2nd FEBUARY 2002

PEASENHALL

Today's weather: Overcast with a few sunny periods.

 

The village of Peasenhall was the scene of a murder mystery in the early 1900s when a maid named Rose Harsent was strangled and a local man William Gardener was tried for the crime, but the jury could only reach a majority verdict, as a unanimous verdict was needed a second trial was conducted but with the same result so the charge was dropped and the accused man left the village, the real murderer was never caught.

 

Main street through Peasenhall

The main street Peasenhall with a brook nicknamed the River Yox, after the neighbouring village of Yoxford, that runs through the village, despite the recent wet weather hardly any water, is flowing through it.

 

The Cottage

This lovely cottage is simply called The Cottage .

 

Peasenhall village hall

This has got to be one of the most unusual village halls in the country; this one is built in the style of a Swiss chalet.

 

Feather cottage

The pink cottage on the left is called Feather cottage but it's the right hand cottage, which bears the plaster moulding of the feathers.

 

Cottage with church behind

Yet another pink cottage, the church in the background is the parish church of St Michael.

 

St Michaels Church

The church of St Michael, the buildings seen behind the church are the remains of the Suffolk Seed Drill Co whose owner James Smyth invented the Seed Drill, agricultural machinery was produced here from 1800 until 1967 and was exported all around the world.

 

Yellow Cottage

After all the pink cottages it's nice to see one of a different colour.

 

Snowdrops in garden

It's a sure sign that Springs around the corner when the Snowdrops start to appear.

 

Snowdrops

Snowdrops.

 

Road name on house

Judging by the sign on this house wall I must have taken a wrong turning somewhere!