The former Parsonage with the adjacent school room The blue arrow indicates the position of the Parish Room & ParsonageExtract from 1906 Ordnance Survey Map. Second Edition. Surveyed in 1881. Revised 1904 Land gifted by Lord Walsingham Here we look at the history of The Parsonage in Great Ellingham and the earlier use of the…
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Walter Utting sells Fir Cottage to the Revd James Toll
Fir Cottage is a delightful cottage on the western side and at the southern part of Long Street. It was built between 1857 and 1861. The green arrow indicates the position of Fir Cottage at the southern end of Long Street. Extract from O.S. Map c.1945. Courtesy Ray & Maureen Beales In recent years, Fir…
A ‘Very Desirable Small Farm’ in Great Ellingham with a Cellar
Norfolk Heritage Explorer describes Rose Farmhouse in Great Ellingham as ‘a mid-17th century timber framed farmhouse with clay infill’. The house will have seen the comings and goings of many families over the centuries and, if the walls of the building could talk, I wonder what secrets would be revealed! At the time of the…
The Burial of the Remains of Mrs Toll
The Eastern Daily Press of 26th November, 1891 reported on the burial of ‘the remains of Mrs Toll‘, in the Baptist ground in Great Ellingham on the 16th November. Mrs Toll was said to be the wife of the Reverend J Toll. However, her first name was not included in the report. We would find…
Sudden Death at the Parish Reading Room
Newspaper report of the Inquest The Norfolk Chronicle of January 27th, 1900 reported on the sudden death of 54 year old Alfred Brighton at the parish Reading Room in Great Ellingham on the previous Tuesday, the 23rd January. At the Inquest held on the following day, Alfred’s wife Sarah Ann Brighton told the County Coroner…
The Turveys & Brightons of Penhill Road
Headstone memorial for Roger Turvey and his wife Rebecca in Great Ellingham Churchyard Roger Turvey died on April 28th, 1860 aged 80 years. He was buried in the churchyard of St James’s Church a few days later on the 4th May. St Mary the Virgin, Wortham I believe he was the son of Roger and…
Auction Sale at Penhill Farm as Frederick & Helen Brighton Emigrate
Illustration by Christine Fuller Auction In the Autumn of 1895, Frederick Brighton of Penhill Farm, Great Ellingham instructed Auctioneer, James Mobbs, to sell his Live and Dead Farming Stock. An Auction, which also included the sale of Brighton’s dairy utensils and part of his furniture was arranged for Wednesday, 9th October, 1895 at Penhill Farm….