Extract from 1906 Ordnance Survey Map. Second Edition. Surveyed in 1881. Revised 1904. Swamp Lane lies at the northern side of the main road leading from the village to Attleborough. Indeed, the lane is not far from the parish boundary. There are several dwellings (of all types) on the eastern side of the lane. However,…
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Houchen’s Cottage in Hingham Road
Extract from 1802 Map of Great Ellingham. Russell James Colman Plans. Norfolk Record Office Cat. Ref. C/Ca 1/84. All rights reserved Norfolk Record Office. With kind permission of NRO At the turn of the 19th century, Stephen Houchen’s home was along the eastern side of the road to Hingham. The cottage (with a garden) stood…
Labourer, William Carter Kerrison, charged with stealing a shirt
Illustration Christine Fuller 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 with stealing a shirt from a linen line, the property of George Littleproud, Swan Inn, Attleborough,…
James Carter – a Drunk & Disorderly Baker
Illustration Christine Fuller 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. The Magistrates found James Carter guilty of the offence. He was fined £1-8-0d (one pound and…
Skipper & Skipper caught up in ‘Wholesale Sheep-Stealing’
Illustration by Christine Fuller 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 they sold to Mr Cross, a butcher, for 35 shillings, saying they were in the employ…
The History of Glenfield House & Cottage – Part I
Photograph taken December 2023 Despite many changes over the last two centuries, the above scene at the corner of Attleborough Road and Church Street, will still be recognisable to those who lived in village at the turn of the 19th century. In this article we look at the history of Glenfield House and Glenfield Cottage….
The History of Glenfield House & Cottage – Part II
Photograph taken December 2023 Great Ellingham is fortunate to have a wealth of historical houses. Many of these may have narrowly escaped the fate of demolition, as happened to so many of the village’s old cottages. Glenfield House and Glenfield Cottage comprise the characterful thatched house standing along the Attleborough Road, near to the junction…
The History of Glenfield House & Cottage – Part III
Photograph taken December 2023 In Parts I and II of the ‘History of Glenfield House & Cottage”, we looked at the owners and occupiers of this delightful thatched and tiled house from around 1762 until 1865. Here in Part III, we continue the story. ‘Glenfield’ It is only in relatively recent times that the thatched…
The History of the Double Cottage built on Pennell Common – Part I
Double Cottage at Penhill Road. Photograph courtesy of McDouall family For nearly two centuries, the above double cottage is one of just a few houses in Penhill Road. It was built around 1810 on a piece of land formerly part of of ‘Pennell Common’. Like many other historical houses in the village, the cottage has…
The History of The Crown Public House – Part I
Extract from an 1802 Abstract of Title to an Estate called the Crown in Great EllinghamCourtesy Shirley Caston Deeds contain fascinating and interesting information. For example, details of the land, premises, owners, occupiers and even lenders. Maps or plans drawn on early Indentures are ‘few and far between’. Accordingly, these early documents describe the position…