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charities / Events in Norfolk and Suffolk / exhibitions / Then & Now February 21, 2010
Diss Museum presents two events to commemorate the centenary of the Crippen murder and the involvement of local girl Ethel Le Neve. Amy Gibbons will read Ethel’s autobiography at a Murder Night, on Friday 26 February at 7.30pm at St. Mary’s Hall, Diss.The same night, Basil Abbott will give a presentation of The Flush Hall […]
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Tom Green was a comedian and arranger of pantomime harlequinades at the Brighton Aquarium, where it is likely he ran into director G.A. Smith as he exhibited his early films. Smith employed Mr. and Mrs. Green to perform in his comedies at 10 shillings a time. In this film, Green is on his own performing […]
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Foodies, take note, appreciation of fresh, local British produce was born long before the ‘Observer Food Monthly’! The first of September sees the annual official opening of Colchester’s ancient oyster beds, and in this wonderful snippet of film flat caps mingle with trilbies as the people of the town gather to watch their mayor slurp […]
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Mendham Mill and house c.1910 Mendam Watermill Mendham Mill was built in 1820 of weatherboard with a pantiled roof. The adjoining mill house did not appear to line up with the mill’s window configuration, which was quite unusual. The wheel was believed to have been the largest of all the mills in the Waveney valley. […]
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Self-styled pier entertainer ‘Professor’ Reddish was a specialist in the “flying the foam” stunt, which involved mounting a bicycle and riding it down a steep ramp and then off the end of Brighton’s West Pier into the sea. To this, director James Williamson adds additional layers of entertainment, firstly by showing the stunt from multiple […]
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Respecting the past, shaping the future Waste blight has its sights set on Suffolk – “come clean”, urges SPS Environmental campaigners have said a resounding “no” to the county council’s waste strategy for residual waste disposal after describing the policy as one that would potentially significantly damage vast areas of Suffolk countryside and harm the […]
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Then & Now / Tourist Attractions Norfolk and Suffolk January 28, 2010
c.1890 Homersfield Mill Homersfield Mill was quite small and was mainly constructed of weatherboard over a brick base with a pantiled roof with a lucum extending over the bridge. The mill house was under the same roof as the mill and was nearest to the road. Before the 1800s both the mill and house would […]
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Archive Film Shop Archive Anglia TV Sale 2010 is here and we thought that you might need a little something to beat the January blues… So we’re offering a fantastic £5 off a whole range of Archive Anglia TV DVDs at www.timereel.co.uk! With selected DVDs at half price, and £5 off our Anglia at War […]
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Then & Now / Tourist Attractions Norfolk and Suffolk January 21, 2010
c. 1880 Scole TowermillScole Towermill was built of tarred red brick in 1799. The tower had two doors on opposite sides showing that the mill was built with common sails. 1st June 1971 Edward Woodrow, who had moved from Billingford towermill, took over the mill in 1875 before leaving to take over at Horsford towermill […]
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Letter From an Unknown Woman Trailer Opens in cinemas 12 Feb 2010 ‘A Letter from an Unknown Woman’ is one of cinema’s most achingly poignant romances, at once darkly ironic and deeply moving. For more information, and to buy tickets, visit http://www.bfi.org.uk/whatson/bfi_sou…
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The New Year seemed to follow Christmas without a break. Depending on which day of the week these celebrations fall, many businesses close for the whole period. This is because, in many cases, it would be too costly to start up for a couple of days and then close down again. One way or the […]
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Then & Now / Tourist Attractions Norfolk and Suffolk January 14, 2010
c. 1880 Hempnall Mill Road TowermillHempnall Mill Rd towermill was a 4 storey towermill that was built in 1814 in an adjacent field to the existing postmill and eventually took over the whole business. The mill was built by James Carver under a 150 year lease dated 26th May 1814 granted to him by The […]
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Wedgwood Etruria Pottery, Staffordshire c1926 The Wedgwood Pottery provides the only internal sequence in the film – the potter at his wheel and the ladies at work in the painting room. This extract comes from Claude Friese-Greene’s ‘The Open Road’ – originally filmed in 1925/6 and now re-edited and digitally restored by the BFI National […]
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Respecting the past, shaping the future Society’s plea – “abandon costly plans before it’s too late” A leading campaign group has warned that the county’s most vulnerable groups could suffer if the vital services on which they rely are cut to pay for costly changes to the county’s local government structure. Suffolk Preservation Society has […]
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In this faintly disquieting New Year greeting, shown in cinemas towards the end of 1949, Father Time meets a sticky end as the New Year beckons.
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“Perambulating the Bounds” at Southwold, Suffolk, UK on August 6 1928. Much of the townsfolk turned out to accompany the Town Council on their ritual round trip to reaffirm the extent of the Borough. The event was filmed by local amateur cinematographer, Barrett Jenkins. For more about the history and customs of Southwold, visit www.southwoldmuseum.org