Home of the Bures Dragon

Welcome to Bures-online.co.uk
Serving the Communities of
Bures Hamlet and Bures St Mary
Home of the Bures Dragon
Now in its 19th year
Home of the Bures Dragon
This web site has now been downloaded into the British Library Archives, which also includes the National Library of Scotland;
the National Library of Wales; Bodleian Libraries, Oxford; University Library, Cambridge; and the Library of Trinity College, Dublin
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Also used as a research tool into rural life by Essex Uni, Liverpool Uni, Manchester Uni and University of East Anglia.

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Bures-online

Launched early 2010:-
Bures at War.
Life in Bures during both World Wars

visit:- www.bures.me.uk

 


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Circular walks around Bures
NEW
Seven Circular walks to enjoy around Bures

Free download, these books are being sold for £8 to £10 on Ebay

 

 


Stadler, Swiss made rolling stock in service on branch line 20th March 2020
Dual Mode: Capable of running on diesal or overhead electric.
Technically could run direct from Sudbury into Colchester North/Town

 

 

 


Bures Mill bures rail station 1950
Rail station circa 1950 - the shed is still in use today as a waiting room
From Dec 10th 2017, Bures station is now a "request stop"

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

Appletreemews Development, Cuckoo Hill

The Judicial Review, taken against Babergh District Council
was heard in the High Court London, on December 17th.
Presiding Judge, David Elvin QC.
Unfortunately, the Judge ruled in favour of Babergh.
Download the Minutes of the Hearing

Public enquiry to be held on 21st April 2020,
to determine the outcome of Plots 5 and 6 at Appletreemews
Venue yet to be determined
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Applications since 2010
Planning Inspector Appeal
No confidence vote in Babergh Planning
Enforcement Case 2017
Residents seeking Judicial Review
Retrospective Plans, Plots 1 - 4 Approved

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We currently have 178 registered members.
Since its launch they have
posted 448 answers to 143 different topics.
Take this opportunity to have a look and see if you can help.
Bures-online has been featured in the Halstead Gazette,
East Anglian Daily Times,
Suffolk Free Press,
Sudbury Mercury and many
other local magazines.
Photographs supplied to
BBC Look East and ITV Anglia

Suffolk Wildlife Trust

Essex Wildlife Trust


Bures Nature Trail
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Sadly Dennis Ambrose, Site Manager at Fysh House Farm passed away
on the 2nd September 2019
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Published 1st January 2020
Very limited stock
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To be published Summer 2020

 
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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 Again in the UK May 2019

January 2017. Visitor from California in Bures researching his descendants
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Will & Carol Kuberski from New Jersey, visited St Marys and St Stephens on 6th Oct, 2018
Related to the Cansdale, Cant and Parminter families
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Rebecca Fraser

 

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Rebecca Fraser author of "The Mayflower", publication, visited Bures on Jan 9th 2018 in order to view Gt Bevills, St Stephens Chapel and Smallbridge Hall
Link to book review
Boating on the river Stour
Bures millennium bridge
Bures Dragon
River Stour
Millennium Bridge
Bures Dragon
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, eminated from Honolulu, Thailand 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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