Frederick George Pawsey (1870, Bury St Edmunds-25 December 1953) was an English photographer and publisher. He published many of his own photographs as well as some earlier ones by other photographers. [1]
Frederick was one of seven children born to the family of to Thomas Pawsey, who worked as an ostler in Bury St Edmunds. Leaving school at about twelve, he was apprenticed to a local printer. He supplemented his wages selling newspapers in Bury town centre. He founded his own business in 1885, taking on C. Langhorn as a partner, the company becoming Pawsey and Langhorn Co. in 1890. Although C. Langhorn died in 1900, the name was retained until 1907, when the business became a Limited Company known as F.G. Pawsey & Co. From 1898 the company had premises in Hatter Street. [2] These had previously belonged to the printers, William Barker & Sons.
Horace Ross Barker, grandson of William, became curator of Moyse's Hall Museum on retirement. He also compiled the two volumes West Suffolk Illustrated and East Suffolk Illustrated, published and illustrated by F. G. Pawsey and Co. [2]
Bury St Edmunds, commonly referred to locally as Bury, is a cathedral as well as market town and civil parish in the West Suffolk district, in the county of Suffolk, England. The town is best known for Bury St Edmunds Abbey and St Edmundsbury Cathedral. Bury is the seat of the Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich of the Church of England, with the episcopal see at St Edmundsbury Cathedral. In 2011, it had a population of 45,000. The town, originally called Beodericsworth, was built on a grid pattern by Abbot Baldwin around 1080. It is known for brewing and malting and for a British Sugar processing factory, where Silver Spoon sugar is produced. The town is the cultural and retail centre for West Suffolk and tourism is a major part of the economy.
Marquess of Bristol is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom held by the Hervey family since 1826. The Marquess's subsidiary titles are Earl of Bristol, Earl Jermyn, of Horningsheath in the County of Suffolk (1826), and Baron Hervey, of Ickworth in the County of Suffolk (1703). The Hervey barony is in the Peerage of England, the earldom of Bristol in the Peerage of Great Britain and the Jermyn earldom in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. Earl Jermyn is used as courtesy title by the Marquess's eldest son and heir. The Marquess of Bristol also holds the office of Hereditary High Steward of the Liberty of St Edmund. The present holder of these titles is Frederick Hervey, the 8th Marquess and 12th Earl of Bristol.
Myles Birket Foster was a British illustrator, watercolourist and engraver in the Victorian period. His name is also to be found as Myles Birkett Foster.
Badley is a village and civil parish in the Mid Suffolk district, in Suffolk, England. It is located between Stowmarket and Needham Market. With an electorate of less than 100, it has an infrequent parish meeting rather than a parish council. Badley is listed as a settlement with 41 households in the 1086 Domesday Book. In 1901 the population was 77, and the parish covered 1 050 acres.
Akenham is a village and civil parish in the Mid Suffolk district of Suffolk in the East of England. Located on the north-western edge of Ipswich, in 2005 it had an estimated population of 60. At the 2011 Census the population remained less than 100 and was included in the civil parish of Whitton.
Ampton is a village and civil parish in the West Suffolk District of Suffolk, England, about five miles north of Bury St Edmunds.
Ashbocking is a village and civil parish in the Mid Suffolk district of Suffolk, England. The village is about seven miles north of Ipswich, and according to the 2001 census had a population of 318, increasing to 356 at the 2011 Census.
Battisford is a village and civil parish in the Mid Suffolk district of Suffolk, England. The village is about 4 miles (6 km) south of Stowmarket, and is directly alongside Wattisham Airfield.
St Mary's Church is the civic church of Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk, England and is one of the largest parish churches in England. It claims to have the second longest nave, and the largest West Window of any parish church in the country. It was part of the abbey complex and originally was one of three large churches in the town.
Creeting St Mary is a village and civil parish in the Mid Suffolk district of Suffolk in eastern England. Sandwiched between the A14 and A140 to the north of Needham Market, the parish also includes the hamlet of Creeting Bottoms. In 2005 the parish population was 710, which decreased to 697 at the 2011 Census.
Ringshall is a village and civil parish in the Mid Suffolk district of Suffolk in eastern England. Located around four miles south of Stowmarket, and 13 miles north west of Ipswich.
Emma Rose Mead was a British born portrait painter who exhibited at the Royal Academy summer exhibition and was a colleague of Augustus John. Mead was a prolific artist who worked in various fields – landscapes, street scenes, still lifes and flower studies alongside her portrait work, using both oil on canvas and watercolour on paper.
Sibton is a village and civil parish on the A1120 road, in the East Suffolk district, in the English county of Suffolk. It is near the towns of Saxmundham and Halesworth, the village of Peasenhall and the hamlet of Sibton Green. The church is dedicated to St Peter; there is also the remains of a medieval abbey, Sibton Abbey. There is a large stately house set in the grounds of Sibton Park which dates back 1827 in the Georgian period, which is now used as a hotel. The estate consists of 4500 acres, being part of the Wilderness Reserve where there are holiday cottages and a lake. The Parish is also in close proximity to the River Yox which runs past the White Horse Inn and down through Pouy Street, it then goes on past both the A1120 road and a small, wooded area called Abbey Woods to pass through the grounds of Sibton Park and then on to Yoxford.
Swilland is a village and civil parish, in the East Suffolk district, in the English county of Suffolk. It is north of the large town of Ipswich. Swilland has a church called St Mary's Church and a pub called The Moon & Mushroom Inn which has been awarded Suffolk Pub of The Year on two occasions by the Evening Star. Swilland shares a parish council with Witnesham called "Swilland and Witnesham Grouped Parish Council".
Brightwell is a village and civil parish in the East Suffolk district, in the English county of Suffolk. It is located 7 miles east of Ipswich and 4 miles south west of Woodbridge. Adjacent parishes include Foxhall, Bucklesham, Martlesham and Newbourne. There is the A12 road nearby.
Ampton Hall is a Grade II-listed Jacobean style manor house in Ampton, Suffolk, England.
William Silas Spanton was a British artist, art historian and photographer based in Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk.
Creeting All Saints is a former civil parish, now in the parish of Creeting St Mary, in the Mid Suffolk district, in the county of Suffolk, England. It was once located in Bosmere and Claydon Hundred. The parish church used to share a churchyard with Creeting St Mary until it was damaged beyond repair by a storm in 1800. The ruins were demolished in 1813. Nothing remains of the old church and much of the masonry has been reused in the church of Creeting St Mary. However the old font was installed in the Holy Trinity Church, Stowupland. In 1881 the parish had a population of 300. On 25 March 1884 the parish was abolished and merged with Creeting St. Mary.
St Mary's Church is the parish church for Preston St Mary, in the county of Suffolk, England. Originally built in the 14th century it suffered lightning damage in 1758, and was substantially restored by Arthur Blomfield in 1868. It is a Grade I listed building.
Robert Ryece (1555–1638) was an English antiquary who wrote A Breviary of Suffolk in 1618, a book which was not published until 1902.