Brick Kiln FarmCourtesy Jon & Fran Elliott Early History The delightful house Brick Kiln Farm was built between the late 1830s and early 1840s, during the early Victorian era. However from the outside, it has all the characteristics of a Georgian house – having symmetry, balance, a central door with fanlight, as well as sash…
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Hingham Road Dwellings at the turn of the 19th Century
At the beginning of the 19th century, Great Ellingham had around 655 inhabitants. These villagers were housed in some 97 dwellings. That’s an average of 6.75 persons per household! However, some dwellings will be occupied by one or two persons, with others accommodating much larger households. Dwellings The main clusters of houses were in Church…
Severe Winter Weather – Deep and Crisp and Even …
No doubt many of us will recall the cold winters of our childhood. I remember the snowy days in the sixties when we made sledges from almost anything we could lay our hands on. These were put together with nails and screws scavenged from someone’s Dad’s shed. Hours of fun in the snow until we…