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Great Ellingham gets a Police House

Posted on August 30, 2024 by Heather Etteridge

The former Police HousePhotograph taken 2024 The Lynn Advertiser of 3rd March, 1939, contained the following notice:COUNTY OF NORFOLKPOLICE HOUSESTHE Standing Joint Committee invites applications from Building Contractors desirous of tending for the erection of Police Houses in the following Parishes:-Great Ellingham, Great Fransham, Hillington, Itteringham, Marham & SwardestonPlans of the proposed buildings may be…

The chance meeting of three ‘Old Ladies’ at the Curriers Arms

Posted on August 28, 2024 by Heather Etteridge

Illustration Christine Fuller Newspaper Article The following article appeared in the Cambridge Chronicle & Journal on Friday, 13th April, 1832 Three females accidentally met at the Curriers Arms, at Great Ellingham on Thursday whose united ages amounted to 240.The old ladies were in good health and spirits and took a glass of Sir John [gin]…

George Saunders makes an elm coffin for Jeremiah Edwards

Posted on August 24, 2024 by Heather Etteridge

George Saunders’ house & premises is in the centre of this postcard (the house side-ways) in Church Street, Great Ellingham Kelly’s Directories of 1908 and 1912 lists the name ‘George Saunders’ under Great Ellingham. Saunders is described as a carpenter, builder and undertaker, with the added words ‘joinery a speciality‘. Bill of G.Saunders for providing…

Emigration following a ‘Brush with the Law’

Posted on August 1, 2024August 18, 2024 by Heather Etteridge

Jeremiah John Edwards. Courtesy Jane Sayliss Jeremiah John Edwards was born in Great Ellingham in 1904. He was the fourth child of George William Edwards and his wife Elizabeth nèe Lincoln. Tanyard Farm CottagesPhotograph courtesy Bryan Dye Tanyard Farm Cottages The 1911 census captures the Edwards family living at Tanyard Farm Cottages. Farm labourer George…

Lily Ayton accuses Daisy Dexter of stealing her Money

Posted on August 1, 2024July 13, 2024 by Heather Etteridge

Illustration Christine Fuller In April 1916, Daisy Florence Dexter found herself ‘on the wrong side of the law’. News-vendor, Lily Ayton, accused her of stealing 14/- (fourteen shillings) together with a calico bag. Facts of the Case The case came before the Magistrates at East Harling. The court heard the circumstances of the case. Daisy…

Occupiers of the Stalland Common Cottages

Posted on July 1, 2024June 28, 2024 by Heather Etteridge

The construction of Deopham Green Airfield included the demolition of several buildings. This included the cottages at Stalland Common. Left: Extract from 1906 Ordnance Survey Map. Second Edition. Surveyed in 1881. Revised 1904. Courtesy Martin JefferyRight: Extract from a map attached to Auction Particulars for Hawhill Farm Great Ellingham dated September 1920Original document held at…

Cottages at Stalland Demolished to make way for Deopham Airfield

Posted on July 1, 2024June 28, 2024 by Heather Etteridge

Extract from a map attached to Auction Particulars for Hawhill Farm Great Ellingham dated September 1920Original document held at Wymondham Town Archive Hawhill Farm is shown to the centre-right on the above map. The farm was demolished during WWII to make way for Deopham Green Airfield. However, this was not the only building to be…

USAAF Hospital & Mortuary backs on to the Skipper’s Home

Posted on July 1, 2024June 28, 2024 by Heather Etteridge

Joseph & Susanna Dye’s home in Hingham Road, Great Ellingham. Photograph taken before 1942. Courtesy of Bryan Dye At the time of the 1921 census, this delightful cottage in Hingham Road was occupied by the Dye family. The census lists 50 year old Joseph Alfred Dye with his 51 year old wife Susanna and four…

Cottage built on land formerly known as ‘Dunhams’

Posted on July 1, 2024June 28, 2024 by Heather Etteridge

For centuries, the village was a patchwork of arable and pasture fields of various shapes and sizes. Following the enclosures and with modern farming practices, many of the ‘farm fields’ became much larger and absorbed some of the ‘old fields’. Further, over time and with the demands for housing, many fields have been developed. One…

‘Wayside’ at the first half of the 20th Century

Posted on July 1, 2024June 28, 2024 by Heather Etteridge

‘Wayside’ Attleborough Road. 1970Courtesy Jane Brand The cottage called ‘Wayside’ stood along the Attleborough Road. It was built on a field called ‘Dunhams‘ during the mid-Victorian period. Like many other buildings in Great Ellingham, the house will have under-gone many changes over the years. Further, it will have seen the comings and goings of many…

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