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Restoration of the Church Clock
Two images of crowds and cars gathering in the Market Place to witness the church clock being re-instated in St. Michael's tower.
Flags are decorating the buildings and 'God Save the King' can be seen on Hilton's shopfront. The white surplices of…
Flags are decorating the buildings and 'God Save the King' can be seen on Hilton's shopfront. The white surplices of…
Market Place South
View of the south side of the Market Place including Barclays Bank. Jewell's shop next to the Post Office. Ivy cleared from Ivy house. Freestone's lorry in left foreground.
Taken before 1971, possibly late 1950s.
Taken before 1971, possibly late 1950s.
Market Place South & East
View towards the Bircham Institute (Hackford House) from Towns End Corner showing the porch of the Sun Inn, Ivy House (ivy-covered), the Post Office, corner door of the Kings Arms just in view.
Market Place North
View of the Market Place with snow on the ground.
Market Place North & West
Wide angle view showing the north & west sides of the Market Place.
Market Place North Side
North and part of the west side of the Market Place viewed from Church Plain.
Market Place South & West
View towards Dereham Road taken after 1921 when Edward Gibbs made his son a partner. Austin the butcher now replaced with Utting. No petrol pumps at Towns End Corner.
Market Place North & East
View across the Market Place towards the north & east sides. Ford the baker & Hilton's Stores present plus Wallace King (in Reepham 1913-1919).
Market Place North & East
View across the Market Place towards the north & east sides. Carlton House & Melton House in the centre with W. J. Ford Hilton's Stores both visible.
Jewell's postcard.
Jewell's postcard.
Church Plain from the Market Place
View towards St. Michael's with the clock in place. Suggests a date later than 1937 when the clock was replaced. Street light suspended across the road.
Market Place towards the Church
View towards St. Michael's tower including Peck's shop. Newsboards report the disappearance of Gustav Hamel in May 1914. Hamel was a famous pioneering aviator and was flying from Paris to Hendon when his plane disappeared over the Channel after…
Market Place South West
View across the Market Place showing Stoner's shop, Austin the butcher and the Sun Inn. Possiblly taken at the end of market day, judging by the number of carts still parked.
Methodist Chapel
View of the Methodist Chapel taken from the cottages opposite the car park on Station Road.
Norwich Road towards the churches
View of Norwich Road towards the churches, taken from the junction with Bircham Road.
Norwich Road to the East
View along Norwich Road with schoolchildren on left, saddler's shop on right and Gray's bootmaker shop further down the road.
Eglington & Gooch Machine Works
Eglington & Gooch's works existed on the site of the current Spar shop in Ollands Road employing a variety of skilled workmen, blacksmiths, carpenters, wheelwrights and farriers.
Sidney Eglington outside Gibbs
Sidney Eglington having a rest outside Gibbs shop. There appears to be some kind of shelter in front of Hackford House.
Hospital Blues
Group of soldiers in their 'Hospital Blues' outside the back of Hackford House, later to become the Bircham Centre. The house included a room or rooms for recreation and for extra beds.
Nurses Dewing & Gibbs
Nurses Mabel Dewing & Evelyn Gibbs with unknown soldiers.
Towns End Corner
View from Towns End towards the Market Place. Gibbs has water tanks on sale, Frost's garage is selling BP & Shell petrol, & Mrs. Fred Gibbs' new shop can just be seen on the RH edge.