The Cottage formerly known as Hillside and now Owl Cottage at Stalland CommonCourtesy A. M. Like many of the village’s historical houses, ‘Owl Cottage’ at Stalland Common was built as a double cottage. It is only in modern times that the house became one dwelling. In Part I, we looked at some of the owners…
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1972 Village Playing Fields Committee’s Fete raises £160
Illustration Christine Fuller The following article was published in the Diss Express on Friday 4th August, 1972: After a wet morning on Saturday, the Playing Fields Committee at Great Ellingham were pleased to see their work blessed by a sunny afternoon for the fete.The fete was opened by Mr H. J. Underwood, chairman of the…
Death of Farmer George Newby of Long Street in 1874
The Norfolk News of 29th August 1874, reported the death at Great Ellingham of 59 year old George Newby. The report stated that George Newby was ‘greatly respected and deeply lamented by his family and friends’. I have not found a corresponding burial for George Newby in the Parish Registers for the Church of St…