Ok, so a week or so ago we were privileged enough to spend our time living in an area between two villages Nacton & Levington, Northeast of London and a stone's throw from a major town Ipswich which is almost the equivalent size of Ballarat, in Australia. During this time I've been pretty bloody fascinated by the history, and significance of the countryside we've stayed in. Specifically the estate we've stayed within - Orwell Park.
Decoy History is exactly where we stayed with lovely couple and their Toller dogs.
Orwell Park Estate at the moment comprises of 3000 acres surrounding Nacton & Levington, and runs along the banks of the River Orwell. Within the estate are almost 60 houses, containing workers or private tenants. At its most significant, under George Tomline, the Estate included 30,000 acres consuming the area south east of Ipswich all the way to Felixstowe, north of the River Orwell. Many members of the royal family have visited the Estate over its history for one reason or another.
The original Orwell Park Mansion in 1937 was turned into a school and is now a distinguished private Prep-10 school.
Decoy History is exactly where we stayed with lovely couple and their Toller dogs.
- In 1925 Tom Baker took over 9300 ducks from the decoy.
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| Decoy house |
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| Remains of one of four decoy's |
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| The dead house - where ducks were prepared after been caught |
Orwell Park Estate at the moment comprises of 3000 acres surrounding Nacton & Levington, and runs along the banks of the River Orwell. Within the estate are almost 60 houses, containing workers or private tenants. At its most significant, under George Tomline, the Estate included 30,000 acres consuming the area south east of Ipswich all the way to Felixstowe, north of the River Orwell. Many members of the royal family have visited the Estate over its history for one reason or another.
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| Original Orwell Park Estate Mansion- now a private school |
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| Current Orwell Park Mansion |
This is just a brief post for future reference.
Good morning Amy and Brendan. We hope that you are safe and well during these unsettled times. I write on behalf of the Suffolk Preservation Society with reference to your stay on the Orwell Park Estate and in particular the photographs you took of the Decoy House. The building is currently in need of restoration and we have included this in our July article in the East Anglian Daily Times We would like to use one of your photographs and would request your permission to do so. I have attached a link to our website for your reference and hope to look forward to hearing from you. My email address is sps@suffolksociety.org
ReplyDeleteMany thanks....Julie
https://www.suffolksociety.org/