Thursday, 8 November 2012

The first day in Suffolk

On my initial day in Suffolk, one of the first places I visited was a town called Bungay. I walked with my aunt, uncle, and immediate family members around Bungay and took a few pictures before we returned to my relatives' house. The first day in Suffolk wasn't particularly busy for any of us - other than making the trip there - so I thought it was good to walk around one of the local towns.

All images from the visit were taken with my phone:

This structure here is the Bungay Buttercross. Located near the town centre, the Buttercross was built in 1689, the year after most of Bungay was destroyed in a fire.

I was fortunate to capture this shot of the rain pouring from the clouds in the distance. See that area of darkened sky beneath the clouds? That's rain.

A cenotaph outside the St Edmund's Catholic Church. It commemorates British soldiers from Bungay killed in World War I (the cenotaph itself refers to it as the "Great War").

I was most impressed with this structure. It used to be a windmill but I was informed that it was converted into someone's home. Imagine living in an ex-windmill!

Bungay is a lovely little town and is a very pleasant place to walk around. I look forward to visiting there again.
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6 comments:

  1. Rebeka8 November 2012 at 23:10

    How fun! I love all of the architecture in your pictures.

    I bet living in a windmill would be fun (minus all of the stairs! ha!).

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    1. Andrew-L'autre8 November 2012 at 23:30

      Thanks Rebeka! :) It's a lovely little town, Bungay.

      I've heard about windmills being converted into houses but I've never seen one in person before! It would have been great to have seen the inside.

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  2. Susan G9 November 2012 at 22:02

    I've been in a couple of windmills but not that have been converted, would be a different kind of living environment. Really good picture of the rain in the distance :)

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    1. Andrew-L'autre9 November 2012 at 23:47

      I don't think I've even been inside a windmill before. :P

      Thanks for the kind comment about the rain picture. :)

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  3. Musings of a Creative Writer10 November 2012 at 13:33

    I absolutely love the architecture. I want to go now, you've convinced me. :)

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