The following report is published in the Diss Express on Friday 30 April 1965: Mr E.E. JERMY(Kenninghall) The funeral of Mr Ernest Edward Jermy, whose death occurred at the home of his daughter in Quidenham Road, Kenninghall, on Wednesday, April 14, took place at St Mary’s Church, Kenninghall, the Rev. H. Bridges officiating. Aged 91,…
John & Florence Ransome of Currier’s Farm
Extract from 1906 Ordnance Survey Map. Second Edition. Surveyed in 1881. Author’s Collection Curriers Arms The Curriers Arms Public House once stood along the road to Rocklands, not far from the Prince of Wales Public House. The green dot on the above extract from the 1906 Ordnance Survey map identifies the position of the public…
William Hammond sells ‘The Penhill Farm’
Penhill Farm is on the far left of this photograph taken in June 2026 For most (if not all) of the 19th century, the farm along Penhill Road which today we know as Penhill Farm, was owned by the Turner family. Turner Ownership John and Elizabeth Turner owned and occupied the property from before 1800…
Turner’s Farm in Penhill Road – Part II
In 1800, there were three farms along Penhill Road. William Cockell owns the farm furthest west. It is occupied by William Stebbings. Much later, this farm became known as Penhill Farm West. Joseph Flodman Clover owns a nearby farm. This farm is ‘split’ between two occupiers. Robert Pain occupies the cottage with a barn and…
Turner’s Farm in Penhill Road – Part I
Historically the village of Great Ellingham was very much a farming community. Farms and smallholdings lay scattered across the village, with many of the working population finding work on these farms. Today despite changes in farming practices and recent large-scale housing developments, the village retains its agricultural legacy. It is only in more recent times…
Basil Jude’s “Crime”: Selling Milk at Tuppence a Pint
Louis Lebbell son of dairy farmer William Lebbell, neighbours to Basil Jude, with pails of milk in Long Street c.1932Photograph courtesy of Susan Fay I came across the following interesting report published in the Daily Express of the 29th November, 1934 under the heading ‘The Farmer Who Sold Cheap Milk To The Poor‘. This was…
The Owners & Occupiers of Homelea Farm – Part III
Homelea Farm in the distance centre of the photograph. June 2026 Homelea Farm is tucked away along a ‘driftway’ off Penhill Road. The road has also been known as Penhill Lane and Pen Hill. In Part I, we established that the farmhouse was probably built between 1843 and 1861. The property has also been known…
The Owners & Occupiers of Homelea Farm – Part IV
Extract from the map attached to a Conveyance dated 11 October 1964Courtesy J & A Hughes Homelea Farm is tucked away along a ‘driftway’ off Penhill Road. In Part I, we established that the farmhouse was probably built between 1843 and 1861. We took the history forward to 1879, when the property was occupied by…
The Owners & Occupiers of Homelea Farm – Part II
Extract from the map attached to a Conveyance dated 11 October 1964Courtesy J & A Hughes Homelea Farm is tucked away along a ‘driftway’ off Penhill Road. Historically, the road is also referred to as Penhill Lane and Pen Hill. In Part I, we established that the farmhouse was probably built between 1843 and 1861….
The Owners & Occupiers of Homelea Farm – Part I
Homelea Farm sits along a lane off Penhill Road, and to the west of Penhill Farm. The property has been known as Penhill Lane Farm, Low Lane Farm and Low Farm. However by the 1930s, it is known as Homelea Farm. For ease of reference, I will usually refer to the property as Homelea Farm…