This local history came about as a result of the enthusiastic response from readers
of Sheila Wright’s first book of Drinkstone History. The stories in this second volume
were largely contributed by readers of the first book, who wrote to the author giving
their own memories and research, or gave up hours of their time to tell her their
stories. Once again, they provide an enchanting, nostalgic and often awe-inspiring
insight into country lives during recent centuries. Every facet of life is represented
– life in war and peace, joy or sorrow, sickness or health, of destitute cottagers,
hard-working labourers and domestics, priests, professional or tradespeople - even
of landed gentry and “noblemen”. Sincere thanks are due to the many folk who lent
treasured family photographs for inclusion in this history. Sheila Wright used Census
and Directory information, documents and registers from All Saints’ church in Drinkstone,
editions of the Drinkstone Newsletter, and Suffolk Archive resources, to confirm
and extend many of the stories she was told. The stories are put into context of
time and place through inclusion of historic maps, and a demographic overview of
the village in the 19th century. The book includes studies of several historic cottages,
farmhouses, and imposing country houses in the parish. Owners and past owners of
these generously offered maps, plans, photographs and knowledge. Local history and
family genealogy are today magnetically fascinating to more and more people – so
to make their research less arduous, Sheila has included a most useful appendix containing
full Drinkstone Census Returns of the years 1851 and 1901, further County Directory
information, a list of rectors of the parish from the 13th century to the present
day and brief facts about All Saints’ church. All drawings, maps and plans in this
book are the work of the author.
ISBN 978-0-9555417-0-4 Over 200 pages Price £10.99 (plus p & p) Tel: 01449
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The price of “Drinkstone Revisited” reduces to £10 each if you buy more than one
copy at a time, or if you buy with “Drinkstone School and Village” my other Suffolk
Local History book. Postage costs remain the same.
