Bury Hall Bury Hall, Great Ellingham. Courtesy of Emma Wilson Bury (or Bury’s) Hall is one of the oldest properties in Great Ellingham. Members of the Barnard family have lived at Bury Hall since at least 1780, but possibly much earlier. There are entries for the Barnard family in the Great Ellingham Parish Registers from…
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Cottages opposite Mr Neave’s Shop in Church Street Burnt to the Ground in 1903
Report of the Fire in the Eastern Daily Press According to the report appearing in the Eastern Daily Press on Tuesday, March 10th, 1903, a fire completely destroyed two uninhabited thatched cottages in Great Ellingham. The two cottages were said to be opposite Mr Neave’s shop. The fire occurred just before 10 o’clock when the…
The Parish Coal House & Coal House Road
The Coal House that once stood in Long Street near to Town Green. Photograph taken in the 1990s 1901 census The 1901 census refers to an area near Town Green and Long Street as “Coal House Road”. Other census returns which provide the street/area names (1851-1911) do not refer to Coal House Road. Accordingly, the…
“Pretty Wedding” at the Primitive Methodist Chapel
The Primitive Methodist Chapel at Great Ellingham Marriage Edwin Alfred Clarke of Deopham and Annie Elizabeth Downes of Great Ellingham married at the Primitive Methodist Chapel at Great Ellingham on Wednesday 18th September 1901. The Eastern Evening News of the following Saturday, reported that it was a “pretty wedding”. The bride was “tastefully dressed in…
Children of Great Ellingham Board School’s Annual Treat
Illustration by Christine Fuller The Eastern Daily Press of 19 August, 1903 reported on the Annual Treat for the children attending the Great Ellingham Board School, which took place on Friday the 14th August. 180 children were driven through the neighbouring villages of Little Ellingham, Scoulton and Rocklands in waggons lent by Mr H. Cobon…