 | There has never been a 'Squire'; it has always been a community of small
holders. |
| The major industry years ago was flowers for Covent Garden. A few are
still sent. |
| The main street used to be lined with walnut and plum trees. |
| St. Peter's CE Church used to be the village school. |
| The old Village Hall is to be replaced by a new one on the playing field
quite soon. |
| There used to be a village pond in Beeches Road. |
| There was a Wesleyan Chapel near the school and a Quaker Chapel down the
Green on the right. |
| The Playing Field is well known in the Indoor Bowling world - national
players compete in the Annual Taylor - Balls Competition. |
| The Playing Field has flood lamps purchased from the old Thor rocket base
at RAF Tuddenham. The two tennis courts are now flood lit and have been
refurbished. |
| The Isleham Marina development on the River Lark is in West Row in the
Mildenhall Parish Council area, and not in Cambs. |
| Jude's Ferry was where barges of coal, flour and sugar from King's Lynn
were unloaded and where full immersion baptisms for the Baptist Chapel were
performed. |
| The River Lark is a major UK resource for coarse fishing. |
| Winter ice-skating took place on flooded fields by the River Lark near the
Marina, also on the lake at Chippenham Park Estate. |
| There used to be 2 coal merchants, 3 shops and 4 pubs (2 of which, Pear
Tree and Plough, are now homes) and now only the Post Office and shop
remains. |
| The summer fete used to be held on the meadow down Manor Lane behind the
old Village Hall. |
| The fire engine was housed next to Peter Spencer's house; also the
band's brass instruments. |
| The first fish and chip shop, run by Horace Morley, was on the site of
Peter Spencer's home and another one run by Albert Mackender at the bottom
of Friday Street, where Mr & Mrs Martin now live. |
| The village Policeman's house was next to the school where Mr. And
Sister Carney now live. |
| There was an agricultural engineering works and blacksmith at Fords in |
| Ford Close. Sydney Ford was the discoverer of the famous and priceless
Roman silver, now known as the 'Mildenhall Treasure' and of which replicas
of the big dish are to be held at Mildenhall Museum and already at Ipswich. |
