14 20 1030 https://reephamarchive.co.uk/omeka/files/original/6ea695fc15ecd77731a85a6aae5e89ef.jpg d275d3db0577eb6988ce20e45e2d056b Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource Ordnance Survey map of Reepham, north, 1975 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GB/REE/2303011000 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Large map, digitised and stitched Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1975 Description An account of the resource Ordnance Survey map, 1975, scale 1:2500, ref. TG 1023-1123 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource GF and CB 2023 Reepham https://reephamarchive.co.uk/omeka/files/original/7be274c0d0b34b11748a81960e62b3cf.pdf b8329193bf8d077478d591c3c70ab1b8 PDF Text Text Transcription reference number: GF_001_LETE Location in archive: Letters Main Archive collection reference: RS Title of document: Letter from Edward Holley about his illness to his partner T W Purdy of Purdy & Holley Solicitors, Reepham Date document originally created: 3rd March 1920 Date of attested copy: Date transcription completed: 12th September 2015 Dear Purdy If you have any more work you can send [it to] me [at] Foulsham. I should be glad as I am suffering from the hump. On Thursday I started [to have] more temperatures etc. Dr Perry says it is not the result of chills but simply the filth collecting on my chest or in my lungs and he does not seem to think there is much rush in my going to the office in fine weather, but they leave me so confoundedly weak. There is no doubt that I have been seriously ill and I fear it will be a long time before I am fit for much. And it worries me a lot to think that I am putting such a lot on your shoulders. If you could send me sufficient work to make me feel I was of real use it would be a relief to me, though I expect some of my drafts [will] require considerable revision as this beastly complaint affects one’s head and the distractions of home are not conducive to clear thinking. If you cannot do this then I think you should try to get someone to help you and charge his salary against my share. I am hoping that as the days get warmer I shall improve, but if not we must talk matters over as I don’t want to be a dra[___?] on you. Things do not appear to be running very smoothly for me and I don’t know what to do for the best. The doctor did not think my aunt could live through the winter but she is going[?] and I expected that I should be able to go to Booton[?] but the old lady seems to be going strong. Dearing[?] says he must come here at Michaelmas[?]. He does not even yet know[?] if he is going to have the Blyth’s farm. I thought of going into lodgings myself and sending the wife and family away for a change, but the storing of furniture is prohibitive and I must try and find some sort of shelter. I hear there is a house at Whitwell that I might be able to get and I am going to make enquiries but I don’t want to incur [___?] which might be a tax on my wife. I suppose matters will sift themselves somehow but present they look awkward. Yours ever Edward Holley �Transcription reference number: GF_002_LETE Location in archive: Letters Main Archive collection reference: RS Title of document: Letter from Edward Holley to his partner T W Purdy of Purdy & Holley Solicitors, Reepham, regarding the possibility of moving into Ivy House, Reepham (research suggests that this should read Ivy House, Foulsham) Date document originally created: 13th April 1920 Date of attested copy: Date transcription completed: 12th September 2015 Dear Purdy My wife and I managed to get up to Ivy House yesterday and your mother kindly showed us round. Beyond a little touching up I don’t think the paint requires anything doing loci[?]. One cannot of course tell what the papers are like ‘til the pictures are taken down, but I suppose you would not object to my distempering over any of them as paper makes as a rule a better ground than plain walls. I did not go into the attics but my wife says the paper there is bad. I think we shall be able to squeeze in all right but it will be rather cramped after this. My wife looked at the kitchen garden and thinks with a man one day a week she could keep it in order and she would like to have it included in [____?] if it can be conveniently done but we should not want the cottage. I think the fairest thing would be for you[?] to take the house on a yearly tenancy. That would give you plenty of time if I would to have to offer it for sale and I could give vacant possession by arrangement with you. We did not discuss the question of rent and I have not the slightest idea what you get nowadays as I don‘t expect you would be bound by the rent restrictions[?] acts. Neither do I know what the house could fetch if you sold now with vacant possession. Do you think the same rent as I am paying now would be fair or not? I do not want you to be out of pocket by accommodating me. I don’t want to leave here before I am faced[?] as there will be all my garden produce to see to but I have no doubt we can arrange for someone to go in when your mother goes out. Yours Edward Holley � Text - printed Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letters from Edward Holley Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GB/REE/2303222030 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Transcriptions [File 19] Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1920 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1920 Description An account of the resource Two letters from Edward Holley to his partner T. W. Purdy. The first talks of being ill, the second refers to Ivy House, Foulsham. He is resident at Ivy House in the 1921 census &amp; Purdy is living in Woodgate House, Aylsham. The partners had a long established legal business in Reepham &amp; Aylsham.<br /><br /><em>Transcription only, no scans found.</em> 1920 Holley Purdy https://reephamarchive.co.uk/omeka/files/original/db44a07eb261f49367948b15b1f51bb0.jpg bc9337c4ea164e5e6f31a4a780ed3289 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Maps Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GB/REE/Maps Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Mixed media throughout the Archive Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1600s to present day Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1600s to present day Reepham and surrounding villages Map-printed Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Ordnance Survey map of Reepham, southeast, 1975 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GB/REE/23021055 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Large map, digitised Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1975 Description An account of the resource Ordnance Survey map, 1975, showing Bar Lane to Furze Lane, scale 1:2500, ref. TG 1022-1122. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource GF and CB 2023 Reepham https://reephamarchive.co.uk/omeka/files/original/41143c33a7a6ba8e7c0d3b9cd350b5a7.jpg 19ac7be434e3c0e6338dab37fcd81089 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Maps Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GB/REE/Maps Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Mixed media throughout the Archive Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1600s to present day Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1600s to present day Reepham and surrounding villages Map-printed Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Ordnance Survey map of Reepham with Kerdiston 1907 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GB/REE/2302221050 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Large map, digitised Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1907 Description An account of the resource Ordnance Survey, scale 1:2500, 1907, Norfolk Sheet XXXVIII N.W., second edition, surveyed in 1884, revised 1904-05. Includes parts of Salle and Hackford Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource GF and CB 2023 Hackford Kerdiston Reepham Salle https://reephamarchive.co.uk/omeka/files/original/1b79dc0031ef898583c723b102790964.jpg 7fa79ae7a53b6c50d894e91e22f3ea1f Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Maps Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GB/REE/Maps Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Mixed media throughout the Archive Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1600s to present day Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1600s to present day Reepham and surrounding villages Map-printed Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Ordnance Survey map of Reepham, 1891 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GB/REE/2302221045 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Large map, digitised Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1891 Description An account of the resource Ordnance Survey, scale 1:2500, 1891, Norfolk Sheet XXXVIII N.W., surveyed in 1884 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource GF and CB 2023 https://reephamarchive.co.uk/omeka/files/original/03d3e38b05f2cb2906412ebaa81f3478.jpg ea7154dab65bd86512b1075de1c40a83 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Maps Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GB/REE/Maps Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Mixed media throughout the Archive Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1600s to present day Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1600s to present day Reepham and surrounding villages Map-drawn This will always be an original because a photocopy of a drawn map, for example, would be categorised as 'printed'. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Salle tithe map, 1846 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GB/REE/2302221030 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Tracing, digitised and sticthed Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1846 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource GF and CB 2023 https://reephamarchive.co.uk/omeka/files/original/c78dafa6458dfc15bf8fa95b935058c4.jpg bd6b849b42f40b0898f05e35925bbe51 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Maps Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GB/REE/Maps Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Mixed media throughout the Archive Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1600s to present day Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1600s to present day Reepham and surrounding villages Map-drawn This will always be an original because a photocopy of a drawn map, for example, would be categorised as 'printed'. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Salle Estate, tracing of Modern Ordnance Survey map Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GB/REE/2302221010 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Tracing of Modern Ordnance Survey map, digitised and stitched Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Unknown, mid-late 20th century? Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource GF and CB 2023 Salle Estate https://reephamarchive.co.uk/omeka/files/original/5f1d054430d6cac78fd98cab32bb2f48.jpg 9c367f485eff76debc26d812cff85761 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Maps Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GB/REE/Maps Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Mixed media throughout the Archive Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1600s to present day Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1600s to present day Reepham and surrounding villages Map-drawn This will always be an original because a photocopy of a drawn map, for example, would be categorised as 'printed'. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Plan of lands in Salle belonging to Edward Hase 1797/1800 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GB/REE/2302221005 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Copy of a hand-drawn large map, digitised and stitched Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1797 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource GF and CB 2023 Hase Salle https://reephamarchive.co.uk/omeka/files/original/0677d8406ea2ca9e9a64784817e39933.pdf 22fc26cd02da0746a3f56525ffc6b037 PDF Text Text Reepham Society History Group Exhibition 2001 History Exhibition Report. Chairman’s Report. Dates: May 10th – 14th. 2001-05-17 Venue: St. Michael’s Church, Reepham Society By: History Group of Reepham Society. Organiser: Kate Nightingale Design & Layout: Chris Peakome. Contributors : Joyce Cox, Jennifer Roberts, Ann Middlemass, Jan Henry, Tom Kirk Catering & Bar: Pat & Tony Large & Jan Henry Shop; Pat & Brian Austin. Pat & Tony Large Flowers: Ann Middlemass And all others who contributed on and before the day, especially those members of the Reepham Society Executive Committee not mentoioned above. I want to make a special thanks to Chris Peakome whose artistic experience contributed so much to the overall appearance and appeal of the exhibition. Special thanks are due to those members of the community who loaned items for display especially Sir John White for the loan and transport of the Bryant map, map table and display case and the financial support in providing protection for the map; to Paol Hovesen for organising the support we received from Salle and to Richard Saunders for the loan of his metal detector finds and his work in transporting and displaying the items from Salle; to Pat Perry-Warnes for the loan of the Wood Dalling tithe map and schedule; to Nick Bundock, Nicola Johnson, Lorna Gray, Clair Buxton, Sarah Birtles and Simon Tebbut for the loan of other items for display. To Howard & Margaret Blandford-Baker for their help with stewarding. Thank you also to the Rector and PCC for use of St, Michael’s for four days. Preview, The preview evening for members on the Thursday evening was a great success both socially and in the response to the displays. The floral display which Ann brought were magnificent and added to the general effect throughout the whole three days. The Exhibition. 1. A series of displays taking a walk though the history of the area and its agricultural past, culminating in the visually excellent display on Hackford with the model threshing machine. This display included the photographs of Park Farm Salle, reconstructed as a C18 farmhouse for the filming of’ Mill on the Floss’. 2. The Whitwell display focused on the history of Whitwell Common and included the books belonging to the Trustees �3. The graveyard display with copies of the death records from NRO and the details so far on computer to date about the graves in the old graveyard round the churches. 4. Modern Reepham - a display of the plans to modernise Reepham to stimulate an interest in the present and future possibilities for development 5. Large display cabinet with metal items discovered on the Salle estate. 6. Bryant’s 1826 map of Norfolk – an original and not cut u[p into sections. 7. Aerial photographs of Reepham. Two large b/w OS photographs have some very interesting crop marks on the water-meadows between Bar Lane and the Sewage Works as well as being a big draw of general interest. Also some nice colour blow-ups. 8. The chancel was kept open and church tours were offered . There was some interest in looking at the churches but very little take-up on the tours. 9. The ‘Fifteen Pubs’ display drew many local people and lots of chat. This and the Band display were probably responsible for pulling in some local people who would perhaps not have, otherwise, attended. 10. Reepham Town band display. Another display of local interest which drew more reminiscences. 11. There were also two last minute editions – a small display of medieval pottery and glass and two 1949 woodcuts by an unknown artist of Kerdiston Barns. 12. The Shop was busy all the time. We sold many back copies of the magazine as well as many cards. New Publications. The Millenium edition of the Reepham Society Magazine and ‘’Fifteen Pubs’ both sold exceptionally well. The Magazine sold about 120 copies and the ‘Pubs’ were virtually sold out of their short run. The exhibition was a great success, probably due to its broad appeal in providing something of interest to everyone. The history of the local pubs and the Reepham Town band drew many older Reephamites and gave Joyce Cox who organised this much extra information. She has written a paper, ‘Fifteen Locals’, to go with the pub history which was more or less sold out by the end of the exhibition. All of this was a good demonstration of the value of and interest in oral history. There were also some slightly more academic displays to appeal those with an interest in historical or archaeological research and to those with a more genral interest in finding out about the past of their community and the past of this agricultural area.. Tom Kirk’s diplay on the graveyard survey was of interest to those researching their family history. Ann Middlemass’s display on Whitwell Common drew on the latest research being carried out by Sarah Birtles into Norfolk Commons and was balanced by a general interest item on the Whitwell murder of the last century, The Bryant Map and the archaeological finds were of great interest as were the aerial photographs. All of this stimulated reminiscences and curiosity in finding out more. Quite a lot of people came back on more than one �occasion. As well as asking for information people were giving it. A great example of how an event such as this can bring people together. Much of this exhibition was based on research carried out at a variety of levels by members of the History group so does have considerable …. A number of historians and archaeologist, some of considerable standing, came through and all were impressed by the quality of the event. We have received many congratulations on the exhibition and I think we can be well pleased with the results. Finances. We have certainly covered the costs of the exhibition. We now need to sell the Magazines to get the cost of printing back on those. Ideas for sales outlets would be much appreciated. Publicity Advance publicity could have been better in the locality. Press releases were sent out to all the Norfolk media and we did get a slot in the EDP the week before. The exhibition was sent to all ‘What’s On’ slots but I had no time to check on these. We did draw visitors from distant parts of the county some of whom heard about the exhibition from the EDP. We need more impact in our posters for the future as many local people said they had not seen them though posters had been up for weeks. Also distributing flyers at the last moment or house to house delivery would help. Press Cover. In addition to the short paragraph before the date, Charles Roberts responded to our press release and visited on the Saturday. He spent a couple of hours with us and gave us full coverage in his column. This was very positive and gave good publicity to the Reepham Society and Reepham. Follow up. We have already had a request for research into the Dack family history which Howard Blandford Baker has expressed an interest in. HBB has considerable knowledge of genealogy and wishes to pursue this once more esp. for local families who wish to follow up their family past – the Dacks are particularly suitable, being one of the oldest Reepham families. Edwin Rose from Gressenhall(NAU) has written to the Norwich Museum who said they have no record of the Cardinal’s hat wall painting but will search. A second letter followed, tracing the wall painting to the Bridewell where it has now ‘crumbled into a pile of dust’! Debriefing meeting. 23. 5. 01 Hideaway Cottage. �Comments from De-briefing meeting on 23. 5. 01. General agreement on most of above. Local Advertising The general advertising around the county via media worked but there was not enough impact in local advertising esp. last minute. In future :  Large posters at last minute in obvious positions  Possibly flyers  House to house delivery of flyers  Car stickers on parked cars  Don’t forget to cover outlying villages Ask June Betts to hang out banner on Bircham centre. Venue Other venues discussed and rejected Lighting Lighting in the evening was poor. Also possible have power sources to provide overhead lighting on each stand for future displays. ?Mike Cooper as contact. Timing Should we have considered synchronising with the Antique fair at the Old Brewery General feedback We learned a lot about size and layout When should we repeat? When we have something new. Probably about 2- yearly? Storage and re-use Chris Peakome is scanning the displays for a permanent record. We should not dismantle yet as we could be asked to repeat of present a stand as part of other group exhibitions. Where to store? Get boards from DIY to create folio to store sheets flat. ? in Jolyon’s garage. This raise a question of permanent storage not in a member’s house and a room for a permanent exhibition. KN asked to take this issue, which is not new, back to the Committee for referral to Bircham Centre Trustees � https://reephamarchive.co.uk/omeka/files/original/1b1b41f4196958ce10ad6c18c06f6a1c.pdf 40af9ffdc20341ba8390b2a3e3165c05 PDF Text Text KN for 2001 Exhibition Reepham Tithe Map 1846 The first point to note is that the centre of the town is not marked on this map as it is in Hackford, not Reepham. All land in the parish is recorded in the Tithe Schedule as pasture, arable or as houses, gardens, ‘premises’ etc. A smaller percentage of land remained as woodland or new plantations. The major landowners at the time were Sir Richard Paul Jodrell of Salle Park and Rev. Edward Humphreys who also owned land in Hackford. Their income from most of the land came from rents. Interestingly, the majority of smallholders seem to be concentrated in Reepham Moor. Land may have been inherited as the owner is sometimes the wife. In addition to arable land near their cottage in the Moor, they often owned pasture (’grazing ground’) in Kerdistone. Fields in Kerdistone and adjacent parts of neighbouring parishes were on poor land which was used as grazing ground which seems to have been used as such for a very long time whilst the better land for arable is nearer the town and water meadows. Some fields between Salle and Reepham are listed as parts of ‘Sall Field’ (320) or ‘Reifham Field’ (150,). It