East Bergholt has seen a host of artists over the years, the most obvious John Constable, but we have also seen John Dunthorne (Junior and senior), Edward Ardizzoni, Nick Butterworth, Lucy Harwood, and of course John French.
Brother of Leonard Peck. Eric served in France with 2nd Battalion of the Suffolk Regiment. He was killed in an attack against the fortified village of Serre, during the closing weeks of the Battle of the Somme.
Herbert volunteered to join the Army in September 1914. He served with the Essex Regiment on the Western Front, before being killed in action on the second day of the great German Spring Offensive in 1918.
Painted entirely in the open air, this painting depicts the building of a boat at a dry dock along the River Stour.
Childrens author who books include My Dad is Brilliant’ ‘Mr Grandpa is Amazing’, ‘One Snowy Night’, and ‘The Whisperer’, he is best known for his series of Children books ‘Percy the Park Keeper’
Brother of Eric Peck. Leonard volunteered to join the Army in September 1914 and served for over three years on the Western Front. Leonard was honourably discharged from the Army on medical grounds, as a result of being gassed.
A view of Willy Lott's House at Flatford from the River Stour.
Constable painted Willy Lott’s House, or The Valley farm throughout his life and the building featured in some of his most prominent pieces such as ‘The Haywain’ 1824 and ‘The Mill Stream’1810. Even Flatford Mill did not receive the attention the artist seems to afford to the more humble building that faced it.
Open Gardens raising funds for St Marys Church Preservation Society with a chance to view many open gardens around the village.
Next open gardens day JUNE 2023
Hugh volunteered to join the Army in September 1914 and served with the 10th Battalion of the Essex Regiment on the Western Front. He was one of 10 Bergholt men who lost their lives in the Battle of the Somme.
Flatford Mill 'Scene on a Navigational River' was Constable's most ambitious painting to date and depicts a boy disconnecting a rope whilst another sits astride a tow horse along the tow path of the Stour at Flatford.
The Village pram race has been running for xx years and is an annual event, hosted the last May bank holiday each year.
A Baker by trade, Fred (as he was known) volunteered to join the Army in November 1914. He was killed six months later, whilst serving with the 50th Field Bakery on the Gallipoli Peninsula.
Flatford Lock with the bridge and Bridge Cottage beyond and two boys fishing
Medieval woodland known for its display of Bluebells in the Spring.
Jasper originally joined the Suffolk Regiment but was later transferred to The Queen’s (Royal West Surrey Regiment) and finally, to the Labour Corps. He died in a hospital on the Channel Coast, three months after the Armistice.
The painting marked a vital turning point in Constable's career and was the first in the series of ‘six-footers’ depicting scenes on the River Stour which also included The Haywain and was said to define his artistic maturity and secured his professional reputation.
Brother of Walter Southgate and William Southgate. Frederick was one of four Bergholt men to join the Northamptonshire Regiment together, in August 1914. Three of the four men were all killed on the same day – the heaviest loss that East Bergholt would suffer on a single day, during the Great War.
Flatford lock from the mill pond end, a rapid sketch showing the cross beams of the lock from the side of the river and the white water escaping from the lock.
Brother of Frederick Southgate and William Southgate. Walter was one of four Bergholt men to join the Northamptonshire Regiment together, in August 1914. Three of the four men were all killed on the same day – the heaviest loss that East Bergholt would suffer on a single day, during the Great War.
A barge near the lock, a view from the mill pond end.
A historic landscape study of East Bergholt published November 2020. A study to considers the archaeological dimension of the village that stretches back into prehistory, the time depth of the landscape around the village documented in Constable’s paintings and the modern heritage and landscape context of the village
Brother of Frederick Southgate and Walter Southgate. A pre-war Regular in the King’s Royal Rifle Corps, William was later attached to the Indian Telegraph Department and served with them in Mesopotamia.
Two barges on the Stour, a group of ash and oak trees with a white horse on the far bank, the barge left with dropped brown sail reflected in the water and a man leaning on the far side smoking a pipe. In the foreground a landing stage, beyond the gable of a cottage and a flat wooded landscape towards Dedham Church.