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.
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, 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.
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).
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.
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.
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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.