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Salle Park
Front of the house at Salle Park.
Village Hall, Salle
The institute and cricket ground in Salle. The hall was erected in memory of Lynton Woolmer White who was killed in WWI.
Norwich Road
Row of cottages & shops on Norwich Road, looking towards the churches. Many were given new frontages in the nineteenth century. Beaver House is the nearest.
Norwich Road
A further view of Norwich Road looking away from the town. Beaver House was a grocer & draper, and the Tudor style house belonged to a boot & shoe repairer.
The Bays & Swiss Cottage
The Bays, on Norwich Road, stretches back into Swiss Cottage. The two houses are now separated but were extended from an earlier half-timbered house, largely hidden from the outside.
St. Mary's & St. Michael's
The two churches from Back Street. Note the height of the churchyard from the road.
Whitwell Hall
Drawing of the hall, once the home of the Leamon family.
Whitwell Hall
Twentieth century photograph of the hall. Currently an educational establishment offering camping & open air experiences to school pupils.
Austins Barn, Whitwell Street
An 18th century barn being restored in 2004. Initials & date - WB 1785 - on the gable end, probably indicate that it was built & owned by William Bircham (c1735-1813).
Bar Lane
Bar Lane, previously known as Gracious Street (?) leads from Back Street to Whitwell Street.
The Sun Inn
Early photograph of the Sun Inn in the snow, looking towards Towns End. The Market Room sign is visible, used for transactions on Market Day.
Sir Dymoke White
Sir Dymoke White used the bank in Reepham & relied on Gibbs for supplies of seed and feed. Photographed in the late 1940s.
Leeds Tannery
The remaining buildings of Leeds tannery in Whitwell. It was purchased by Major Timothy White in 1903 but ceased functioning soon after that date. Colour photograph 190 x 130 mm also held. On reverse: Site of Leeds Tannery, Whitwell.
Back Street
Modern view of Back Street looking towards Towns End.
Back Street
Modern view of Back Street with the Bar Lane archway & the house that was the Greyhound public house on the left.
Pulpit in St. Michael's
The Jacobean pulpit in St. Michael's church before the two churches were combined into one parish.
Booton Pill-Box
One of two pill-boxes erected as part of home defences in WWII. This one is (?) in the field on the way to Booton alongside the Norwich Road. A second one was built near Jordan Green.
Listed on Norfolk Heritage ExplorerNHER REF 18380A type 22…
Dereham Road
Postcard of Dereham Road looking towards the Market Place. Wallace King in evidence in Hackford House premises.
Dereham Road
Postcard of Dereham Road before surfacing and pavements. Wallace King boards can be seen on Hackford House. Telegraph pole indicates the presence of the telephone.
New Road
An early postcard showing a view of the houses on New Road looking towards Station Plain.
Tuck postcard RPHM 16
Tuck postcard RPHM 16