Illustration Christine Fuller The illustration is creative interpretation and intended for humour only. No offence is intended or implied The Eastern Evening News of the 8th January, 1906, included the following snippet: At an Occasional Court at Old Buckenham before Major E G Keppel, William Carter Kerrison, Great Ellingham, labourer, was charged by Police-Sergeant Parsley…
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James Carter – a Drunk & Disorderly Baker
Illustration Christine Fuller The illustration is creative interpretation and intended for humour only. No offence is intended or implied Towards the end of July, 1874, Great Ellingham baker, James Carter, appeared before the Magistrates at East Harling. Police Constable Richard Hannant found Carter to be drunk and disorderly at Great Ellingham on the 9th July….
Skipper & Skipper caught up in ‘Wholesale Sheep-Stealing’
Illustration by Christine Fuller The illustration is creative interpretation and intended for humour only. No offence is intended or implied The edition of the Bury & Norwich Post of the 25th November, 1846, contained the following article: WHOLESALE SHEEP-STEALING – On Friday last, two men passed through Wymondham, driving 14 fat sheep, one of which…
Great Ellingham cattle dealer caught up in ‘daring robbery’ in Norwich
Illustration Christine Fuller The illustration is creative interpretation and intended for humour only. No offence is intended or implied The following article was published in the Bury & Norwich Post on Wednesday 21st November, 1832: A daring robbery was committed on Saturday evening, about seven o’clock, in St Stephen’s Street, upon a cattle dealer from…
Emigration following a ‘Brush with the Law’
Jeremiah John Edwards. Courtesy Jane Sayliss Jeremiah John Edwards was born in Great Ellingham in 1904. He was the fourth child of George William Edwards and his wife Elizabeth nèe Lincoln. Tanyard Farm CottagesPhotograph courtesy Bryan Dye Tanyard Farm Cottages The 1911 census captures the Edwards family living at Tanyard Farm Cottages. Farm labourer George…
Lily Ayton accuses Daisy Dexter of stealing her Money
Illustration Christine FullerThe illustration is creative interpretation and intended for humour only. No offence is intended or implied In April 1916, Daisy Florence Dexter found herself ‘on the wrong side of the law’. News-vendor, Lily Ayton, accused her of stealing 14/- (fourteen shillings) together with a calico bag. Facts of the Case The case came…
Occupiers of the Stalland Common Cottages
The construction of Deopham Green Airfield included the demolition of several buildings. This included the cottages at Stalland Common. Left: Extract from 1906 Ordnance Survey Map. Second Edition. Surveyed in 1881. Revised 1904. Courtesy Martin JefferyRight: Extract from a map attached to Auction Particulars for Hawhill Farm Great Ellingham dated September 1920Original document held at…
‘Wayside’ at the first half of the 20th Century
‘Wayside’ Attleborough Road. 1970Courtesy Jane Brand The cottage called ‘Wayside’ stood along the Attleborough Road. It was built on a field called ‘Dunhams‘ during the mid-Victorian period. Like many other buildings in Great Ellingham, the house experienced many changes over the years until it was demolished around 2014. The house will also have seen the…
7 year old Charles Rider sets fire to Wheat Stack
Illustration by Christine Fuller The illustration is creative interpretation and intended for humour only. No offence is intended or implied Since ‘Lucifers‘ were created in the 1820s, matches have held some fascination for children. However this fascination can lead to disastrous events. Matches were once household necessities – at a time, of course, when there…
Good Many Complaints about playing Football in the Streets
Illustration Christine Fuller The illustration is creative interpretation and intended for humour only. No offence is intended or implied On the 14th May 1917, John Bilverstone and Ernest Mallett found themselves on the ‘wrong side of the law’. Whilst playing a game of football in Long Street, the farm labourers were approached by Police Constable…