Wickhambrook village sign

Image: © Adrian S Pye Taken: 17 Aug 2007

At the top of the sign just below the name is a comedy and tragedy mask probably representing pantomime and the parish carnival held annually. The scene above the centre depicts All Saints church, the old post-mill known as Bullock's Mill which was built at Thorns corner about 1830, and demolished about 1914. The thatched cottage is one of many in the village. The bridge over the River Glem has been modernised and kingfishers and herons are infrequent visitors. The farmer in the field stooking-up sheaves represents the arable farms in the parish. The bar between the panels depicts the leaves and fruit of the trees common to the village with, at its centre, a likeness of a carving of a man with spear and shield which can be seen at the church. On the bottom panel, the house in the background represents the manor houses of the village, the playing field and our eleven village greens; Cricket in the village dates back to the 1800s. The spectator with the dog, and wearing a stovepipe hat has handcuffs draped over his arm, the village peeler or beadle no doubt. On the other side (b) the crown at the top represents the visit of Princess Anne to the village in 1979. The upper panel shows two of the village crafts, bakery and thatching, and the two pubs, The Greyhound and The Cloak, in the background, the latter having closed in 1989 The tree between them represents the orchards of Justin Brooke of Clopton Hall. The lower panel depicts the Victorian school with the children playing. The post box, dating from 1859 and the only one of its kind in the British Isles. Close ups of each side https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6790512 https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6790517 Thanks to Peter Miller and Wickhambrook website.

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