The Norfolk Chronicle of May 4th, 1861, reported the discovery of a human skeleton in the parish of Great Ellingham. The revelation was made by men engaged in throwing down a bank. The skull showed signs of a fracture. The remains were thought to be that of Ann Margerson. Ann had apparently been missing for…
Samuel & Sarah Pygall
The headstone for Samuel Pygall and his wife Sarah in the Churchyard at Great Ellingham. Corresponding burial entries for this couple appear in the Great Ellingham Parish Registers. 57 year old Samuel Pygall was buried on December 13th, 1817. His wife Sarah survived him by thirty years and was buried on January 30th, 1848, aged…
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…
Reuben & Jane Heasell
This headstone caught my eye as it has stood in the churchyard of St James for nearly two hundred years Reuben Heasell married Jane Beckaton in the parish church of Great Ellingham on the 5th April 1764 following the reading of the Banns. Both Reuben and Jane were single and were living in the parish….
Bazaar opened by Prince Frederick Duleep Singh
Illustration by Christine Fuller The Norfolk Chronicle & Norwich Gazette of 23rd July, 1904 reported that a “fairly successful bazaar” took place in the rectory garden at Little Ellingham over two consecutive days. The bazaar, held to raise funds towards the repair of Great Ellingham Church, was opened by Prince Frederick Duleep Singh. The Prince…
1926: A J Pollard, the new owner of Ye Olde Thatche Shoppe
Arthur John Pollard and his wife Bessie (Ann Elizabeth) came to Great Ellingham with their 7 year old daughter Mary and son Cyril in 1926 and moved into Ye Olde Thatche Shoppe. Arthur purchased the shop from Frederick Neeve – not to be confused with Raymond F Neave who, with his wife Evelyn, ran the…