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courtesy of Google Earth

Framlingham
is bursting with history and hidden nooks. A good way to find them is the
Town Trail, a circular walk marked by
metal plaques in the
pavement.
Print out these three trail pages, the map,
pick up a leaflet around Framlingham or better still download the
audio guide for your
mp3 player or iPod. |
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  Hear an
introduction to Framlingham
and then
perhaps start your tour in the
Elms Car Park. |
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1 |
.JPG) The Pump was one of the town's principal water supplies
and has two spouts. The higher spout filled the tall water carts that supplied outlying houses and in
summer, before the coming of tarmac in 1912, sprinkled water to lay
the dust on roads. |
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2 |
The
United Free Church is a typical
late Victorian building though the oldest part was once an
unsuccessful flour mill. It was converted and extended in 1867 as
the People's Hall, bought in 1885 for a chapel by Methodists and became the
United Free in 1988. |
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3 |
The
Ancient House
is a
typical Suffolk timber frame house with fine pargetting
(ornamental plasterwork) and tall windows dating the building as middle
to late 17th century and the door panelling is worthy of note.
Next door
John Self's shop window and door are Victorian. |
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4 |
The
Mills Almshouses are named for
Thomas Mills who came to Fram
to
learn wheelwrighting as an employee of Edward Smith who then left the business to Thomas.
Perhaps
inspired by both the
Robert Hitcham Almshouses
and his faith
Thomas left
instructions in his
will for the
building of six almshouses. |
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5 |
The
Tomb House
was the home
Thomas Mills. As
a devout Baptist and dissenter he was not allowed to be buried in
the churchyard when he died in 1703 and instead at his wishes was buried in his garden. |
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6 |
The
Railway on the opposite side of the road (and
The Station
further along Station Road) show Fram had a railway which arrived in
1859. The railway closed to passengers
in 1952 and then carried freight for a few more years before being dismantled
in 1965. |
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Turn
round and retrace your steps to Fore Street (previously
called Lurke Street and Back Street).
Cross the road by
St Clare's Catholic Church and walk up Queen's Head Alley.
continue the trail |
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