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My Space: Russell Stowe’s Woodbridge workshop

2025-02-07T09:30:00

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The maker presents his Suffolk atelier

I moved to the picturesque town of Woodbridge, Suffolk, in 1991. I remembered my family holidays in the area when I was younger, and this seemed like a nice place to live; it’s only 90 minutes from London and there are very few other violin shops around. Originally I rented the shop next door to this, which also had rooms upstairs where I could live, but three years later I moved to this 16th-century building next door. Then a few years after that, I had the opportunity to buy the place and I’ve never felt the need to move since…

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