Illustration Christine FullerThe illustration is creative interpretation and intended for humour only. No offence is intended or implied. Before dating apps and social media, people had to look at other ways to meet new partners. This included face-to-face interactions and gatherings within their immediate communities. However, some people also chose to advertise for a partner…
Category: Southgate
Bertie & Florence Southgate move into Fir Cottage
Extract from O.S. Map c.1945. Courtesy Ray & Maureen Beales On the 22nd July, 1946, brother and sister, Bertie and Florence Southgate, completed their purchase of Fir Cottage in Long Street, Great Ellingham. The cottage lies at the southern end of Long Street – indicated by the green arrow on the above map. The seller,…
Harry Partridge, Poultry Farmer & Home Guard
Kelly’s Directory of 1937 shows Harry Partridge as a poultry farmer at the ‘Firs’ in Great Ellingham. The Firs is a property to the southern end of Long Street which was also known as Fir Cottage. Harry Partridge was one of seven poultry dealers or poultry farmers in the village at that time. Great Ellingham…