January 2026
The articles below include the 2 pages which the parish church is now allotted by the Mendlesham Community Charity in their newsletter but there are additional items too.
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Exciting news ....
New discoveries about the Armoury! Launch of 2 publications....
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Mendlesham possesses a unique 16th & 17th Century Armoury complete with original arms and armour. It also has a wealth of contemporaneous parish records. Thanks to funding by The National Lottery Heritage Fund, a group of volunteers was able painstakingly to photograph, transcribe, record and research entries from over 130 documents stored at Suffolk Archives, Ipswich, to provide more valuable insight into its history. These are the results of that research.
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'Mendlesham Armoury Revisited - Revelations from the Parish Archives.' -
a booklet by the Mendlesham Armoury Research Group. Describing the project and discoveries made in Parish manuscripts about the arms & armour and the soldiers who used it, viewed from a local perspective and posing some interesting questions. 64 pages: £11.50 incl p&p £7.50 for Mendlesham residents and those able to collect |
'Transcriptions of the Mendlesham Armoury Archives' -
a book by Shona Rutherford-Edge, with contributions by the Mendlesham Armoury Research Group. Transcriptions from the manuscripts about the Armoury, its artefacts and local families of those relating to the arms & armour within the wider historical context. 240 pages: £20 inc p&p £15 for Mendlesham residents and those able to collect |
Also still available - the booklet which describes and explains the 'why, what and where' of the Mendlesham Armoury. This booklet was published thanks to generous localities grant by Suffolk County Council in 2024
The Mendlesham Armoury
by historian Shona Rutherford Edge. 32 pages: £7.50 inc. p&p. £5 for Mendlesham residents and those able to collect . 
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Click here to go to order forms. *If you live locally and are able to arrange to collect copies, they are, of course, cheaper without p&p. Please send a message via the order form.