seems reasonable to assume the former existence of large open fields in this area. Another large open field north of Reepham Moor seems to have been known as ‘Iron Snack Field’(161, 163). However, even by the sixteenth century enclosure had begun in this largely stock raising area which had traditionally utilised the common land on heath and in water meadows. The names of the fields often give some clues as to the history of land use or ownership: Beggars Hall (117) seems to preserve the name of a former manor, Bagerhall, which may have been part of Kerdistone manor. In 1846 this belonged to the Bulwer Lyttons of Wood Dalling and Heydon. It is on the east of the lane now known as Kerdigreen Lane, marked on older maps as Wood Dalling Lane. West of Kerdigreen Lane are Ellis’ Grazing Ground (93), now known as Kerdigreen, and several fields named Abbots (104, 105, 106) which probably acquired this name because they belonged at one time to one of the local abbeys, possibly the Priory of Walsingham. We are probably looking at the grazing green of the medieval parishes here as these field boundaries have remained largely unchanged from the sixteenth century map to the present. The church, in one guise or another, owned a lot of land. Most supplied income to clerymen or to the poor as ‘charity’ land. Town Land’ (70) is in Kerdiston and was let out by the Rector and church wardens as charity land. Field 331 – now Stimpson’s Piece - was formerly held by Trustees for Clergymen’s Widows who held other land in the parish for this charity. Parson’s Pasture (2) - glebe land near Themelthorpe boundary was owned by the Dean & Chapter of Norwich Cathedral. One field (122) is owned to supply income to the incumbent of St. John’s, Maddermarket. There is considerable glebe land, mostly in the grazing area and including two of the fields with ‘Abbots’ in their name. Many fields have owners’ names as their title, perhaps the person who originally enclosed it, or names give indications of use or soil type, eg. Clay Pit Close, Brick Kiln Pightle, Gravel Pit Close. Two interesting names of long standing are: Castons Bittons (159), on the right of the Cawston Road, reappears with a variety of spellings over the centuries and the field next to it, Barn Ten Acres (158) was formerly known as Lamkins. �Further along that road is Bath House Close (197), also an old name. As there is a pit in this wooded close one can but speculate on its old use. Geology of the Area Reepham and its satellite villages are situated on the southern rim of the high land forming the watershed between the Bure and Wensum rivers. The underlying geology is chalk, overlain by Norfolk Crag which slopes gently to the east. This was later covered by the glacial drift laid down during the Ice Ages. The area is known as the ‘dissected claylands’. The clay is very variable in thickness, sometimes rolled back to great thickness because of the successive advances of the ice. The heavy clay on the highest lands to the east and north was heath and forest. The streams cut down through the clay forming wet valleys with much gravel and sand. Only along the River Eyn, curving south of Sall, through Reepham, Hackford and part of Whitwell do we see land which was light enough for the early cultivators to use their primitive wooden ploughs. This was where the ploughlands developed, above the water meadows in the wet valley bottoms and below the grazing lands which later became so important for the grazing of sheep. Not until Victorian times do we see the development of such hamlets as Jordon’s Green on the higher land. Not until after the Second World War did grazing give way generally to arable on this heavier clay. Prehistory Archaeological finds have shown the presence of early man as long ago as the Early Stone Age. These were nomads moving into near tundra conditions as the ice drew away. It was not until the New Stone Age (Neolithic) that men began to settle, to till the ground and pasture animals. Finds of ccasional tools and evidence of fires show that Palaeolithic man was present in the area. About 3000 years ago, as we move into the Bronze Age, we begin to see man really influencing the landscape and it is by then that we see the effects of man’s farming activities in reducing the woodland. The poor land of most of north Norfolk became what we know as Norfolk heath. By the Iron Age we now know that agriculture was well established and there was a large population in this part of the country. We later hear of these Iron Age inhabitants of Norfolk as the Iceni tribe who, first, co-operated with, and later rebelled against, the Romans. Were the Romans here? The Romans were certainly present in the area. We know that the Roman road from Denver to the coast crossed the area. It crossed through Whitwell on the line of the road coming from Billingford through Bawdeswell. Its line is lost here, probably because the area was so wet that the line varied to find the most solid ground. A bank in Whitwell park is said to mark the Roman Road. Roman remains have been found at Cawston, crop marks have indicated a possible Roman marching camp in Whitwell and there was a quite important Roman town at Brampton by Buxton. Finds of Roman brooches, coins and pottery indicate the probable presence of a Romano-British settlement in the Kerdiston area. Pagan Saxon brooches and other material indicate continued occupation in this area. This indicated early presence may be the reason for the apparent precedence of Kerdiston over Reepham in the Middle Ages. Early Middle Ages We have much more evidence for Saxon settlement, particularly in the persistence of early administrative practices, even down to the present, once we move into the Saxon period. Land division into county, hundred and parish ran alongside the manorial system. This became a deeply complicated system of local law and administration. �East Anglia is poor in documentary evidence from the Saxon period but once we get into Norman times we have that precious jewel, the Domesday Book. This was William the Conqueror’s inventory of all his newly conquered lands and gives us a window into a particular period of time. Domesday gives details for land ownership and manorial structures. Everyone ultimately held their land of the king, including churchmen and freemen. Domesday gives details of manors at three times, during the time of Edward the Confessor, immediately after the Conquest and at the time of the survey in 1086. Domesday Book Record – 1086 These are some of the records of the manors in this group of parishes. Note that each parish contains from two to four manors, one more reason for the complicated intermix of land holdings in these villages, as is common in Norfolk. Note that each Domesday entry records the state of the manor in the time of Edward the Confessoor (TRE)at the time of the Conquest (‘then’) and 1087 (‘now’) Land of William de Warenne (f. 156b) Stinetuna (one of the Salle manors) Rardulf holds Stinton which Wither 1 freeman held TRE as 3 ploughlands, then as now: 9 villeins, 39 bordars, 3 serfs. Then as now 3 ploughs on the demesne and 8 ploughs belonging to the men and 4 acres of meadow, wood for 100 swine and I mill. Then as now, 2 rounceys, 20 beasts and 40 swine and 120 sheep and 27 goats and 3 hives of bees. 1 church with 14 acres and 14 sokemen with 80 acres. Then as now 4 ploughs, wood for 10 swine and I acre of meadow and I bordar. Two of these sokemen Ralf held when he made a forfeiture and they had 12 acres and were worth 20 pence. In the whole it was then worth 100 shillings, now seven pounds. It is one league in length and half in breadth and pays 11 pence towards the king’s geld. Kerdestuna … was held by Godwin a freeman TRE, now the same. Rardulf holds 2 ploughlands. Then as now 16 villeins and 20 bordars; then 2 serfs; then as now 2 ploughs on the demesne and 3 ploughs belonging to the men and 8 acres of meadow; wood for 40 swine. Then 2 rounceys, now none. Then 4 beasts, now 6; then 40 swine, now 7. And now 60 sheep and 24 goats and half a church with 6 acres. And I sokeman with 5 acres of land and I freeman with 30 acres of land and half a priest with 7 acres of land. Then as now among them all I plough. Then as now it was worth 100 shillings. One freeman was added to this manor in King William’s time with 45 acres of land and 6 bordars; then as now between himself and the men 11/2 ploughs and 11/2 acres of meadow. Wood for 10 swine and the fourth part of a mill and he is worth 20 shillings. And this is all by way of exchange with 2 manors of Lewes. It is 11/2 leagues in length and a half in breadth and pays 15 pence towards the king’s geld, whoever may hold there. Hacforda was held by Turold, which Wither a freeman held as 11/2 ploughlands; then as now 6 villeins and 10 bordars and 1 serf. Then as now 2 ploughs on the demesne and 3 ploughs belonging to the men. And 4 acres of meadow, wood for 60 swine. One sokeman with 11 acres of land and half a plough; I mill; when it was taken over 4 rounceys, now 3 and 10 beasts, 40 swine and 60 sheep; now 5 hives of bees. One church with 9 acres and 2 acres of meadow. Then as now it was worth 50 shillings and it is 5 furlongs in length and 3 in breadth and pays 4 pence whoever may hold there. This is by exchange with Lewes. In Dalling 5 freemen. In Tyring the same holds 1 freeman and 1 ploughland. Among them all then as now 31/2 ploughs and 2 acres of meadow, wood for 8 swine. Then it was worth 20 shillings, now 30. It is by exchange with Lewes. He of Tyringa was in the rental of the king’s manor of Salla in the time of Earl Ralf and under Robert Blund and 1 year under Godric. Now he is held by William de Warrenne. This the hundred testifies, that he was a freeman TRE. �Lands of Ralf Bainard (f. 247) In Kerdestuna Tord, a freeman, held 2 ploughlands for a manor TRE, now Gaosfridus Bainard. Then and afterwards 30 villeins and now 16 and now 14 bordars. Then and afterwards 2 serfs, now 1. Then as now 2 ploughs on the demesne. Then and afterwards 4 ploughs belongjng to the men, now 3 and 5 acres of meadow. Wood for 20 swine. When he received it, 2 rounceys, now 4. Then 4 beasts, now 10. Then as now 40 swine, now 50 sheep. Then 60 goats, now 28 and 2 hives of bees. And 31/2 sokemen with 25 acres of land and then as now half a plough. Then as now it was worth 4 pounds and 5 shillings. To this land belong men in Reifham and they are valued with the above land. And Reifham, whoever holds there, is half a league in length and 4 furlongs in breadth and renders 3 pence of geld. Land of Berner the Crossbowman (f. 268) In Hacforda I freeman held 1 ploughland TRE. Then as now 3 villeins and 3 bordars. Then as now 1 plough on the demesne and half a plough belonging to the men and 2 acres of meadow. Wood for 30 swine. Then as now 1 rouncey and 5 swine and 12 sheep. And it is worth 12 shillings. Lands of Rainald son of Ivo (f.233b) Witewell was held by Ketel, a freeman TRE as 2 ploughlands and 15 acres for a manor. Then and afterwards 8 villeins, now 7. Then as now 14 bordars. Then 4 serfs, now 2; then as now 2 ploughs on the demesne. Then 6 ploughs belonging to the men, afterwards and now 4 and 14 acres of meadow. Wood for 80 swine ; 3 mills now 2 and half a fishery. When he received it 2 rounceys, now 1. Then as now 6 beasts. Then 80 swine, now 34. Then 50 sheep, now 60. Then as now 20 goats. Then 6 hives of bees now 12. Two freemen with half a ploughland. Then and afterwards they had 11/2 ploughs, now 1 and 3 acres of meadow. And 2 freemen with half a ploughland and, then as now, 1 plough and 2 acres of meadow. Wood for 5 swine. It was then worth 4 pounds, now 6 pounds and 16 pence. Those 2 freemen are worth 6 shillings. And it is 1 league in length and a half in breadth and renders 5 pence in geld of the hundred of 20 shillings The King’s land (f. 115) Caustuna was held by Harold TRE as 11 ploughlands and 40 acres. Then and afterwards 36 villeins, now 35. Then and afterwards 26 bordars,now 34. Then and afterwards 6 serfs, now 4. Then and afterwards 4 plough on the demesne, now 3 and 2 could be added. Then and afterwards 26 ploughs belonging to the men, now 16 and others could be added. 