The second edition of the School Magazine was produced in July 1952. In his letter to the Readers, the Headmaster, Mr Boast, said that he had received a large number of articles (from the children) for the inclusion in the Magazine and it had been very difficult to restrict the selections to 24 pages (there…
Month: October 2019
1953: Great Ellingham School Junior Youth Club
R.W., a pupil at Great Ellingham School, reported in the School’s Magazine of July 1953 that the school now has a Junior Youth Club. The Youth Club, held every Thursday night at 7 o’clock, was usually attended by about twenty to twenty five children most of whom attended the school. A 3d. (threepence) subscription was…
1906: Perfect Attendance Medals Lost through Mumps
The 1906 annual prize distribution to scholars attending the Great Ellingham Board School took place during the middle of December. The Norfolk Chronicle & Norwich Gazette reported that the prizes were given out by Mr W Downes of Berry-hall (Bury Hall). Unfortunately, some of the scholars had lost their medals through outbreaks of mumps. However,…
1902: Auction of A Capital Freehold Brick Tower Windmill
Salter Simpson & Sons of Attleborough and Bury St Edmunds inserted a notice in the edition of the Eastern Daily Press of May 15th, 1902 of the sale by Auction of property in Great Ellingham. The Auction would be held at the Royal Hotel, Attleborough on Thursday, 15th May 1902. The Seller of the property…
The First Occasion on Record of a Confirmation Service at the Parish Church
1907 The Norfolk Chronicle & Norwich Gazette of 9th March 1907, reported that the Bishop of Ipswich held a confirmation service at the parish church in Great Ellingham on the previous Tuesday. It was also reported that this was “the first occasion on record of such a service”. 34 candidates, who came from the parish…
1951: First Issue of the Great Ellingham School Magazine
Headmaster Mr A G Boast introduced the First Issue of the Great Ellingham School Magazine in July 1951. Priced at sixpence. The Headmaster’s Letter to the Readers Mr A G Boast became Headmaster of the village school on 8th January 1951. In his letter to “The Readers” on the first page of the School Magazine,…
King’s Corner
Jean B who was grew up in the village in the 1930s recalled that the area opposite the bus shelter on the Attleborough to Watton Road (near the junction with Church Street) was known at that time as “King’s Corner” as a Mr King ran a Blacksmith’s shop there. Kelly’s Directory of 1925, lists Andrew…
1877: Excellent Report from Her Majesty’s Inspector of Schools
Great Ellingham Board School was subject to an Inspection by Her Majesty’s Inspector on 15th March 1877. The Board School was in Long Street (later moving to the present school building in 1896). There was also a National School which adjoined The Old Parsonage on the Attleborough Road. The Inspector observed that the infants were…
William Kybird: Wheelwright & Carpenter
23 year old wheelwright William Kybird settled in Great Ellingham with his wife Mary Ann (known as Polly) after their marriage in 1880 but before the 1881 census. The census of 1881 shows the couple at the Wheelwright’s Shop on the Attleborough Road in the village. Mary Ann Butler Although born in Forncett St Peter,…
Six Weddings and Several Funerals
A tombstone for Ann Margetson lies in Great Ellingham churchyard. The inscription on the tomb states that Ann Margetson was the widow of Abraham Downes of Attleborough. It also states that Ann was born on March 4th, 1828 and died on August 30th, 1919. The tombstone is further inscribed with some of the lyrics from…