1887 Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee On the 20th June 1887, while Queen Victoria was breakfasting outdoors under the trees at Frogmore and, later, travelling to Buckingham Palace for a royal banquet, the inhabitants of Great Ellingham were getting ready to begin their Jubilee Celebrations on the following day, the 21st June. Jubilee Committee & Jubilee…
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An Early Start for the Bell-Ringers of Great Ellingham
Tower and Spire of Great Ellingham Church Celebrations for the King’s Coronation The Bell-ringers, led by Mr Wilkins, were at their post in the Church Tower at Great Ellingham soon after five o’clock on the morning of the 9th August 1902. The bells would be rung in celebration of the King’s Coronation. The Coronation of…
Series of ‘Penny Readings’ benefiting the British School
Illustration by Christine Fuller What were Penny Readings? According to Wikipedia, “The penny reading was a form of popular public entertainment that arose in the United Kingdom in the middle of the 19th century, consisting of readings and other performances, for which the admission charged was one penny.” Penny Readings with Entertainment in Great Ellingham…
The Annual Tea and Social Evening of Great Ellingham Cricket Club
Illustration by Christine Fuller The Norwich Mercury of 3rd December 1904, reported on the Cricket Club’s annual tea and social evening held in the Council School in Great Ellingham, on the previous Friday. It was reported that the club had played nine matches of which they had won six, lost two and drawn one. The…
1896 The New Board Schools – Headmaster Mr J A Field
Great Ellingham Board Schools with the School House to the right of the photograph. Note the railings in the playground separating the Boys and Girls Schools Just Prior to 1896 Kelly’s Directory of 1896 mentions the existence of two mixed Board schools in the village: One erected in 1855, the former British School (in Long…
1908: Trip to Yarmouth by the Church Choir and Bell Ringers
Postcard – Wellington Pier Gardens, Great Yarmouth in the early 1900s Great Ellingham Church Choir and Bell Ringers had an enjoyable trip to Yarmouth in July of 1908 at the invitation of the Reverend E H Polehampton. The party was conveyed to Wymondham Railway Station in waggons which were lent by local farmer, Mr H…
1907: Win by the Home Team in the Mid-Norfolk Association Challenge Cup
The Village News for Great Ellingham appearing in the Norfolk Chronicle of 19th January 1907, reported that a Draughts Contest had taken place the previous week. The Contest was in connection with the Mid-Norfolk Association Challenge Cup Annual Competition between the Ellingham and East Harling Clubs. The contest resulted in a win by the home…
Coal House Road
The Coal House that once stood in Long Street – Photograph taken in the 1990s The 1901 census refers to an area near Town Green and Long Street as “Coal House Road”. Other census returns which provide the street/area names (1851-1911) do not refer to Coal House Road, and the dwellings on this road would…
Children of Great Ellingham Board School’s Annual Treat
Illustration by Christine Fuller The Eastern Daily Press of 19 August, 1903 reported on the Annual Treat for the children attending the Great Ellingham Board School, which took place on Friday the 14th August. 180 children were driven through the neighbouring villages of Little Ellingham, Scoulton and Rocklands in waggons lent by Mr H. Cobon…