Sudbury

We went to Sudbury, a market town in Suffolk by a train. It's located near the Essex border. It is said the market was established in the early 11th century. It's quite a nice town, there are a lot of local shops, but the traffic was terribly busy in the town. The name Sudbury seemed to come from Suthberie, meaning "south-borough", maybe because Norwich or Bury St Edmunds are located to the north.

There is St Peter's Church on Market Hill and statue of Thomas Gainsborough, an English portrait and landscape painter (1727-1788) stand in front of it. To be honest, I don't know about him very much. The building of Library is very magnificent. I thought it's a town hall, but the building was the old Corn Exchange for over 100 years. Inside the library is not remarkable, but the facade is really great.

 

 The Library is on the right. 

 

 

I also found interesting bronze sculptures with numbers on read posts. It say "the Talbot Trail". According to the town brochure, it's for exploring the town for children, but seems be fun for adult as well. You can find 14 sculptures in Sudbury, depicting aspects of the town's past. The walk takes about an hour.

 

I also found a lovely mosaic-decorated house.

 

We had nice coffee and sweets at a local cafe. Every customers there was local people and are acquainted with the owner. He is very particular about every product he serves, from coffee to cheese. And it's a quiet cafe for adults, so no children admitted. We were very satisfied that cafe.