Town
House, Church Road has been the home
of Anthony and Nancy Wills-Smith since
March 20th 1976. Anthony was born in
Colchester, Essex and Nancy at Castle
Camps, Cambridgeshire.
Anthony
works in design-and-build for Amec Construction
Co. in Ipswich. Nancy is floor manager
for the bacon plant at Grampian Foods,
Little Wratting.
Playing
golf at Stowmarket, fitness and swimming
in Newmarket, and gardening are Anthony's
leisure pursuits, while Nancy enjoys
fitness and swimming in Newmarket and
gardening.
"We
have a beautiful building of historic
interest, in a relatively quiet location,
surrounded by an environment we have
created." Town House was built by the
Haughton Charity in the late 16th or
early 17th century as a dwelling for
those who needed to be kept by the "town".
Negative
aspects of living here are the current
planning for infill building of houses
and the increase in traffic.
Nancy
and Anthony have seen many changes in
the Thurlow estate regime since the
death of Mr. Ronald Vestey. "Less care
of the village generally, more rented
property with itinerant occupation."
They also notice the planning for new
building and the general increase in
traffic, including that past their own
door.