20 acres of meadow. Then wood for 1500 swine, now 1000. Then as now 2 mills. Then 4 rounceys, now the same.Then 20 beasts and now; then as now 40 swine and 60 sheep.and 50 goats and 5 hives of bees. Ten sokemen TRE whereof Rainald son of Ivo, has 2 and William the Bishop has 2 and Count Alan 1 and Godric 2 as part of the king’s fee which Count Ralf held when he made forfeiture. William de Warenne has 2 and Roger Bigod one. And besides this Harold held to Caustuna TRE Marsham and Blikelinga and 23 sokemen. And these 2 manors William the Bishop holds and Erfast held. And Walter Gifard holds 26 sokemen whom Bodin his predecessor held. Harold also used to hold to this manor 5 sokemen whom Earl Ralf held. Now Godric holds them as part of the king’s fee. Then it was worth 30 pounds, now 40 by tale. And it is 2 leagues in length and 2 in breadth whoever may be holding it. And 7 pence for geld. f. 261b. Botuna is held by the same persons as one ploughland; a sokeman of Harold held it TRE. Then as now 1 villein and 4 bordars and 1 serf. One plough on the demesne and half belonging to the men and 2 acres of meadow. Wood for 16 swine. It was then worth 10 shillings and now. The soke is in Caustuna. All this was delivered for one manor. (including Calthorpe and Guton in Brandiston.) f. 114. In Witewell one outlying estate which belongs to Caustuna was held by Harold TRE. One ploughland, then 10 bordars, now 7. Then as now one plough on the demesne; then 1 plough belonging �to the men, now none. Wood for 20 swine and 5 acres of meadow. And it is in the valuation of Caustuna. [Caustuna also held land in Gunthorp, Brandiston, Taverham, Hevingham, Brampton, Irmingland, Corpusty, Thurton (Thurgarton) and Banningham ] Booton Common Booton Common is just outside the boundary of Reepham but shares a valley bottom with Reepham Moor. Uses of this common included summer grazing and the alder would have been coppiced for poles. This map, made a few years ago, shows how water meadows revert to scrub, alder carr and fen when no longer grazed and managed. Such areas can become wild life refuges and it is now being grazed again to regain the character of a managed common with a mix of woodland and meadow.. Booton Common was designated a SSSI in 1987.Plants which grow here include Marsh Helleborine, Fragrant Orchid, Bog Pimpernel, Adder’s Tongue Fern and Meadow Thistle. As it is so wet, mosses and liverworts are well represented among the reeds and sedge. Birds are also attracted to the site. Water meadows running up towards World’s End. Quite a lerge farm stood there in the Sixteenth century. Cattle are still grazed here in the summer. Note the drainage ditches needed to keep such wet land usable and the old grown-out hedges. This field is one of the old open fields. Its shape can be clearly picked out on every map since 1588. Note the high curving banks along the road which bear witness to the age of this field on the lighter land in the parish. This view looks across the heavier claylands in Kerdistone. These heavy clay lands were often marked on older maps as ‘Grazing Grounds’ which stretched across between Reepham, Salle and Wood Dalling. Nowadays they form acres of arable land but still have very few houses. Reepham Society History Exhibition 2001 The exhibition which is presented today offers vignettes of the past of the group of villages centred around the market town of Reepham . Hackford and Whitwell are now part of the modern parish of Reepham. The churchyard is shared between the three, indeed, the Market Place and most of the built up part of Reepham are actually in the historical parish of Hackford. Salle is, and always has been, a separate parish with its superb church of St. Peter and St. Paul and its separate manorial development. When we turn to Kerdiston, which was originally the more important section of Reepham with Kerdiston, we begin to see how the parish boundaries of the parishes and even the old manors were almost irrelevant in terms of who owned the land and who rented land where. Only Reepham is a nucleated town, centred on its market and the churches. The other villages are spread out as individual farms and groups of cottages along the edges of the common fields and grazing grounds. All of them, with other villages such as Wood Dalling and Booton, therefore, functioned together as one economic unit. The Middle Ages We have very little hard evidence of the area during the Middle Ages except the presence of our parish churches and the few mentions in Charters and writs. There are two monuments in St. Mary’s to �members of the de Kerdiston family. The box tomb against the north wall of the chancel is of some historical importance. The map on display shows how the parish boundaries of Reepham, Whitwell and Hackford divide up the churchyard. Discoveries of skeletons outside the churchyard seem to indicate a formerly larger graveyard of some antiquity. Reepham has been a market town since 1276 when Edward I granted a charter to Sir John de Vaux for a weekly market on each Saturday and an annual fair on the eve, day and morrow of St. Peter. This view from the tower of St. Michael’s looks down on what is now the beginning of Ollands Road. At bottom right is Randall’s Yard, fronted by what was the Farrier’s Arms and a blacksmith’s – now occupied by the Spar Shop. Just above is Malthouse Yard and the cottages which still remain, though there are a number of new houses around them. On the left, the garden on the road has been built on but some of the other buildings remain although much restored. Ollands House can just be seen at top right. Back Street has not changed much on a superficial inspection but a notice on the front of the Old Bakehouse probably indicates that it was still in business when this photograph was taken. Rebuilding Reepham Look around the centre of Reepham and you see a Georgian brick-built village yet the ‘Great Rebuilding’ of England is supposed to have taken place in Tudor times… Inside many of the more important, and some of the smaller houses, we can still find evidence of earlier, often half-timbered buildings which have been re-faced in brick, rebuilt or extended. In the centre of the town, hiding in yards behind and between the older houses, we find Victorian workmens’ cottages remaining from a time when there was still work on farms, in the brewery and in other trades. Nowadays modern houses are encircling the town as we reach another period of change in the fortunes of those who live in the county. Rebuilding happens in times of prosperity. The ‘Cardinal’s Hat’, is the last house in Reepham to retain its half-timbered façade. It is said to be the only house to be spared from the terrible town fire which destroyed All Saint’s and most of the houses in Back Street in the mid-sixteenth century. This photograph shows the back of the house before it was restored. The house was formerly known as ‘Candle Court’ but was renamed after the discovery of this wallpainting, said to be of a cardinal. It appears to be a medieval wall painting, possibly of a saint and probably painted over until its recent discovery. It is now in Norwich Museum. (Thanks to Mr. McDonnell, the present owner, for the loan of the photographs.] Moor Farm is the last building out on Reepham Moor and is often said to be the oldest building in Reepham. A report by the Norfolk Archaeological Unit states that it is a timber-framed building, possibly a hall-house, with its oldest parts dating from around 1500. It has, of course, been much altered and extended. [Thanks to Mrs. Vera Tyler who researched the house when she lived there and drew up the diagram of the structural development . �Kerdiston Cross Kerdiston Cross is marked on several early modern maps. Very little of it remains and it is difficult to find nowadays. Only the rubble core remains. This is probably the very last piece of worked stone from the cross which still remained on the site. Salle Park in 1807 This map is a copy of a map surveyed very soon after the completion of Salle Park. It demonstrates very clear how parkland merges with the surrounding farmland from which is was carved. The dairy farm in the park and the cottages on the east of the park have now quite disappeared. The surveyor of this and many other estate maps for Richard Paul Jodrell was Jeremiah Bone. He was a schoolmaster in Aylsham but is also a registered surveyor. This map is dated 1807 but there is also a date of 1815 in one enclosure. This is not a mistake – these were working documents usually drawn up to record changes in the estate. Reepham Churches and Churchyard Reepham is unique. Its shared churchyard contains not two but three churches. Both churches have suffered considerable rebuilding, especially during the nineteenth century. However, the archaeological report carried out by Edwin Rose of the Norfolk Archaeological unit during the renovations of 2000 makes some interesting comments. The phenomenon of a shared churchyard, especially at the junction of parish boundaries, is a Saxon feature, often making use of unproductive land at the edge of settlements. The present buildings of St. Mary’s and St. Michael’s can be dated to the 14th. century with later additions. The re-use of worked stone in the walls includes much ironbound conglomerate * which is a sign of Saxon or Norman building. The fact that the chancel of St. Mary’s is at a much lower level than the rest of the churches and that the chancel of St. Michael’s is offset from the nave are also possible indicators of earlier churches on the site. St. Mary’s font is Norman (St. Michael’s has now been moved to Little Witchingham] and the lists of rectors also goes back to an earlier date than the present buildings. The two churches are described as Perpendicular in the official listing but they retain strong Decorated features as is common in Norfolk. The siting of St. Mary’s tower to the south of the church is also unusual. It is possible that this was originally a tower porch but it seems more likely that it was built here because the churches were so close together. The archaeological report concludes that these are Saxon foundations rebuilt during the 14th. and 15th. centuries. The third church of All