By the time Lois Cook (née Drake) had reached the age of 35, she had married, given birth to five children, suffered the heartache of the deaths of three of those children, and experienced the despair of widowhood, when her husband, Alfred Cook, died of tuberculosis in 1894. However, Lois was not the only woman…
Category: Attleborough to Rocklands Road
Home of Lilian Clarke in Watton Road
Cottage at Currier’s Farm, Watton Road, Great Ellingham, at one time the home of Lilian Clarke. Photograph courtesy of Gerry Speck Gerry Speck recalls his grandmother, Lilian Clarke, living in the above cottage at Currier’s Farm situate along the Watton Road, towards Rocklands. The 1939 Register captures charwoman, Lilian E Clarke (with a birthdate of…
Timberhill also known as King’s Corner
Postcards: (left) courtesy of Joan Barnard; (middle) courtesy of Carol Ewin; (right) author’s own collection Despite some changes to the appearance, most of the buildings in the above postcards are recognisable today. Over the years, this area around the junction of the Atteborough Road with Church Street has been known as ‘Timberhill’ and ‘King’s Corner’….
National School built upon Pound Close
Formerly the National School built in 1865. Later used as a Reading Room and Village Hall. During the nineteenth century, National Schools were set up by the National Society for Promoting Religious Education, for the furtherance of Christian Education and church schools. The Society was a body of the Church of England. Poster announcing the…
The Newby’s Home in Watton Road
Frank Newby with three of his children. Thought to have been taken in the 1930s. Photograph courtesy of Sue Gent This is a lovely photograph capturing Great Ellingham born Frank Newby with three of his children – sons Arthur B (known to the family as Ben) born 1923, Basil born two years later in 1925…
Burial on Easter Day, 7th April 1901
Church of St James Great Ellingham Burial Mary Green was buried in the churchyard of St James, Great Ellingham, on Easter Day, 7th April, 1901. She was 83 years old. The burial register records that Mary was living in Deptford at the time of her death. What link did Mary Green have with Great Ellingham?…
Court Appearance for Shopkeeper, Thomas Edwards
Illustration by Christine Fuller On 11th November 1857, the Magistrates at East Harling Petty Sessions convicted Thomas Edwards, of Great Ellingham, of having in his shop a light weight. He was fined 5s with 11s costs. Where was Thomas Edward’s Shop? The 1851 census captures 30 year old labourer and grocer, Thomas Edwards, with his…
1906: Perfect Attendance Medals Lost through Mumps
Great Ellingham School (Girls) possibly early 1900s. Are the boys in the adjacent classroom? Photograph courtesy of Ray Beales The 1906 annual prize distribution to scholars attending the Great Ellingham Board School took place during the middle of December. The Norfolk Chronicle & Norwich Gazette reported that the prizes were given out by Mr W…
King’s Corner
Jean B who was grew up in the village in the 1930s recalled that the area opposite the bus shelter on the Attleborough to Watton Road (near the junction with Church Street) was known at that time as “King’s Corner” as a Mr King ran a Blacksmith’s shop there. Andrew King outside his Smithy in…
William Kybird: Wheelwright & Carpenter
Wheelwright and Carpenters Shop of William Kybird taken before 1939. Postcard Joan Barnard 23 year old wheelwright William Kybird settled in Great Ellingham with his wife Mary Ann (known as Polly) after their marriage in 1880 but before the 1881 census. The census of 1881 shows the couple at the Wheelwright’s Shop on the Attleborough…