Mr Brinkley (dates unknown, active in 1880s in Walton, near Felixstowe)
For two years between February 1880 and April 1882 the local newspapers carried regular reports of Penny Readings held in the School Room at Walton near Felixstowe, where Mr Brinkley’s dulcimer solos were a highlight of the amateur entertainments provided.
I have not been able to identify this man further. The Brinkley name is well known in Felixstowe folklore now, as the ferryman from 1895 onwards was a larger-than-life character called Charlie Brinkley, but his family wasn’t in the area at the date of these newspaper reports.
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