Saints, Hackford, is now represented only by the remains of one wall of the south porch. St. Mary’s has a memorial of international importance in the tomb of Sir William de Kerdiston of 1361 as well as a nearly contemporary de Kerdiston brass, both in the chancel. The memorial slabs, formerly in the chancel have, now been moved to the north aisle and show some interesting features including a palimpsest at the east end. The removal was due to the renovation of the chancel by the Jodrell family at the end of the nineteenth century. St. Michael’s boasts a splendid Jacobean pulpit, complete with sounding board, whilst its chancel houses the 1914/18 war memorials and the Eighteenth century memorials of the Monsey family of Whitwell. All the valuable church silver from both churches is now held in the Treasury of Norwich Cathedral. * Conglomerate is the brown stone visible in the walls. �The churchyard seems to have been much bigger at one time as skeletons have been revealed under Church Hill during rebuilding and the laying of drains. Back Street appears to be the older road around the churches, probably following the original southern boundary of the Market Place. The market is mentioned as having been held, before the charter was granted in 1276, in the then much larger churchyard. Bryant’s Map of Norfolk 1826 This map is one of a series of twelve county maps. It was produced in the early days of accurate map making. It appears probable that Bryant had access to the new Board of Ordnance (later the Ordnance Survey) triangulations as well as using organised teams of surveyors. The map is at a scale of rather more than one inch to a mile. It shows hundred boundaries and the old unrevised parish boundaries. A map such as this would be financed by subscription. Gentlemen’s seats are shown where the owner was a subscriber. Comparison with Faden’s eighteenth century and later Ordnance Survey maps is invaluable in tracing boundary changes, road changes and enclosure of commons. There are, however, occasional inaccuracies. We are grateful to Sir John White for the loan of this map. � https://reephamarchive.co.uk/omeka/files/original/a5249bfd618629745903ea7490d6ec77.pdf 952dcdafb9727c2005f6019abde812df PDF Text Text Example boards from the Reepham Society History Exhibition held in 2001 GB/REE/2302211130 � Text-digital Any text item for which there is no previously existing hard copy in the Archive. The text can be stored on CD, DVD, memory card, USB stick, on hard drive or 'cloud'. It may have been sent electronically to the Archive or it may be a text owned by someone else which we have scanned or photographed. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource RS Exhibition Notes & Report 2001 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GB/REE/2302211130 GB/REE/2302211135 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 8pp PDF document 4pp PDF document RS Exhibitions/2001 [File 15, Archive Box 115] Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2001 Description An account of the resource Extensive notes collated by Kate Nightingale for display at this exhibition which was organised by the Reepham Society History Group and coincided with the publication of the RS Millennium Magazine. + Detailed report on the successes of the 2001 exhibition, public interest & de-briefing notes. + Page showing examples of display boards Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Reepham Society Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Kate Nightingale 2001 RS Exhibition https://reephamarchive.co.uk/omeka/files/original/63fddd9941d25cc860820285b3c7b687.pdf da0f1bd07fea9359bfd3168aab2d147e PDF Text Text ‘Goodbye to Gibbs’  A small booklet about Reepham, printed in 1967, included the following poem by  Maggie Pye, which lamented the closure of Gibbs & Son:    Now Gibbs’s shop is closing,  And Reepham must repine.  For here it was we bought our nails,  Our crockery, paint, and twine.    The shop‐floor, bare and boarded,  We reached by several steps.  Above us, from the ceiling,  Hung shears and pails and skeps.    The long old wooden counter,  All worn and scratched with use,  Bore stains of oil and plaster,  And varnishes sold loose.    A hundred years or so ago  It stood in garish pride,  When all those shelves were hard and new,  Ranged on its other side.    Now still the drawers and boxes  Are marked in bold black “CAPS”:  COLD CHISELS, TURNSCREWS, PUNCHES;  SHAVE HOOKS, ARCH DRILLS, BRASS TAPS.        �CHEESEWIRES, SMALL STAPLES, PLANE IRONS;  LINE‐PINS and APPLE CORERS;  TACK HAMMERS, KNOBS, AND FARRIERS’ KNIVES;  TWIST‐BITS, SWISS‐BITS, and BORERS.    HOSE‐FITTINGS, PULLEYS, WHEEL‐VALVES;  DOOR‐PLATES, PAD‐BOLTS, BIB‐COCKS;  BRASS CABIN HOOKS, FLY‐CATCHERS;  COLANDERS, CLASPS, RIM‐LOCKS…    And what, we wonder, were all these?  And who the folk who sold them?  Only the empty drawers remain  For cobwebs to enfold them.    But we remember, clean and bright,  The pleasant place we knew.  And Reepham folk will not forget  The shop in white and blue.    Maggie Pye    From articles published in the Reepham Society Newsletter, Spring 1989    � Text-digital Any text item for which there is no previously existing hard copy in the Archive. The text can be stored on CD, DVD, memory card, USB stick, on hard drive or 'cloud'. It may have been sent electronically to the Archive or it may be a text owned by someone else which we have scanned or photographed. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource ‘Goodbye to Gibbs’ Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GB/REE/2302202015 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource A4 PDF Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1967 Description An account of the resource A small booklet about Reepham, printed in 1967, included this poem by Maggie Pye, which lamented the closure of Gibbs & Son. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Reepham Society Gibbs Shop https://reephamarchive.co.uk/omeka/files/original/07975f1dc177301abec4a10431d0a654.pdf f67ddddebc4e92e3fde5fd4d4f9673c3 PDF Text Text Shop that mirrored 200 years of change  A Norfolk ironmonger’s shop now closed after 200 years of trading, revealed on its  shelves two centuries of social history and change.  There are more interesting ways of studying social history than in books. The closing  of an ironmonger’s shop, after two hundred years of trading, has shown me in a  fascinating way how the tides of change have ebbed and flowed over rural life.  Changes in lighting, cooking, travel, farming, sport and craftsmanship – revealed by  goods on the shelves of a picturesque 18th century premises making a corner of  Reepham’s market square.  The square has its own charm, with thatched and Georgian houses, Flemish and  crow‐step gables, and two parish churches enclosed by the winding wall of one  churchyard.  The ironmongery is itself a little kingdom, with two double‐fronted shops, attics,  cellars and a neighbourly medley of store‐rooms and granary. Beneath four panes of  “bulls‐eye” glass I entered the main shop, which resembled Hampton Court maze  with its passages and stairs.  One stairway beneath the main counter led to a cellar. I bent double under the  counter to enter this Ali Baba’s cavern. Instead of oil jars I found two large tanks, one  for linseed oil and the other for lard oil. The spillings of generations mixed with  sawdust caked the floor, and wall racks held paint, turpentine, black harness oil, and  preparations only old tradesmen would recognise. A dozen smells also competed for  recognition; linseed oil won easily.  In an attic, beneath adze‐trimmed beams, were scores of parcels that had slept snug  on their dusty shelves for a century. They contained nails (mostly hand‐made); nails  for carpenters, builders, wagon wheel tyres and strakes; nails for shoeing horses and  the bullocks that once worked ploughs; frost nails and caulking nails. Here I tried out  a machine that might have eased the drudgery of knife cleaning fifty years ago.  “Tortoise” stoves elbowed door furniture into a corner, some would have graced a  mansion and some a coal shed. A tub of gum Arabic (used for starching shirt fronts in  Edwardian times), scythe blades and plough blades, put back the clock half a century.  Climbing up cobwebby stairs to the seed warehouse, I skirted bins labelled clover,  rape, trefoil and saw a set of seed riddles and a set of measures made in Dereham by  Bradley and Utting and a flailing stool. The operator sat on one end, laid the corn on  the other and beat it with a swipe of a hand flail.  In the yard was a gunpowder magazine for cartridges were made here. A hundred  cases were set up in a frame, filled with powder, shot and wadding and the ends  rolled in with a treadle machine – now only fit for the scrap heap.  �The proprietors, Mr E Gibbs and his sister, showed me the main shed with its  countless drawers each bearing a sample of the contents nailed to the front. What a  cavalcade of village life they represented. There were brass plug‐taps for wine  barrels of halls or public houses (some had a locking device – and probably needed  it). Cattle clippers, pig and bull rings, “humbugs” for putting in the nostrils of cows  when giving a medicinal drink, cheese wire; a key for fitting skates and ancient brass  gear for shutters and blinds.  Some peculiar needles puzzled me – they were larding needles used to pierce meat  on a spit and draw off the grease into a larding tray. I handled lamp glasses of all  shapes and curious tools for many crafts made in an age when wearing value  mattered more than a glossy finish.  In the office was a “wheelers’ round”, used by wheelwrights to measure iron, for re‐ tyring cart wheels, and well‐thumbed price books going back to Victoria’s golden  reign, listing nails at 10s. 6d. a cwt., a bass broom at two pence, and copper sheet at  fifteen pence a pound.  My brow furrowed as I picked up a swan‐necked object – a stand for goffering irons!  There was an ancient machine with a turntable for sharpening horse‐clipper blades;  unopened boxes of candle snuffers; a whip socket and undressed leather for pump  clacks.  Miss Gibbs recalled, as a girl, selling “penn’orths” of red ochre for smartening  doorsteps, and “penn’orths” of black gunpowder for cleaning out oven and copper  flues. Had I known, in my boyhood, what fun I would have had with mother’s wall  oven!  As a lad, Mr Gibbs got a frisky pony from the meadow and took down sixteen  shutters for the shop to open at 7 a.m. It closed at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. on Saturdays.  Thursday was half‐day – it closed at 4 p.m.! He also remembered a tub containing  macassa oil which his father boiled with beeswax and oil of lavender to make a hair  pomade. We looked in vain for some needles used to make up straw and oat flight  mattresses.  Turning out more drawers we conjectured on the use of “Rotten Stone” powder, and  green copperas (was it used to prevent lime rubbing off walls?). There were dozens  of other objects, once in common use, now museum pieces. They were facets of  bygone rural life; peepholes on to a half‐forgotten yesterday. In fact, beneath the  many‐angled roofs was two hundred years of social history, told in oil lamps, flat  irons, tarred twine – and, I suppose, “Rotten Stone”.  