Tanyard Farm. Photograph Lucinda Bell-Tye Tanyard Farm is one of Great Ellingham’s wonderful historic buildings. Norfolk Heritage Explorer mentions that the origins of this Grade II listed property may well date back to the 14th or 15th century. It was built as an open hall house. It has a timber-frame with a rendered wattle and…
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Fete held in the Grounds of Hall Farm
Illustration Christine Fuller The following report was published in the Yarmouth Independent on Saturday 28th June 1930: FINE PARISH EFFORTFor the Recreation Ground at Great EllinghamThe grounds at the Hall Farm, Great Ellingham, lent by Mr T.F. Palmer, provided a charming setting on Wednesday for a fete for a recreation ground. The event was organised…
The History of Swamp Lane Cottages – Part III
It is not until the 1901 census that I find the name ‘Swamp Lane’ recorded on the census returns. However, earlier electoral registers going back to at least 1878, refer to the area as ‘The Swamp’ or ‘Swamp’. Nevertheless, some of the census returns prior to 1901 refer to the few cottages along the lane…
Legacy funds two cottages at the Baptist Burial Ground
Extract from O.S. Map c.1945Courtesy Ray & Maureen Beales The blue arrow on the above extract from a map dated c.1945, shows the position of the ‘Burying Ground Cottages’ in Great Ellingham. However, the cottages were built over a century earlier. Tithe Map The Great Ellingham Tithe Map of 1843 shows a cottage and garden…
James Fox ‘gives up’ his Farm in Bow Street
1904 Auction of Farm in Bow Street Occupied by James Fox The Norfolk Chronicle of the 6th August, 1904, included notice of the sale by auction of a ‘Desirable Small Occupation Farm’ in Bow Street, Great Ellingham. The auction would take place at the Royal Hotel, Norwich at 7 o’clock in the evening of the…
Ploughing Match at the Queens Head
Illustration by Christine Fuller The Eastern Daily Press of 12th June, 1906 reported on the third annual ploughing match held at the Queens Head Inn, on the previous Wednesday. Under the stewardship of G Banham and D Woodrow, the 44 competitors ploughed a field lent by Mr W Neale, with horses and plough lent by…