Tattingstone - Help please (if at all possible)

[Lee_T]

Hi there,

Does anyone live or work near Tattingstone in Suffolk, SE of Ipswich?

I am looking for information on 2 Crag Pit Cottages nr Tattingstone. I have been speakign to my grandmother tonight who has been round for tea, and she has really opened up. Amongst other things She stayed in 2nr Crag Pit Cottages whilst as an evacuee during the war and has such fond memories of it. I would love to surprise her with a photograph of it, and any other information!

I would be willing to pay for your troubles if anyone is able to help.

Thank you.

[Lee_T]

P.s. She was also talking extremely fondly about a "Mrs Woolnough" who was lookign after her, not sure if this will help or not. Also, she thinks the cottages were on a small hill and she could see a "river" (I'm guessing this is Alton Water) from the cottages.

[Clincher]

It's not very likely that I will be able to help with this and you may know of this already but if
(a) you google 'Tattingstone Church Suffolk' and your computer behaves like mine you'll get a number of hits and about 4 from the top there is one with the word 'maximilian' in its address. Click on that and it will take you to a site about Tattingstone. It has an old map, click on that and you will enlarge the map and see where Crag Pit was/is.
(b) I know that it is very unlikely that this will be the house you seek but if you google 'Two special council homes' it will take you to a story that may kindle your grandmother's memories.

[Lee_T]

Many thanks for your input, Clincher.

I am familiar with the sites you have posted, indeed the first thing I did was have a good trawl through the www!

What i suppose I am really after is a local who can tell me where the property is on a mp and, ideally a photo of the property which would be wonderful!

Thanks again, Clincher.

[Clincher]

As you know the old map included on the 'Maximilian' website includes Crag Pit - right at the bottom of the map. Maybe if the map went a bit further it might show the cottages you seek.
One of the named roads on that map is Cockshill Road. A modern map (say the one available at the Streetmap website) seems to show the same road which is now spelt Coxhall Road.
I can't be certain whether the two roads are exactly similar because my printer is kaput and my visual memory is not up to keeping the images of the two maps in my mind.
But if my impression is right Crag Pit cottages wherabouts may be deduced from that kind of comparison especially if you crosscheck with the route from The White Horse pub (at junction of White Horse Hill and School Road) down School Road and into Lemons Hill.
Finally, check out the electoral registers before and after WW2 to se whether the name Woolnough appears in Tattingstone. The registers sre likely to be in Suffolk Record Office probably the one at Ipswich

[Lee_T]

Thanks so much Clincher,

I'm at work now so can't follow up your leads, just yet, but will have a good look tonight.  From memory, there seem to be a fair few 'Crag Pits' on that old map. ... One of the angles i did take, via google i found that Crag Pit Farm exists to the North of the village, at the side of Alton Water. There are some cottages roundabout too so this is many another 'lead'.

Thanks again for your time.

[Tervid03]

Have a look at this site as I remember seeing that a local ex football star had purchased these cottages. www.guardian.co.uk/society/2007/sep/06/money.property

See if it jogs any memories.

Also the lady wouldn't have been able to see Alton Water as the reservoir wasn't constructed at the time of the Second World War.

It may well be that the cottages were demolished at the time of construction. Terry

[Tervid03]

Just been looking in the Yellow phone book for Ipswich and yes, Cragpit Farm, Tattingstone still exists but the address is now The New House, Cragpit Farm, Tattingstone so I am thinking that this was constructed in the 1970/80 when the reservoir was built, the cottages may have been nearby to the farm. A new road was a built to bypass Tattingstone and the reservoir, the  A137, and Lemon's Hill Bridge was constructed to link  the north and south parts of the village of Tattingstone after the valley was flooded to form the reservoir.
Terry

[Lee_T]

Thanks Terry, some very interesting stuff there.

To be honest, my grandmother was insisting she could "see a river from the cottage" but as she is cinfused abotu some things and as there was the resovoir there, i just presumed she was refering to Alton Water.

So i'm guessing the river she could see would have been where the resovior was??

I've emailed the local historian on the 'maximillion' so massive fingers crossed she may be able to help, it would be fantastic to be able to find a picture of it.