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Bures river scene 1909
River scene dated 1909
A collection of historical and local information on the two parishes of Bures St Mary and Bures Hamlet from the late 1800`s to 2016
Within the three parishes of Bures St Mary, Bures Hamlet and Mount Bures, there are 116 Listed Buildings.

I hope you enjoy your visit, its aim is to view a selection of the finest buildings and structures of historic interest within the two parishes.
Hopefully this site will enlighten those, especially new to the village who may never have heard of the Tannery, Maltings, Cheese Factory, Gas Works, Workhouse, Victory Hall etc

"Any fool can make history, but it takes a genius to write it":-
Oscar Wilde

 

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posted 405 answers to 129 different topics.
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Bures-online has been featured in the Halstead Gazette,
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East Anglian Daily Times,
Suffolk Free Press, Lets Talk and many other local magazines.
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BBC East and Anglia TV.

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September 2017, Frances Hart from Portland, Origon, USA
tracing her ancestors, the Harlackenden and De-Vere family.l
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A family from "Tuscaloosa" USA visits the area including Chapel Barn during March, 2016
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May 2016- Researcher visits Bures from Boston USA, to trace the Pelham, Harlackenden and Waldegrave family
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January 2017. Visitor from California in Bures researching his descendants
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Boating on the river Stour
Bures millennium bridge
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Millennium Bridge
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Web Site Facts
Since the launch of the web site in 2001, we have archived over 8,500 scanned documents
The photographic archive currently holds over 5,000 jpg and tiff images of local interest and related search material.
Emails received congratulating the web site on its contents, from Honolulu in Hawaii and Origon, USA
 If you exclude the photo album pages, there are currently 325 (html) web pages to access on this site
 The average visitor numbers (not hits) to this web site is approximately 800 per month.
This is a Community Web Site, run by the community for the enjoyment of those who visit the site.
The information has been sourced from literally hundreds of people who have taken the time to submit their memories
and wish to record village life for others to enjoy reading.
 If you have factual material (or amendments) which you think would be of interest to other viewers, then please let us know.
We are indebted to all those in the village who have supplied information. Credits are given where appropriate on the individual pages.
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