Honeysuckle Cottage
Honeysuckle Cottage has been the home of Susan and Mark Gunns and their daughters Beth and Lorna for the past nine years. Both girls were born in Cambridge. Mark is a product specialist with Volvo construction equipment and travels the “length and breadth” of the country and in Sweden, Europe and the U.S.A. Sue looks […]
Old School
Keith and Ella Ainsworth live at the Old School, Church Road, Lt. Thurlow. They moved here twenty-eight years ago when the Old School was converted into two dwellings. They have two sons, Carlton and Nicholas, who have now left the village. Keith is a jeweller and Ella is a sales assistant working two or three […]
Rijay
Pauline and Bill Crooks live at Rijay, Church Road, which was originally half of the old school that closed in approximately 1916. It was renovated in 1970; in the late fifties they both attended the youth club there not realising it would one day be their home. Bill is semi-retired and works for St. Edmundsbury […]
139a Locks Cottages
Felicity and Howard Downer with their three children have lived at 139a Locks Cottage, Pound Green, for the past two years. Howard’s father and aunt also live in the village. Felicity was born in Ridgewell and Howard in Eastbourne. Howard travels both locally and further afield as a contractor. The children attend school in Bury […]
137b Locks Cottages
Katrina and Tony Oakley have lived at 137b Locks Cottages, Church Road for the past four months. Tony was born in Stevenage and Katrina in Hitchin, Hertfordshire; their two sons, Harry and Thomas, were both born in Benington, Cambs. Their stay here is only temporary while a three-bedroom house is being renovated for them at […]
137a Locks Cottages
Jean Lansdell has lived at 137a Locks Cottages for 43 years, arriving from Norfolk in 1955 with her husband Billy. Her children Christine and Colin spent their childhood here but have now left the village. Retired now from her work at Newmarket Hospital, she spends one day a week as a voluntary helper at the […]
136 Pound Green
135 Pound Green
Dennis and Anne Atherton have retired to 135 Pound Green, having run The Cock public house for more than 25 years. They have both lived in the village all their lives and their families have lived here for several generations. Dennis’s pastimes are gardening and reading whilst Anne does needlework and knitting. They couldn’t think […]
The Almshouses
George Oughton came to Thurlow thirty two years ago when he purchased The Old Almshouses, which had been built by the Soames family in 1618 and which originally consisted of nine homes. They have not been over-restored and still have brick þoors and high white ceilings; four of the dwellings are now one long sitting […]
134 Bradley Road
Keith Gulliver and Sue Cassidy with her daughter Nicky have lived at 134 Bradley Road, Thurlow for the past nine months. Keith was born in Edmonton, London and Sue and Nicky in SheYeld. Keith and Sue work for an American data company, “Electronic Data Systems”. Keith is a computer business analyst, based from home but […]