Save for some of the larger farms and houses, very few of the dwellings in Great Ellingham were named (or even numbered) until at least the 21st century. Added to this, the various census schedules for each household in the village from 1841 to 1911, do not always follow the order as they appear along…
Category: Long Street
John & Henrietta Kerridge move into ‘High View’
‘High View’ Long Street the former home of the Kerridge family. Photograph taken February 2023 The charming house known as ‘High View’ stands on the western side at the southern end of Long Street. It was likely built c.1912. In 1921, the house was occupied by the Hall family. However by 1925, the Hall family…
Falcon & Monsie Bilham of Long Street
Falcon & Monsie Bilham. Courtesy Sue Gent Born in Long Street Falcon Harry Bilham was the only son of John William Bilham and his wife Kathleen (Kate). He was born in Great Ellingham (almost certainly in Long Street), on the 19th September, 1913. Falcon had an elder sister Alma and a younger sister Joy (Joyce)….
Bricks wheelbarrowed across the fields for ‘High View’
‘High View’, Long Street. Photograph taken February 2023 Legend has it that the delightful house known as ‘High View’ in Long Street was built at the same time as the Wayland Infirmary in Attleborough. It has also been said that the builders carted the bricks across the fields from the Wayland Infirmary to Long Street…
Local Farriers, William Reynolds & Son
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…
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 southern 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…