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Category: Dye

The History of Swamp Lane Cottages – Part II

Posted on January 1, 2025December 30, 2024 by Heather Etteridge

At the turn of the 19th century, there were very few dwellings along the lane which we know today as Swamp Lane. Those that did exist were at the northern end of the lane. Part I In Part I, we discovered that at the time of the Great Ellingham Inclosures, the Commissioners awarded Alice Jessup…

Timeline of Tanyard Farm Cottages 1800s to 1954

Posted on September 1, 2024October 23, 2024 by Heather Etteridge

Tanyard Farm CottagesPhotograph courtesy of Bryan Dye At the turn of the 19th century, Tanyard Farm was owned by John Warren. The property then comprised a house, tan office, barn, stable, yard and garden. Warren also owned a nearby beam shed and barn, together with several acres of land. In addition, Warren owned other cottages….

USAAF Hospital & Mortuary backs on to the Skipper’s Home

Posted on July 1, 2024June 28, 2024 by Heather Etteridge

Joseph & Susanna Dye’s home in Hingham Road, Great Ellingham. Photograph taken before 1942. Courtesy of Bryan Dye At the time of the 1921 census, this delightful cottage in Hingham Road was occupied by the Dye family. The census lists 50 year old Joseph Alfred Dye with his 51 year old wife Susanna and four…

Part IV – A History of the Cottage adjoining The Crown Public House

Posted on January 1, 2024May 8, 2024 by Heather Etteridge

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 III – A History of the Cottage adjoining The Crown Public House

Posted on December 24, 2023May 8, 2024 by Heather Etteridge

The Cottage with adjoining shop to the right of the Crown Public House. Postcard courtesy Carol Ewin Parts I and II of a series of blogs, take the history of the cottage (with an adjoining shop), from around 1749 to 1868. Here, we go forward from 1868 when Joseph Warren purchased the premises at auction….

Part II – A History of the Cottage adjoining The Crown Public House

Posted on December 1, 2023May 8, 2024 by Heather Etteridge

Crown Public House in the centre with Cottage & shop(s) adjoining on the right Courtesy Attleborough Heritage Group Part I Part I looks at the history of the cottage adjoining the Crown Public House from around 1749 to 1819. In this blog, we take the history forward from William Rose’s purchase in 1819 to his…

‘Golden Couple’ Joseph & Susanna Dye

Posted on March 21, 2021October 8, 2023 by Heather Etteridge

Joseph & Susanna Dye with their family c.1941. Photograph courtesy of Bryan Dye The above photograph is a fabulous snapshot of a couple celebrating their Golden Wedding Anniversary, surrounded by generations of their family. Marriage Joseph Alfred Dye married Susanna Lincoln in 1891. They were both aged 21, and from long-established Great Ellingham families. Both…

House with Barn, Yard and Garden at Bush Green

Posted on January 5, 2021October 8, 2023 by Heather Etteridge

Extract from an 18th century Map. Stalland and Bush Green Commons, Great Ellingham. Original held at Norfolk Record Office. Catalgoue Ref NRO, MC 2213/116. With kind permission of NRO The above extract from an eighteenth century map, shows the position of a house (or rather a cottage) with a barn, yard and garden at Bush…

‘An Ornate Timber-Framed Farmhouse’ in Hingham Road

Posted on October 1, 2020October 8, 2023 by Heather Etteridge

Manor Farmhouse Norfolk Heritage Explorer describes the Grade II listed building Manor Farmhouse in Great Ellingham, as an ornate timber framed farmhouse dating to around 1630. A brick skin was given to the north-elevation of the farmhouse in 1780. In the informative booklet A Little History of Great Ellingham c.1965, the authors mention the existence…

Hawhill Farm demolished in the 1940s

Posted on January 1, 2020October 9, 2023 by Heather Etteridge

Until the Second World War, Hawhill Farm (also known or referred to as Haw Hill Farm and Haugh Farm) was a substantial farm property located to the north-east of Stalland Common and Bush Green near to the boundary with Deopham. Extract from a map annexed to Auction Particulars for Hawhill Farm, Great Ellingham dated September…

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