This article written by Cyril Jolly appeared in the Eastern Daily Press in April 1967,  shortly after the Edward Gibbs & Son business closed. It was republished in the  Reepham Society Newsletter, Spring 1989.  � Sound-digital A sound recording stored digitally. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Shop that mirrored 200 years of change Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GB/REE/2302202010 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource A4 PDF Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource April 1967 Description An account of the resource This article written by Cyril Jolly appeared in the Eastern Daily Press in April 1967, shortly after the Edward Gibbs & Son business closed. It was republished in the Reepham Society Newsletter, Spring 1989. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Reepham Society/Eastern Daily Press Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Original newspaper cutting - GB/REE/1603222200 https://reephamarchive.co.uk/omeka/files/original/813a6d31d681c552515622e1d36402b6.pdf edad486ff792250a861bb9331ae3409e PDF Text Text Edward Gibbs and Son  Edward Gibbs and Son, ironmongers and seed merchants, became an institution in  Reepham and their shop and general agricultural services to the farming fraternity in  and around Reepham is still remembered with fondness today by many people in  Reepham, even though their shop closed well over twenty years ago. It was said that  the Gibbs business was famous for two things; firstly, its picturesque premises and  the excellent services it gave and secondly, the late Mr Edward Gibbs, who attended  the business daily until he was ninety‐eight.  The premises, at the height of the business, were situated in the area which has now  been converted into the commercial and residential area occupied by Merchants  Yard, Ewings estate agents, Saralle Systems, M‐Tec and a number of others. It was  and probably will be the occupier of the largest commercial site in the centre of  Reepham, with perhaps the exception of the Old Brewery House Hotel.  It is said that there were ironmongers on this site long before the business was  bought by Gibbs, but the exact date of the foundation of this business is not known  but in the churchyard is a tombstone inscribed “William Samuel George, ironmonger  of this parish who died at the age of 69 years in 1802”. The George family ran the  business until it was purchased in the early 1870s by a firm called S. and S.W. Leeds  who ran it until 1888 when Mr Edward Gibbs took it over.  Edward Gibbs was born in 1860 the son of a farmer; he always wanted to be a farmer  but during the 1870s farming was in a bad way, so he applied for an apprenticeship  with James Cooper and Son, ironmongers of East Dereham. He was accepted at a  premium of £30 and served his five years starting at 2s 6d a week. He stayed with  them until 1887 and when he left his weekly wages had raised to 30s. He took over  the business of S. and S. W. Leeds on October 11th, 1888 a week after he was  married at St Mary’s Church, Hickling. His two children subsequently became  partners, his son Edward in 1920 and in about 1957 his daughter Marjorie took an  active partnership.  Edward Gibbs Senior took an active part in the business until he was ninety‐four, and  he then maintained a daily interest almost until his death in December 1959 at the  age of ninety‐nine. Edward Gibbs Junior started to work for his father immediately  after leaving school, and only service in the First World War intervened. A motorcycle  accident in 1915 robbed him of his sight but he still carried on working in the shop.  At the age of seventy‐four (in 1966) Edward Gibbs Junior decided to retire together  with his sister, Marjorie, although both regarded the closing of the business as “a  matter of real regret”. Mr Gibbs, after 60 years in the business. decided to retire for  two reasons – firstly, because he wanted to, and secondly, because of trade. The  �days of horses in farm work had long since departed; he stocked the equipment they  needed but there was no longer a demand for it.  It was decided in 1966 to try and sell the business as a going concern but  unfortunately the firm was unable to find a buyer. In early 1967 the stock was  discounted by 5% and this discounting continued for the next three months reaching  20% before an auction was held in April 1967 in Irelands saleroom in Reepham (now  the site of the car park in Station Road) when the remaining items were sold off.  Part of the premises was bought by Mr W. Ewing (now the estate agents) and the  main part was bought by Mr Ernest Clark who ran a hardware business until he  retired due to ill health in 1982.  After Cyril Jolly’s article appeared in the Eastern Daily Press, Mr Gibbs received a  letter from a reader in Gislingham, Suffolk, who had read about the closure, but he  wondered if it was possible for him to obtain “a pound of so of the ‘rotten stone’  powder which so intrigued Mr Jolly”. It seems that this powder mixed with certain  acids and oils offered the best means of restoring the lustre to ancient copper. The  reader had tried with a number of ironmongers and chemists to find some, but to no  avail.  Miss Gibbs was able to supply the reader with some of the “rotten stone” and he was  able to clean some pieces of antique copper which until then had resisted all the  orthodox methods of cleaning.  From articles published in the Reepham Society Newsletter, Spring 1989, written by  the editor, Michael Black, with assistance from Marjorie Gibbs.  � Text-digital Any text item for which there is no previously existing hard copy in the Archive. The text can be stored on CD, DVD, memory card, USB stick, on hard drive or 'cloud'. It may have been sent electronically to the Archive or it may be a text owned by someone else which we have scanned or photographed. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Edward Gibbs and Son Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GB/REE/2302202000 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource A4 PDF Description An account of the resource From articles published in the Reepham Society Newsletter, Spring 1989, written by the editor, Michael Black, with assistance from Marjorie Gibbs. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Reepham Society https://reephamarchive.co.uk/omeka/files/original/4620921508366cf65e8ce0585b7a327f.PDF d1b6296bdcd7570e3b88654f46182600 PDF Text Text K6~('7fl/7TV1 S"Oc IE-TV ffRC/-{f(/6 THE REEPHAMSOCIETY .<!; SPRING 1989 NEWSLETTER �REEPHAM SOCIETY NEWSLETTER - SPRING 1989 The front cover of this newsletter features the premises in the 1950s ,of E. Gibbs and Son, for many years one of the leading businesses in Reepham. Inside I have compiled an article about a firm which is still remembered with great fondness today by many Reepham people. I am indebted for the help given by Miss Marjorie Gibbs who was able to offer me clear recollections of the firm and its work and she has also kindly allowed me to reproduce a number of her personal photos and mementos of the business. I have edited the Society's newsletter for the past 3 years and during this time I have been able to offer a number of articles about Reepham, articles which have been the work of independent contributors or have been the basis of work available to the reader from the local library etc. In the past 3 years much has been used and the source is beginning to dry up; usually at the start of each newsletter a number of items are available and these form the basis of the next edition. This newsletter has not been so easy, one or two promised contributions failed to materialise and I have had to resort to research to produce something which I hope will be of interest to you, the reader. On this basis it is likely that future newsletters will feature less but larger articles about Reepham rather than a number of smaller items as have been produced in the past 3 years. I am always grateful for contributions and if you have anything that you feel is of interest then please get in touch with me; the contribution could be a fully researched and written article or can be a collection of photographs and memories which need to be drawn together and written up as happened with the article about E. Gibbs and Son. Middlemarch Broomhill Lane Reepham Michael Black Tel: 870936 1 �REEPHAM SOCIETY OFFICERS 1988/89 AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS Following the resignation of the Vice-Chairman, Mr M C Black, for business reasons, the Executive Committee has appointed Mr T J Large to fill the vacancy; and has also co-opted four members to the Committee From September 1988 the following are the Officers and Committee. OFFICERS COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN A H IVINS VICE-CHAIRMAN T J, LARGE TREASURER J EAMES SECRETARY MRS MEMBERS Mrs I AMES V R GALLEY Mrs S IVINS * * * Rev W E Mrs P LARGE Mrs E A K PILClIER-CLAYTON D A PLANT J R H POTTLE C STAPLES F VINCENT Mrs * PILCHER-CLAYTON J Mrs * JONES B J L WARING Co-opted Septemb er .1 988 2 M A HEMMINGS �Reepham Society Cheese & Wine Evening, October 1988 The ' Society held their thirteenth Cheese & Wine evening, once again at Whitwell Hall. More than one hundred members and friends attended 'for an eveni ng of business, entertainment, and refreshments and certainly not least for a good mardle with friends. The business was the presentation of our Garden Competition awards. Mrs Rosemary Stimpson presented the Stimpson & Ewing Cups to the winners of the large and small gardens sections of the competition in the unavoidable absences of Mr John Stimpson and Mr Ken Ewing. Mr Loose had once again brought his considerable expertise to judge the competition and gave the company a talk about the merits of the gardens he had judged. The Society offers warm thanks to Mr Loose and to Mr & Mrs Bibby who organised the competition. The entert ainment was given by the Reepham Singers who seem to go from strength to strength, accompanied by the Rev. Gordon Dodson their performance for us was voted "just the kind of lively and musically delightful singing we enjoy". The entertai nment ended with a short sketch illustrating modern educational method s to encourage learning. The refreshment was admirably done, the tab les filled with a tempting display of delicious things to eat and the wine served cheerfully and efficient ly by friends who have de veloped their own expertise. The SOCiety offers warmest thanks to those many friends who helped both before the during the evening. A tombola, instead of the usual raffle, seems to have been popular and rais ed a good sum towards the Society's funds. Many thank~ to its "minder" who spent the evening ' dispensing tickets. The annual Cheese & Wine is the main fund raiser the Reepham Society organises . Members subscriptions cover the production of the News Letter and the secretarial and other running expenses. So if we want to do some thing for Reepham that requires finance then it has to be raised in this way. This year the result was £300 for the Society's funds, not the most we have raised at a Cheese & Wine, but a ve~y satisfacto ry conclusion to what many people have told us was a most enjoyable evening. A. Ivins Chairman :. 