Extract from the map attached to a Conveyance dated 11 October 1964Courtesy J & A Hughes Homelea Farm is tucked away along a ‘driftway’ off Penhill Road. In Part I, we established that the farmhouse was probably built between 1843 and 1861. We took the history forward to 1879, when the property was occupied by…
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The Owners & Occupiers of Homelea Farm – Part II
Extract from the map attached to a Conveyance dated 11 October 1964Courtesy J & A Hughes Homelea Farm is tucked away along a ‘driftway’ off Penhill Road. Historically, the road is also referred to as Penhill Lane and Pen Hill. In Part I, we established that the farmhouse was probably built between 1843 and 1861….
The Owners & Occupiers of Homelea Farm – Part I
Homelea Farm sits along a lane off Penhill Road, and to the west of Penhill Farm. The property has been known as Penhill Lane Farm, Low Lane Farm and Low Farm. However by the 1930s, it is known as Homelea Farm. For ease of reference, I will usually refer to the property as Homelea Farm…
Fete held in the Grounds of Hall Farm
Illustration Christine Fuller The illustration is creative interpretation and intended for humour only. No offence is intended or implied 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…
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…
Brief History of the former ‘Beer House’ the Queen’s Head
The former Beer House and Queen’s Head Public HousePhotograph taken 2019 Historic England describes the Grade II Listed Building ‘The Old Queen’s Head’ as a late 17th century timber framed building. With a thatched gabled roof, the building is constructed on a flint plinth with a rendered wattle and daub infill. Built during the reign…
Part IV – A History of the Cottage adjoining The Crown Public House
Charles Drake’s premises (cottages with shops) to the right of The Crown Public HousePostcard courtesy Carol Ewin Parts I, II and III of a series of blogs, take the history of the cottage from around 1749 to 1895, when Harry Warren sold the property to Charles Drake. In this blog, we pick up the story…
Part V – A History of the Cottage adjoining The Crown Public House
The Crown Public House with the Adjoining Cottage (on the right)Photograph taken October 2019 Anna Maria Wilkins’ Cottage and Shop to the right of the Crown Public House Courtesy Attleborough Heritage GroupDate Unknown This is one of a series of blogs which look at the history of the cottage which adjoins the Crown Public House…
Part VI – A History of the Cottage adjoining The Crown Public House
The above postcard shows the Crown Public House with the adjoining cottage (then two shops) to the rightPostcard courtesy Carol Ewin Parts I, II, III, IV and V of the history of the ‘The Cottage adjoining the Crown Public House’ looks at the history of this delightful cottage through nearly three centuries. We begin this…
George Jude sells land for Recreation Ground
Many of us will be familiar with the large recreation ground we are fortunate to have in our village. But I wonder whether any of us have ever thought how long the village has actually had the recreation ground. Farm Meadows Before the creation of a designated recreation ground, several owners of the larger farms…