22nd SEPTEMBER 2001
EYE
Today's weather: Sunny but cool.
A crinkle crankle wall also known as a serpentine wall, it is
built only one brick thick thus
saving materials but because of its shape it is very strong and durable.
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The Guildhall dates from the late 15th Century, the prestige of the building can be seen by how close together the studs or upright timbers are, when built these would not have been exposed as they are today. |
Another view of the Guildhall from the churchyard .
The corner or "dragon" post of the Guildhall
with its orginal medieval carving of the
Archangel Gabriel.
Looking up Church Street from the churchyard.
Looking down from the castle at the Guildhall
and the church of St Peter and St Paul, the
magnificent tower of the church stands over 30 metres and took 25
years to complete.
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Very little remains of the castle, the ruined keep we see today was built in the 19th century partly as a folly and a house by a Sir Edward Kerrison for his batman who had saved his life at the battle Waterloo. |
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Different types of cottages in Buckshorn Lane. |
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These thatched houses in Castle street were built in the 16th century as three houses converted into two in the 19th century and today is a single dwelling. |
The newly decorated "Queens Head" public house painted in the traditional "Suffolk Pink".
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