The Eastern Daily Press of 12th June, 1906 reported on the third annual ploughing match held at the Queens Head Inn, on the previous Wednesday. Under the stewardship of G Banham and D Woodrow, the 44 competitors ploughed a field lent by Mr W Neale, with horses and plough lent by Mr S Dixon. The…
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Toast of the Great Ellingham Bowls Club
Great Ellingham had a thriving Bowls Club during the 1930s, with their annual dinner and prize distribution for the years 1933 to 1935, taking place in the Parish Room. The Eastern Daily Press of 29th October, 1934, reported on an attendance of around 30 members at the annual dinner, prize distribution and concert of the…
Anyone for Tennis?
The Eastern Daily Press of Wednesday the 26th November, 1930, reported on a social evening held at ‘the Council School, Great Ellingham’ on the previous Friday. The event, organised to boost the funds of the village Tennis Club, was described as a success. Entertainment was provided by members and friends of the club, who included…
A Quintessential Village Fete
No doubt weeks (if not months) of planning would have preceded the well-supported Great Ellingham Fete, held in the grounds of a farm in Hingham Road, on Saturday the 25th July, 1925. The Eastern Daily Press reported on the event in the edition published on the following Monday. Attended by inhabitants from the nearby villages…
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…
Scholarships for Great Ellingham Pupils
Norfolk Junior Scholarship Examinations took place on Saturday the 2nd November, 1907. 240 candidates were examined, of which 117 were boys and 123 girls. Pupils from Great Ellingham School were amongst the 16 candidates from the rural districts. Six weeks later, confirmation of those pupils gaining scholarships was published in the Norfolk Chronicle & Norwich…
Alms House to be Built on Lower Part of Town Green Common
Payment towards the Building of an Alms House The ‘Town Books’ for Great Ellingham between 1740 and 1760 reveal that the Overseers of the Poor of the Parish of Great Ellingham were making annual payments for ‘Town Rents for the Poor’. These annual payments ranged from £10 7s. 6d in the year 1742, to £3…
Auction of Charles Rivett’s Farmhouse
Trustee and Overseer An application to the Charity Comissioners of 1873 by the Trustees of the Great Ellingham Fuel Allotment Charity refers to Charles Rivett as being one of the Trustees of the Charity. Charles Rivett was also one of two Overseers of the Poor for the Parish. James Beatson being the other. Local Man…
1874: Approval of the Fuel Charity Scheme
Fuel Allotments White’s Directory of 1845 mentions that the Fuel Allotment of 54 acres 1 rood and 34 perches was awarded at the time of the inclosures of Great Ellingham in 1799. The land produced an annual income from letting of £90. The Particulars and Valuation for Great Ellingham as taken by the Commissioners for…
Inmates of the Wayland Union entertained by the Rockland String Band
The inmates of the Wayland Union Workhouse at Rockland were not left out of the local celebrations for Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee. The Norwich Mercury of the 2nd July, 1887 reported on the participation of the inmates in the festivities taking place the week before. On June 21st, the inmates attended a Thanksgiving Service held…