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Acton Pictures

A collection of old postcards of past Acton

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To get pictures of a size suitable for printing or close inspection click on the picture or the accompanying text. Please remember that we are very much on the lookout for pictures of old Acton in order to make a comprehensive collection here.
The photographs themselves are scanned in sufficient quality to provide an A4 photograph is a quality that is almost indistinguishable from the original

Acton, looking toward the north, opposite the church (3335 x 2051)
The Village, Acton (1600 x 977)
Acton, in 1907, on the junction between the Sudbury, Great Waldingfield and Melford road (3264 x 2028)
Acton 1909. The bicycle is that of the photographer. (3216 x 2016)
A view of Acton from 1909 (3240 x 2027)
Acton. A back lane (3228 x 2028)
Acton All Saints Church, without its tower, which became unsafe and had to be demolished in the 1880s and wasn't rebuilt until 1913-23 (3203 x 2016)
Acton Church tower stump. It had to be demolished in the 1880s (600 x 470)
Acton All Saints Church. It is remarkable for the Jennans memorial chapel in the south aisle. It is partitioned off from the rest of the church by a grill, set in a classical arcade. (600 x 470)
The graveyard of Acton All Saints church. (600 x 473)
a view of the porch of Acton all Saints church (3228 x 2004)
A view of the church from the southwest, around 1910 (1069 x 677)
The Acton Crown Pub, from the 1960s. (1600 x 1150)
Some posed photographs from a Houseparty at Acton Hall (3204 x 2028)
A houseparty at Acton Hall. This was just a side-wing of the original house. (3167 x 1968)
A couple of photos taken at the front of Acton Hall at a houseparty. (3180 x 2016)
A wintery scene in Acton High street 1907` (3240 x 2003)
Acton Multi-view, comprising the church, the avenue, a cottage garden and the high street. (3335 x 2028)
Acton School in 1906 (1104 x 682)
A school photo (1971 x 1201)
Acton Stone Quarry on the junction between the Lavenham and Acton road on the way to Melford, and showing the fascinating and turbulent geology. (3077 x 1873)
Acton Street c1905 (3240 x 1992)
Acton Village Store and a remarkably large group of children. (1563 x 1011)
Catherine Foster's Cottage. She was found guilty of poisoning her husband. Hung at Bury St Eds 1847 (3287 x 2052)
A coach from Acton's Corona Coach company in Sudbury (3492 x 2352)
Corona Coaches did many of the routes between Suffolk and North Essex villages and towns (3467 x 2303)
A double-deacker coach from Acton's Corona Coach co. manoevres around Sudbury (3456 x 2232)
The interior of the North Chapel in Acton. (2040 x 3180)