disordered in the mind, cut his throat in a terrible manner and died next day.
Tis very remarkable that if he left a pint of beer unpaid for when disordered that when he came to recollect himself he would go even if several miles to pay for it.

Bury & Norwich Post June 24th 1789

On Saturday last the coach from Norwich to Sudbury overturned at Shimpling from the road hence to Sudbury by which accident a child about 22 months who was riding with it's mother on top of the coach, had it' skull fractured and died six hours later. The coachman was not to blame but occasioned by the road being mended with a quantity of rough stuff which gave the coach a sudden jerk, overturning it.

Bury & Norwich Post June 26th 1816

Susan Bruty was committed to Bury Gaol on suspicion of setting fire to buildings belonging to John Shelton at Clare.




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Long Melford Suffolk

5pm 6.5 miles in 53 mins 6 seconds

Week to date mileage 7 miles

Month to date mileage 69

Year to date 461

Lifetime 10054

Lavenham Suffolk

5pm 5.3 miles in 42 minutes 20 seconds

Week to date mileage 5.3

Month to date mileage 40

Average weekly rate 31.4

Average Monthly rate 137

Year to Date 579

Life time 8357

I returned to Lavenham today and parked the car near St Peter and St Paul the beautiful church on the hill which is visable for miles away as you approach this village. At the church I found signs for a 3.5 mile circular walk which follows in part a dismantled railway line which apparently used to run to Long Melford and on to Bury St Edmunds. This is the former great eastern railway line closed in the early 1960's and is now a nature reserve.

This is an enjoyable place to walk or run although it was somewaht wet and in places under the railway bridge under water so if you plan to walk it take boots.