William Chaplin and Sarah Bailey married in Great Ellingham Church on April 30th, 1767. Their first son, William, was baptised in the Parish Church on September 18th, 1768. William and Sarah had at least a further ten children. Where Did They Live? The Statement of Claims for the Great Ellingham Inclosure of 1800, reveal that…
Category: Pubs & Beer Houses
Did Alice Jessup Own and Occupy the Rose & Crown?
Commissioner’s Particulars & Valuation of c.1800 The names of the owners and occupiers of the various lands and properties in Great Ellingham are provided by the Particulars and Valuation taken by the Commissioners for the Inclosing of the Commons, Common Fields and Waste Lands in Great Ellingham in 1800. The name of Alice Jessup appears…
The Intemperance of the Skipper Brothers
Appearance before the Magistrates in 1881 A report of the cases heard at the East Harling Petty Sessions appearing in the Norwich Mercury dated 25th June 1881, includes labourers Abraham and Jeremiah Skipper from Great Ellingham. The men were “charged upon the information of Superintendent Starke with being drunk on the public road at East…
Smoking Concert at the Crown Inn
The Eastern Daily Press of Saturday 26th April 1902 reported on a Smoking Concert held the previous Thursday at the Crown Inn which was endorsed by the Attleborough & District Unionist Association. Smoking Concerts were particularly popular during the Victoria era. They were social gatherings attended only by men who would smoke and discuss politics…
The Chequer(s) Public House at the beginning of the 19th Century
1800 Occupier of the Chequer Inn William Warren According to the Particulars and Valuation of the Parish of Great Ellingham taken by the Commissioners for the Inclosing of the Commons, Common Fields and Waste Lands in Great Ellingham in the year 1800, William Warren occupied the Chequer Public House and yard. He also occupied an…
1866 – a Difficult Year for John Green of the Curriers Arms
Fire at the barn of the Curriers Arms On a Tuesday evening in the October of 1866, a fire broke out in the barn at the Curriers Arms. The landlord, Mr John Green, had left his home at the Curriers Arms to visit a friend shortly before Mr Green’s daughter discovered the fire. The barn,…
Christmas Chaplin – Charged with being Drunk at the Queens Head
A report of the local petty sessions in the Norfolk News dated December 11th, 1875 referred to the case of Christmas Chaplin, a Labourer, of Great Ellingham. Christmas Chaplin was charged with being drunk on 5 November on “the licensed premises of Theodosia Morley at Attleborough”. Theodosia Morley was the licensee of the Queens Head…
Mr Robert Lebbell – Landlord of the Crown Inn for nearly 50 years!
An’ Old Correspondent’ of Great Ellingham sent a letter to the Editor of the Eastern Evening News which was subsequently published in the newspaper dated 13 February 1885. The ‘Old Correspondent’ reported the death of Mr Robert Lebbell, the landlord of the Crown Inn for nearly 50 years saying that “he (Robert Lebbell) kept…
The Inhabitants of Chequers Lane – 1861 to 1911
Although the Chequers Inn is mentioned in the census returns of 1841 and 1851, it is not until the census of 1861 that the name Chequers (or Chequer) Lane appears. It is therefore difficult to establish how many households were living in what we know today as Chequers Lane in 1841 and 1851. Further, whilst…
The Bell, the Rose & Crown and the Crown
A Notice advising of a meeting of the Proprietors of Land Estates in Great Ellingham appeared in the Norfolk Chronicle of 1st September, 1781. The meeting would take place at the Bell in Great Ellingham on Tuesday 11th September at ten o’clock in the morning. Those Proprietors attending the meeting would be expected to express…