Menoffagainorrhoea; Suffolk Sojuourn Day 2 - part 2

After our dip into the history of Ed Sheeran (till now), Aitch dashed off to collect her spectacles and I took the half-hour to wander the various rooms of the mansion museum. It is laid out in a wonderfully flowing display in what is actually something of a rabbit warren of a house! Each room takes a specific time in history and is fully dressed in the fashion of that period. From the Tudors to the Edwardians, it is quite delightful. Many of the panels found around the place are actually not of the building itself but rescued from other ancient homes in Ipswich which were either completely renovated or totally demolished.

The best I can do for you now is cease from words and let the piccies do the talking. Oh, just one thing. The elephants. Many places now use fibreglass animals as an attraction. These "Elmers" were all painted by professionals and by local schools for a local hospice charity.

Once done here and Aitch and I had reconnected, we grabbed a quick lunch at the cafe in the grounds and headed back home... but took time to stop by Memory Lane.

Well, actually, it is called Old Norwich Road and it is where I spent a chunk of my early childhood! The park is where I and my siblings used to walk in order to reach our school over beyond the houses at the back. Then there was No. 682. Once a simple bungalow, it has been levelled off at the front, had an attic room created and been extended quite significantly to the rear. The wooden plaque with the number on it is the very same one my father mounted 50+ years ago!!!