Mill View
Richard Mackaness has lived at Mill View, The Street for one year. Born in Leicestershire, where his father was a farmer, Richard joined the army when he was eighteen. Most of his thirty five years service was spent in the Far East in Singapore, Malaysia and Korea. He also served time in Germany and Northern […]
Driftside
Doris and John Rowlinson have lived at Driftside, Lt. Thurlow for the past forty five years. Doris has lived in Thurlow for seventy years and Jack for seventy-six years. Doris was born at Beck Row, Mildenhall and came to Thurlow at the age of five when her father became village police constable. Jack was born […]
Cuylers
For the past twelve years Michael and Ann Hoare have lived at Cuylers, Little Thurlow. They feel sad that they only live here part-time as they have a þat in London from which they work. They hope to change this soon and plans are underway to build an oYce above the garage. Michael trained as […]
Trudgetts
Anna and Andrew Dickson have lived at Trudgetts, The Street, Lt. Thurlow, for the past fourteen years. Anna is from Wisbech and Andrew is from Edinburgh. They have two children, Hamish who is thirteen and is at boarding school in Uttoxeter, StaVs, and Edwina who is eleven and attends Barnardiston, but will go on to […]
120 The Street
Wally and Kathleen Reynolds have lived in the village over twenty years. They came to Thurlow from Bury when Wally took up the position of estate foreman on the building side. He left that position to work in the building trade and later became a self-employed builder, with bricklaying as his special skill but oVering […]
Manor Farm
Kate and Colin Atherton have lived in Thurlow for the past twenty years, first at Trudgetts and then at Manor Farm. Their sons Richard and Peter were brought up here. Richard is now working in London and Peter is at Warwick University. Colin works as a design engineer in Duxford for “Hexcel” and Kate is […]
The Olde House
Mary Hilton has lived at The Olde House (once Soame’s Grammar School) for the past eight years. She was born in Manchester and brought up in the north, but her father’s family originated from this area. Her great-grandfather ran the shop opposite the house (now Corner Cottage) as a drapers and general stores until he […]
Rose Cottage
Alison Wetz was once at 137b Locks Cottage when interviewed but now lives at Rose Cottage. She and her two children, George and Hannah, have lived here for six months. Alison originated from Sussex and is a country person, having been brought up on a farm. She works as a process manager for “Ionica”, a […]
132 The Street
Rosemary and Michael Heyes live at 132 The Street, Lt. Thurlow. Rosemary is from Ireland and Michael is a Liverpudlian. They came here twenty years ago. Michael is a foreman-carpenter on the Thurlow Estate and Rosemary works part-time in the village shop. Rosemary’s father spent eleven years here, most of the time living in one […]
The Firs
Janice and Roger Klimke and their daughter Zoe have lived at The Firs, Little Thurlow for the past fourteen months. Roger works as a motor mechanic in Broxted, Essex and Janice as a meatpacker in Haverhill. Zoe goes to Parkway school. Janice and Roger were both born in London, Janice in Westminster and Roger in […]