3 ���APPLICATION FORM To: Hon Secretary, The Reepham Society. I wi sh the scheme mentioned below to be considered for a Reepham Soc iety Award. I have obtained permission from the owner, and o c c up ier where appropriate, for this scheme to be entered. Signed Dated Name Address Telephone Pleas e complete accurately the following: 1. Name of Scheme and Address Date of Completion (Schemes must be complete) 2. Name, Address & Telephone No of Owner 3. Name , Address & Telephone No of Occupier 4. Name and Address of Designer/Consultants 5. Name and Address of Builder or Manufacturer 6. Names and Addresses of any Organistion involved (state capacity) 7. Brief Description of the Scheme NOTE: Any creative work which contributes to the quality and appear ance of townscape or landscape is eligible. There will be no catego r isation of entries. The following points should, however, be not ed : (a) schemes must be such that they can be seen by the gene ral public, (b) schemes must be fully completed (or if in several phases this must be defined) and (c) entries consisting principally of l and scaping may need to be deferred for assessment if in s uf ficiently mature to allow an impression of the intended effect. There is no limit to the number of entries allowed from anyone source. 6 �The Ollands Articles appeared in the last two' newsletters about Ollands House. now the area of development known as Ollands Park. Miss Marjorie Gibbs has clear memories of the days when the Ollands was lived in by E. P. Oppenheim and she recently wrote to me with the following reminiscences . "Mr Piercy's article about the Ollands in the last newsletter of the Reepham Society brought back memories to me of when E. Phillips Oppenheim resided there. I well remember the firework display j we supplied some of the fireworks but these were never grand enough and Mr Oppenheim would order a supply of large fireworks and set pieces which were se nt direct by one of the manufacturers. I met him on two occasions. The fir st time, he came into the shop (this shop was the firm of Edward Gibbs and Son, Ironmongers and Seed Merchants which closed in 1967 - Editor), he was wearing flannel trousers . a blaze r and a straw boate r and walked about smoking a cigar. He was quite a personality and looked most elegant. He was a writer of mystery and detectiv e novels and in those days he was widely read, he was probably as popular then as Agatha Christie is today. There was a flourishing choral society in Reepham in the early 1920s and the twenty or so members would go carol singing at Christmastime. The first night we visited the large houses in the district having first acquainted them that we would be calling. On the second night we concentrated on various houses in Reepham finishing up at the Ollands . I well remember one Christmas, I think it was 1923, we were ushered into the large entrance hall by the butler, Mr London. We were greeted by Mr and Mrs Ryder Smith who asked us to sing to them, we were then regaled wi th hot sausage rolls and mince pies together with liquid refreshments. I can well remember Mr Ryder Smith offering me a choice of whisky, port, sherry or coffee, I very modestly chose the latter only to be admonished afterwards by my friends for not taking anything stronger whilst I had the chance. At about 9.30 pm Mr and Mrs Oppenheim (the parents of Mrs Ryder Smith) came out from dinner (both in evening dress and he with the inevitable cigar) and they chatted with each of us; this was the second time I met Mr Oppenheim. After leaving the Ollands the evening was concluded by the society singi ng '0 come all ye faithful' in the Market Place. We had all enjoye d the evening, not only for being so royally received but for the sheer joy of singing in harmony those lovely well-known carols. Throu gh business contact I knew Mr Oppenheim 's secretary and she said that if an idea came to him during the night she would be called at any hour and would have to take dictation of the ideas and thought that came to hi_. I mus t agree with Mr Piercy that Sir Henry Rider Haggard did not reside at the Ollands at any time, confusion about this possibi lity has probably arisen because Miss Oppenheim married Mr Ryder Smith and they lived at the Ollands for some time during Mr Oppenheim' s resi dence there. Marjorie Gibbs" 7 ��Edward Gibbs and Son Edward Gibbs and Son, ironmongers and seed merchants, became an insti tution in Reepham and their shop and general agricultural services to the farming fraternity in and around Reepham is still remembered with fondness today by many people in Reepham, even though their shop closed well over twenty years ago. It was said that the Gibbs business was famous for two things; firstly, its picturesque premises and the excellent services it gave and secondly, the late Mr. Edward Gibbs, who attended the business dailY until he was ninety-eight. The premises, at the height of the business, were situated in the area which has now been converted into the commercial and residential area occupied by Merchants Yard, Ewings estate agents, Saralle Systems, M-Tec and a number of others. It was and probably will be the occupier of the largest commercial site in the centre of Reepham, with perhaps the exception of the Old Brewery House Hotel. It is said that there were ironmongers on this site long before the business was bought by Gibbs, but the exact date of the foundation of this business is not known but in the churchyard is a tombstone inscribed "William Samuel George, ironmonger of this parish who died at the age of 69 years in 1802". The George family ran the business until it was purchased in the early 1870s by a firm called S. and S.W. Leeds who ran it until 1888 when Mr. Edward Gibbs took it over. Edward Gibbs was born in 1860 the son of a farmer; he always wanted to be a farmer but during the 1870s farming was in a bad way so he applied for an apprenticeship with James Cooper and Son, ironmongers of East Dereham. He was accepted at a premium of £30 and served his five years starting at 2s 6d a week. He stayed with them until 1887 and when he left his weekly wages had raised to 30s. He took over the business of S. and S. W. Leeds on October 11th 1888 a week after he was married at St. Mary's Church, Hickling. His two children subsequently became partners. his son Edward in 1920 and in about 1957 his daughter Marjorie took an active partnership. Edward Gibbs Senior took an active part in the business until he was ninety-four, and he then maintained a daily interest almost until his death in December 1959 at the age of ninety-nine. Edward Gibbs Junior started to work for his father immediately after leaving school, and only service in the first world -war intervened. A motor cycle accident in 1915 robbed him of his sight but he still carried on working in the shop. At the age of seventy-four (in 1966) Edward Gibbs Junior decided to retire together with his sister, Marjorie, al though both regarded the closing of the business as "a matter of real regret". Mr. Gibbs, after 60 years in the business. decided to retire for two reasons - firstly, because he wanted to and, secondly because of trade. The days of horses in farm work had long since departed; he stocked the equipment they needed but there was no longer a demand for it. It was decided in 1966 to try and sell the business as a going concern but unfortunately the firm was unable to find a buyer. In early 1967 the stock was discounted by 5% and this discounting continued for the next three months reaching 20% before an auction wa~ held in April 1967 in Irelands saleroom in Reepham (now the site of the car park in Station Road) when the remaining items were sold off. 9 �,{. ~O'" °L" ~ t \ \- w :~ .:... L t ,, ? - --- - ~ 'Monarch' with Edward Gibbs Snr - the horse was stabled at the rear of the premises, the area now known as Merchants Yard. During the FIrst World War the Honourable Artillery Company was based in neepham and Monarch had to share hIS stable wIth two of their horses. 'Monarch' with the firm's delivery cart ready for the day's business. 10 �Part of the premises was bought by Mr. W. Ewing (now the estate agent s) and the main part was bought by Mr. Ernest Clark who ran a hardware business until he retired due to ill health in 1982. After Cyril Jolly's article appeared in the Eastern Daily Press, Mr. Gibbs received a letter from a reader in Gislingham, Suffolk who had read about the closure but he wondered if it was possible for him to obt ain . "a pound of so of the "rotten stone" powder which so intrigued Mr. Jolly" . It seems that this powder mixed with certain acids a~~ oils offered the best means of restoring the lustre to anci ent copper. The reader had tried wi th a number of ironmongers and chemists to find some, but to no avail. Miss Gihb~ was able to supply the reader with some of the 'rotten stone ' and he was able to clean some pieces of antique copper wll.ich, until then had resisted all the orthodox methods of cleaning. ( /.9 • 1 ) ft , · -. i"F-" - -- NOR71X Partners: E. GIBBS, M. GIBBS (Miss) This copy of Edward Gibbs be appreciated as a black wonderful mixture of red, or in voice headings today and Son invoice heading cannot and white copy. It is a blue and green and few letter meet this artistic standard. 11 �;. 11 f. o i .. !. . It t !) . Ij i, I ' • t . '.' "j , I \ . .~ ' -. . . ,-. . '-~ I'hi~ photo was t 'l k f'1I ITl Ih.· I H!--II)s a f Ec! W business was pur('has<-,d b y E dwar' d 1;1 hhs , ~' (> ars aft(>r thf-> Mr Gibbs and Hr Pierce y mixing se e ds in one of the upper storey sheds. 