Fun & Interesting Facts
The tonic sol-fa musical notation system (or ‘doe, ray, me, far, so, la, tee, doe’), most memorably demonstrated in the famous Sound Of Music film, was devised around 1841 by John Curwen, minister of Stowmarket Congregational Church.
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With the right winds on a very clear day, you might even see the beautiful Suffolk Coast and Heaths or the Dedham Vale Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty in the far distance.
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