Our friends took us on a great tour today to Lavenham.This an interesting village where wool trade was wealth producing to the area- the guild hall is a fascinating museum of displays about production of wool and horsehair products as well as history of the area.The church was stripped by Henry VIII and the puritans finished the job but there are interesting tombs of families and lovely stained glass. The village is mostly half timbered houses- small scale and very cute. Hollyhocks out everywhere and all green and lush- really beautiful.
We also visited Kersey- similar cuteness but not as touristy. One house by the stream was built in 1490-still inhabited -if slightly derelict.Farmland around flat mostly with fields of mown crops- haystacks- some handmade dot the area. Spotted a large pheasant in a hedgerow- no doubt a good target for the shoot starting next week.This is largely a bit of the world that is isolated because it is not on the way to anywhere so is largely unspoilt.
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