I was a member of Tangham/yellow team. The background badge is courtesy of Mr. Terry Friend, and the photo of the actual badge is courtesy of Mr. John Gardiner(Capt. of Wilford team). Thank you guys, it's nice to know I still have friends in Suffolk. If anyone has any information on Butley S. M. School, or photos, I would be most  grateful for any help to fill in the gaps on my site.

I was born September 1950 to a young couple that lived in Butley, they lived in the area of Wantisden corner, in the row of houses that still line the corner today. My father worked for Mr. Kemball at Dale farm in Wantisden.
Farming consisted of harvesting of wheat, barley, sugar beet, raising, chickens, cows, sheep. My father worked long hours out in the fields for most of his life. Later in life my parents moved into town, and today are retired. Dad's family lived in Rose Cottage, a small cottage along the lonely road between Butley & Tunstall Common.
There was and still is a large house at one end of Wantisden corner, where the dirt path led to Fen Row. I was always told as a child not to go near that house, as it was haunted. And if you waited in the late evenings you could see the young lady come out for a swing in the garden. Sadly I never saw this apparition, although I am still intrigued by the thought.

Wantisden corner, Butley, Now it's not a ghost,photo taken through car window.

Facing the houses, going to the right took you onto Chillesford and Orford. Going to the left you could branch up to the right on the road to Tunstall, which for many years was a dirt road. Or you could go on down through the forest to Fen Row. That's where my grand parents (the Isaac family) lived. I used to bike to my Nanna's and always had to cycle extra fast along one part of that road, past the Clark's, their geese loved to chase me. Going into Butley, from Wantisden corner there's a little bridge, we called Butley Run, we'd go down there to get our tadpoles from the creek. It was a small stream of water that ran through the area. Then there was
the one and only Butley Shop, owned at the time by the Hazelwood family. I can't remember all their names at the moment, but Bell comes to mind. My mum did her grocery shopping there and I always had to have some sweets on the way home from school. After I started at Butley Secondary School, we moved from Butley to Chillesford, so I cycled to school every day, there were a few of us from Chillesford that would stop at the local shop on the way home and get sweets, often putting it on the credit tab. Coming further up the street was Mr. Large's house, nice, big, and gated property. When I was small I used visit with Mr. Large, a nice old man he was, always had stories to tell. He gave me a beautiful album of old postcards, and his collection of matchboxes. I regret I left my collections behind when I left for the states. I have some of the postcards now, but do regret losing the matchboxes (hopefully they are somewhere still in my family)

Butley street, with red row houses, the house at the far
end was the home of the Burch family.

When I was a little girl we lived in the row of red houses in the main street of Butley. We had one neighbor, a Mr. Collins, I always visited him in his wood shed, he would sit there day after day smoking his tobacco while whittling and carving things from wood, he made many a pipe. We had another neighbor, whose kids went to school with me, The Nolleth's, Mrs. Nolleth never liked thunderstorms, and whenever one hit and I was at her house, it was under the table in the pantry you go. I can remember my mother looking for me, and I was under the table in the pantry with Mrs. Nolleth, and her sons.  At the top corner(of the photo) is the Burch's house. The road went off to the left along Mill Lane, where the Bob Pettit family lived, Maisey was my Godmother. I went to school with Silvern & Arthur. Next to their house on Mill Lane, was our local Village Hall, and playing field. That was were I saw my first movie, Elvis Presley's JailHouse Rock. We had many a jumble sale and local Fete's there, and the soccer games.
John & I also had our wedding reception there in 1968.
Getting back onto the main road of Butley, driving towards the Oyster Pub, the road forked two ways, to the right took you through Bromeswell, Melton and onto Woodbridge.  But, if you took the left fork it went up the hill past the pub. At the top of the hill was a row of houses, we lived in the first council house for a few years, There was a gap in the middle of the row of houses, and that was the entrance to our school, Butley Secondary Modern School. It was a freshly built school that I attended from age 11 to 15 (1961-1966). Now today, it is gone, hard to believe, but it was torn down. If you continued on the Butley road, past the school it takes you on down past the farming fields to where the Butley Primary School used to be and I attended. Part of that is now gone, and it is a private residence. St. John the Baptist Church is also there. and the road leads onto to Low corner, Capel St.Andrew area, and to Butley Priory.

1959 Butley Primary School Photo.
Back row: Rodney Reed, Alan Worne, Ronald Smith, Alan Smith, Michael Welham, Malcolm Keer, David Mayhew, Christopher Middleditch, Richard Cullingford, David Smith, Silvern Pettit.
Front row: Wendy King, Linda Reed, Pat Smith (David's sister), Susan Potter, Doreen Ling  (deceased), Rita Caley, Arthur Pettit (Silvern's brother), Brian Knights, Robert Mayhew (David's brother), Anthony Nolleth, Murray Hannett. I believe the teacher was Mrs. Reed (not sure).
Wow that was a few years ago! I'm the cute one with red hair :-)
I know it's a black & white photo ;-)

The Butley Primary School was in that building, There was also a new building built
 which was the dining facility. That is now gone, and this is now a private residence.
I attended this school from 1956 -1961.

The sign of our little school still exists!

St. John the Baptist Church, Butley, County of Suffolk.  I attended this Church
as a child.  Note the combination of thatched and new addition of roof.

The Butley Church sign

The gates to Butley St. John the Baptist Church, dedicated to
Mr. William C. Large  1881 - 1981.
 

The Butley Oyster Inn (photo taken 1994) my sister walking to her car.
I remember going to the Oyster, when it was referred to as a 'pub' Vera Noble ran the place for many years. . Her sister Frieda Smith and family lived in their house across the lane. We used to go to the back door of the pub to get our Oxo Crisps.

This was Mill Farm, when I was a kid, now it is Butley Pottery, shop & tearoom.
I believe Mr. Greenwell owned the farm when we lived in Butley.
 
 

OUR SCHOOL BADGE
Worn by all students that attended Butley Secondary Modern School.  It was worn on the left pocket of our black blazers, uniform was gray pleated skirts, white shirt, bottle green sweater, green & yellow striped tie! That was the girls, of course the guys got to wear gray slacks. In the warmer months, uniform was a green gingham checked skirt for the girls, and guys could wear gray shorts. And of course white socks and black shoes.  Yes there were a few that would try to get away from the uniform. But between Ms. Dyke and teachers, they always had their eyes open wide to catch the sly ones, and put them back in line.  Then there were the selected few, that each year were selected as "PREFECTS" - this in other words was the school's army! haha... Have to admit, I was one of those selected, We had the Head Prefects (yes I know Mr. Gardiner, you had two strips on your sleeve ;-), then the soldiers under them wore one yellow stripe on their sleeve.  It was the job of the Prefects to keep order in the school, on the grounds and check out the class rooms to make sure people were not lurking where they were not supposed to be, during lunch periods, and recesses.  Have to admit having that stripe on the arm, was a good benefit to have at certain times.
 

A list of Faculty members of Butley Secondary Modern School.