LOCAL HISTORY
Memories of Gislingham Local historian, Dennis Cross from Diss, shares with us his fascinating collection of old postcards, focusing on a different village in every issue. This time, we take a walk down memory lane in Gislingham. This 1915 postcard shows the Gislingham Six Bells pub at the end of the high street. Charles Knott was landlord at the time. The pub is still open today, but the buildings on the left have been converted into houses.
Gislingham War Memorial was erected in 1920 and unveiled in the churchyard. This postcard shows the rector, soldiers and Boy Scouts at the ceremony. The high street in 1949, featuring an old village cottage. Both sides of the street have since had new cottages added, so the village looks very different today.
St Mary’s Church, seen here in 1911, was built in the 15th century and contained six bells. The Rev Daniel Bennett was rector at the time.
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