SUFFOLK IS SO PRETTY

[Mitchy1nge]

especially in the sun and when there are all new flowers and spring blossom everywhere

in case anyone was wondering

LESuffolk Quilters Haven in Wickham

I was in The Fabric Shop in Eye yesterday as I needed to swap a zip which was 1" too long. When I said it was for jeans, Julie got the special jeans zips out from behind the counter & found the right size & colour. It was 10p more, but she wouldn't take the extra, bless her. That's why I love living in Suffolk!

Yes are on tour at the moment, I suspect that's why we haven't seen Rick Wakeman around for a while.

itfcbabe I recon I might know you, have been going in the white hart in Aldeburgh for the last 25 years ;)

Wow- loads to list there. Thanks so much!

mymate
There is a picture of my uncle (by marriage) in the White Hart. It would seem likely that you must have known him.

Really Dawn, I'm intrigued now.. Is he an old landlord?

No, an old sailor, died a few years ago. Initials are J. H.

me & dh are trying to think who it could be, lots of old sailors in there but to have his picture he must've been a regular.
We have a good excuse to go for a drink tomorrow :)
Will report back!

See, a Suffolk mystery, we have it all, even an excuse to go to the pub!

Hi OP, would you mind if we moved your thread to the Suffolk talk board?

:) that's a great idea

My Great-Aunt who died aged 106 could remember the Peasenhall Murder happening! She used to talk about it vividly. We often drive past Providence House and I look at Rose's bedroom window and imagine the candle burning there!
Peasenhall Murder

that's fascinating, never heard of the peasenhall murder before

so how was he tried twice, we had double jeopardy until recently?

oh I see, I should have read the whole wikipedia thing

That is fascinating Lottie. Normally all you hear about is the Red Barn Murder yet this is just as interesting, if not more.

Naice ham in Peasenhall too. By Emmetts and you can go watch them make it.

did the police really think she stabbed herself to death? it doesn't sound like the most plausible line of enquiry

Nowadays forensics would be able to tell whether this was possible. People do stab themselves but it is apparent when this is the case.

They think it was the jealous wife. That poor servant girl.

why don't they think it was the man, he had the most to lose and men are more stabby generally

women prefer to use poison in books anyway

I'm not sure but am curious enough to go and have a dig around. The Suffolk records office is a great place to research stuff like this alongside the more usual online sources.

oh please keep us posted, it would be interesting to know if the Gardiners went on to inseminate and murder any other young women anywhere

About twenty years ago late DH and I went and found RH's grave in Peasenhall cemetery.

poor Rose and her baby :(

if you scroll >>> and down there is some stuff about the trials from 1903

it just seems so much more likely to be the pervy preacher, people just felt sorry for him

My Great Aunt told me that there was a terrific thunderstorm on the night of the murder. GA was very outspoken and told me that she "didn't like those Harsent women, they were all fast pieces!!!!"

Love that term

It still has legs!