Originally Queen's Head Street
Stradbroke is a village shaped by it's roads. There are no short cuts and all traffic has to enter and exit the village by one of the four main streets which meet at the centre of the village. The staggered crossroads are focussed on All Saints Church which is at the centre of the village.
The road to / from the north is Queen Street (formerly Queen's Head Street after the pub) which runs north from the church and Church Street and out past the Primary School and onto the Diss Road.
The buildings along its length, many of which are listed, form part of the village Conservation Area
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Queens Head Street in the late 1890s
 This photograph shows the west side of Queen's Head Street looking into the village centre. The Queen's Head pub is on the right.
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Queen Street in the early 1900s
 This is a hand coloured postcard and was taken from slightly further back than the first photo. It can be sen how the street widens out as it gets to the old forge (on the left)and the drapers shop which is just out of picture on the right. The shop assistants from the drapers have nonetheless managed to get into the photograph. Further up the street from the forge can be seen the "Golden Lion" pub and its sign and just past that the Corn Exchange which later became the local Court House.
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