William Buchan Reynolds 1822-1886. Courtesy Ollie West Harrod’s Directory of 1878 lists William Reynolds & Son as farriers in Great Ellingham. Whilst a farrier is a skilled person with sound knowledge of shoeing all types of equine feet, William Reynolds was also a ‘cow leach’ (cow doctor) as well as veterinary surgeon. From Suffolk to…
Category: Long Street
Villagers in Contravention of World War II Blackout Regulations
Emergency Powers Just days before the outbreak of the Second World War, the Emergency Powers (Defence) Act 1939 came into effect. This new legislation gave the government “special powers to take almost any action necessary to carry out the war successfully.” The new powers controlled many aspects of everyday life during the war – including…
Ownership of Land in the same Family for Generations
On the 5th June, 1837, Edward Wilkins purchased the former ‘Town House’ in Long Street. Since the erection of the Wayland Union Workhouse in nearby Rocklands, the ‘Town House’ was no longer needed to house the poor of Great Ellingham. Accordingly, it became surplus to requirements. I believe this property – or at least the…
Double Cottage in Long Street Built by Local Builder
‘Roselands’ Long Street Great Ellingham. Photograph taken September 2022 The delightful house with the name of ‘Roselands’ sits on the western side at the northern end of Long Street, Great Ellingham. It was built by a local builder during the mid-Victorian era. Over the last 160 years or so, the house will have seen the…
The Smith Family move into Fir Tree Farmhouse
Fir Tree Farm. Courtesy Fiona Rainbird Clarke Hubert Flatman buys Fir Tree Farm On the 30th March, 1967, the executors of the late Ida Jackson sold Fir Tree Farm, Long Street, Great Ellingham, to Hubert Flatman. The Jackson family had occupied the property since at least 1911, when William and Alice Jackson moved in with…
The Leech family return to Great Ellingham
Stalland Common Stalland Common is one of several commons in Great Ellingham at the turn of the 19th century. It lies to the north of the village, and is divided by the road to Hingham. Over the years, Stalland Common has been referred to by many variations including ‘Stolland’, ‘Strolling’ and Stolling. Extracts from an…
The Red House in Long Street
I was idly searching the 1921 census online when I came across an entry for the ‘Red House’ in Long Street. I also discovered that in 1921 the property was occupied by Francis King Mills, Jane Mills and Mary Annie Mills. Where in Long Street is the Red House – and does it still stand…
‘Valuable Small Farm known as Fir Tree Farm’
In this blog, we look at two of the families who occupied a particular house in Long Street from around 1904 until at least the 1960s. The house is now known as Fir Tree Farm. However, I am uncertain when the farm was given the name ‘Fir Tree Farm’. I have discovered that the house…
A Series of Indentures conveying Cemetery Farm to John Wiggett
It is always satisfying to come across documentation which either backs up or disproves my earlier research. In this case, deeds from 1801 confirm my belief that John Morphew sold his farmhouse in Long Street (later known as the Cemetery Farm) to John Wiggett. But do the legal documents tell us anything else? Conveyancing Documents…
William & Virtue Fincham’s Home in Penhill Road
Although most census returns will tell us roughly where people lived in the village, the census does not always tell us exactly where along a lane or road the individuals or families lived. The census returns of 1891, 1901 and 1911 show that William and Virtue Fincham lived in Penhill Road. With the help of…