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Once in an area of great wealth, the demise of the mediaeval wool trade was indirectly the saving of the village, ( as we know it today ), since the locals were unable to afford the expense of upgrading their houses with the latest architectural fashions.

The number of timber-framed houses slowly declined over the years, as did the population-from over 200 at its peak, to the point when the village was on the brink of extinction.

By the 1960s, with the road no more than an unmade track, and no electricity or mains water supplies, ( it still has no gas or main drains ), Kettlebaston was barely standing.

In the " Spotlight On The Suffolk Scene " article, of the Chronicle & Mercury in June 1949, it was noted that a great many houses were category five-derelict, and ready for demolition.