12 i I ! I I' I �The following article appeared in the Ea stern Daily Press in April 1967, shortl y a fter t he business closed . It was written by Cyril Jol ly. Shop that mirrored 200 years o f c han ge A Norfolk i ronmonger's shop now closed after 2 00 years of trading, revealed o n i ts shelves two centuries of social history and change. There are more i n t eresting ways of studying soc ial history than in books. The closing of an ironmonger' s shop, aft e r two hundred years of trading, has shown me in a fascinating way how the tides of change have ebbed and flowe d over rural life. Change s i n lighting, cooking, travel, farming, spo rt and craftsmanship - r evealed by goods on the shelves of a pict uresque 18th century premi ses making a corner of Reepham's market square. The square has its own charm, with that c h ed and Georgian houses, Flemish and crow- s t e p gables, and two pari s h c h urches enclosed by the winding wall of o ne churchyard. The ironmongery is its e l f a little kingdom. with two double-fronted shops, attics. cell ar s and a neighbourly med ley of store-rooms and granary. Beneath f ou r panes of "bulls-eye " glass I entered the main shop, which resembled Hampton Court maze with it s passages and stairs. '- One stairway benea t h the main counter led to a cellar. I bent double under the counter to enter this Ali Baba' s c a vern. Instead of oil jars I found two l a rge tanks. one for lins eed oil and the other for lard oil. The spil lings of generations mixed with sawdust caked the floor. and wall racks held paint. turpentine , b lac k harness 011, and preparations onl y old tradesmen would recognise. A dozen smells also competed for reco gnition; linseed oil won easily. In an attic. be n e a t h adze-trimmed beams, wer e scores of parcels that had slept snug o n their dusty shelves for a cen tury. They contained nails (mostly hand-made); nails for carpenters, b u i lders, wagon wheel tyres and strake s; nails for shoeing horses and the bullocks that once worked plough s ; frost nails and caulking nai ls. Here I tried out a machine th at might have eased · the drudgery of knife cleaning fifty years ago. "Tortoise" stoves elbowed door furniture into a corner, some woul d have graced a mansion and some a coal shed. A tub of gum arab ic (used for starching shirt f r on t s in Edwardian times), scythe blad e s and plough blades, put back t h e clock half a century. Climbing up cobwe bby stairs to the seed warehous e , I skirted bins labelled clover , rape, trefoil and saw a set of seed riddles and a set of measures made in Dereham by Bradley and Ut t ing and a flailing stool. The ope rator sat on one end, laid the corn on the other and beat it with a s wipe of a hand flail. In the yard was a gunpowder magazine for cartridges were made here. A hundred cases were set up in a frame, filled with p owder, shot and wadding and the e nds rolled in with a treadle machine - now only fit for the scrap h eap. 13 ." " ~ "/' ��The proprietors, Mr E Gibbs and his sister, showed me the main shed wi th its countless drawers each bearing a sample of the contents nailed to the front. What a cavalcade of vill age life they represented. There w~re brass plug-taps for wine barrels of halls or public houses,. (St P- had a locking device - and probably needed it). Cattle clippe r . , pig and bull rings, "humbugs" for putting in the nostrils of cows when giving a medicinal drink, cheese wire; a key for fitting skates and ancient brass gear for shutters and blinds. Some peculiar needles puzzled me - they were larding needles used to pierce meat on a spit and draw off the grease into a larding tray. I handled lamp glasses of all shapes and curious tools for many crafts made in an age when wearing value mattered more than a glossy finish. In the office ' was a "wheelers' round", used by wheelwrights to measure iron , for re-tyring cart wheels, and well-thumbed price books going back to Victoria's golden reign, listing nails at lOs, 6d. a cwt., a bass broom at two pence, and copper sheet at fifteen pence a pound. My brow furrowed as I picked up a swan-necked Object - a stand for goffering irons! There was an ancient machine with a turntable for sharpening horse-clipper blades; unopened boxes of candle snuffers; a whip socket and undressed leather for pump clacks. Miss Gibbs recalled, as a girl, selling "penn' orths" of red ochre for smartening doorsteps, and "penn' orths" of black gunpowder for cleaning out oven and copper', flues. Had I known, in my boyhood, what fun I would have had with mot~r's wall oven! As a lad, Mr Gibbs got a frisky pony from the meadow and took down sixteen shutters for the shop to open at 7 a.m. It closed at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. on Saturday s. Thursday was half-day - it closed at 4 p.m.! He also remembered a tub containing macassa oil which his father boiled with beeswax and oil of lavender to make a hair pomade. We looked in vain for some needles used to make up straw and oat flight mattresses. Turning out more drawers we conOjectured on the use of "Rotten Stone" powder, and green copperas (was it used to prevent lime rubbing off walls?) . There were dozens of other objects, once in common use, now museum pieces. They were facets of bygone rural life; peepholes on to a half-forgotten yesterday. In fact, beneath the many-angled roofs was two hundred years of social history, told in oil lamps, flat irons, tarred twine - and, I suppose, "Rotten Stone". 15 �ltt~~pham, March, 1887. Dear Sir, We beg to infOlm you t.hat we have. carefully.8elected, and can now offer a variety of GENUINE ENGLISH (HOME which we highly recomm~1l'l and reasonable prir~s. GROWN) A~D FOREIGN for deauline3s, rara quality We have also some good SEED OATS, grown in this parish. MANGOLD, SWEDE and TURNIP SEED at lowest prices. Your kind favours are respectfully solicited by, and shall receive the prompt attention of Your obedient Servants, CORN, POLLARD, ~IEAL, &c. TILES, P"J VEJIENTS AND DRA1N PIPES. AGENTS FOR AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY. S. and S.W. Leeds ran the business until it was purchase d by Edward Gibbs in 1888, this is a card presented to local farme rs by this firm. Such representat ions today would be hard to find. 16 �"GOODBYE TO GIBBS" Now And For Our Gibbs's shop is closing, Reepham must repine. here it was we bought our nails, crockery, paint, and twine. The shop-floor, bare and boarded, We reached by several steps. Above us, from the ceiling, Hung shears and pails and skeps. The long old wooden counter, All worn and scratched with use, Bore stains of oil and plaster, And varnishes sold loose. A hundred years or so ago It stood in garish pride, When all those shelves were hard and new, Ranged on its other side. Now still the drawers and boxes Are marked in bold black "CAPS": COLD CHISELS, .:[URNSCREWS, PUNCHES, SHAVE HOOKS, ARCH DRILLS, BRASS TAPS CHEESEWIRES, SMALL STAPLES, PLANE IRONS; LINE-PINS and APPLE CORERS; TACK HAMMERS, KNOBS, AND FARRIERS' KNIVES, TWIST-BITS, SWISS-BITS, and BORERS. HOSE-FITTINGS, PULLEYS, WHEEL-VALVES; DOOR-PLATES, PAD-BOLTS, BIB-COCKS; BRASS CABIN HOOKS, FLY-CATCHERS, COLANDERS, CLA'g PS, RIM-LOCKS • .. And what, we wonder, were all these? And who the folk who sold them? Only the empty drawers remain For cobwebs to enfold them. But The And The we remember , clean and bright, pleasant place we knew. Reepham folk will not forget shop in white and blue. Maggie pye A small booklet about Reepham was printed in 1967, it included a poem by Maggie Pye which lamented the closure of Gibbs and Son. 17 �LItter squads tor schoolS urged In Norfolk 'ihould be made to pIck up .Iltter before being allowed to i~ave school at the ~nd of day d parents llrgamsatlOn chief :.rged vesterda~ . ' HILDREN R .chard BIrd , chaIrman oJl Nor t"l~ Federation ,)f Parent feache, pUpil' ~houla havp In clean schooi ouildmp dnd playmg fields to help IOstll d ., ense of diSCipline BUI Norwich head teat' her lalmed a Similar system at hel .~~soclat.on~ , ~ald a .' Wha: ha~ gOI 10 happen IS that ., na' gi 01 1(, ,tan from the very "arl\ ,lage' . dnd ," . erybody in the , eh .. " , ,hou ld h, dOIng this. liu , H"wlth,,, p' H'gh '>cho,)1 n"ad ".<t ' he , l\t1arl"" ( hapman ,a ' <I :"t·, t> \A.,,, d lf('ad\o a ~ Imilar .. , " n, " [)":dling ai her ,chool . Ilh ill .. -1n , ' I\mDIII~lon schooi workeo perfectl) wf'11 on a voluntan ha~" IOiiHWt"O ({ ,~ ali Theil c.,mrneni :- frorrJ 'on htll l i ..... · BUh"h<..'! it)j ..... 1. Joh n ii"j, ' Mi(I I '" ' ' n'h)l " : iltH"f ..,q"ad' I Vii ')(hot Ii .. ·h" n ;.. "hl01og t"' xamf)1t ,- '- ll '. " K f'" rKSnlrl dt"'~ " .; j nl'\' [ • • I \" ,1'\ ."\ . ,'ung. <;tpr.., : "nuic1 hi ' nUgn ; ,ell .1", IPIPI t" MI Rlrcl 11~ ' '\, i ,ht 'n ' ''W I n;.s \I , dun l tTT'- who do ' .. an'n!! ,lunnl! pastoral ..:are \A' I '\l..lUal1' . n, -In ~tHW ll II . \nt' '1\ nlldh "ndon-'I I i:n l( are Iltler.hug~ dnd . ...un!! .. nlldn-r, with paren" Ju\ i ;r.. " u ,r.. n)!.\ away 10 tht" , lI eet .· h,' ,al<I Aftpl ' lilt:' RepphalTi a thp d tl t·IlI})! .'" : i ,il t'r II l.!V Ih, ' 1\ pr,.,l'i t'lTi [)upoi\ .hou ld h,' ful" t"d ". h,'alth, pl<i....' "",,':'(',',", il1~ 1.1-..' .., nt ' \a l Q Ii',' , dnt1 v.c (t"spon~l' ;-;,wielv 1:-1:-- nlct" no t had a 1 n 1988 to make to know that one of ("onta1ned entirely in Reepham '. Some of the Reepham Youn{j Farmers who helped clear the old cemetery. Having a slashing time" A BAND of Reepham Youn g Farmers slashed their way through undergrowth at a conservation area. But the magnificent seven were working for a good cause. They had volunteered to do the work at the Reepham and Kerdiston Bu Ground for the Reepham Mr Tony Ivins said the .-,oT area was cut annually at this time of yei;lr, to avoid disturbing wildlife. The area is managed by the SOCiety, which has an avenue of yew trees, a pair of Corsican pines, and mature wild flowering cherries, planted by the Women's Institute about 15 years ago. Rowan trees and buddleia have also been planted to attract wildlife. / / / - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -_ _ _--1. /. /,,/" 18 ver~ when we asked for volunteers." she went on. Mr Butcher said of Windsor Boys' School litter squads system . ." shall be drawing this school'~ s uccess to the attention of local t!ducatlon authoritIes, WIth whom I shall be havmg diSCUSSIOn ahoul makmg OUI school playgrounds and plavmg tields litter-free I.one!.. A I the school. pupIls dnly sIgn the register and leave at the end C)f the afternoon once the staff are ~atlsfied the ground~ and build · lOgs are fit 10 be handed over to the caretakers. �T, -':~~!~e ~,'?' " ,',' • wllrnlng, and save church MAJOR fund-rai!g d9ve by villagers IS Iielpe d to save ~e of 05t Norfo+k'. preci ous lurches";. from :)sure. I~'~ ; " The r~ctor of 'Caw5ton, or Ayl,ha m, had warned ,al peo ple list March at 5t Asnes' Church uld clo.e beeau.e it eded £23,000 for re""in d attracted only tiny' nl~lat ions. Villasen responded by 'mins the Fri~nd s of 5t inC! and, aner leu than ! year, have helped rai.e , out £10,000., The rest of·,' . e money hid Ilready en promised in .... nIJ. The delilhte.! rector;· tM Mike Stallard. lIid ,terday: "' told people ilt u nless :they took In , :erest and Itlned .. isitl,;.' e mo ney, the church ,uld close. They ataned .d-rai.inc with terrific '. . .to Ind wt managed to t . our Ur,et by " 'v lristmas.'" . ,' He hoped the repairl, :Iuding wor!< 10 the roof, n1\\1ork, .utter!n, and '0 draina,e Improve,nt., would. be carried t reldy for, I special ankslivlns .ervlee In :Iober. when lhe church .uld be celebr~ tln, the Oth annlve,,"ry of the It recorded reetor It . *The 11lfihly IndIvidual cerved wooden eng.. e .hlch 01 It Agnel' Church, Clwlton, lor 600 y..... n ;·.i In previous newsletters articles have been included about some of the churches in the Societys "area of benefit" there were three articles about the churches at Booton, Reepham and Salle. All of these churches are of some individual and exceptional interest but there is also another church nearby which has some outstanding features, St. Agnes' at Cawston. Caws ton is a village which al though only 3 miles away is not normally associated with the area of benefit of the Reepham Society, although the church can clearly be seen from various pointed within Reepham. Story: ian Bullock. Plctur": Nick Lyon, Oreetinfl1 c~rd. with art." from the Norfolk can'. just l it Melt Ind say ; work by Iris Francis were Cl;luri'h.e Trust and about "That', if," . d " HI: dl, iib l{ Lso~d)? ~cJp the ~u~ ~~~,...£25.00 from Enlltsh,... Mr '!ltallard' ~i<p.cts :,' . ' " . , , J a '~I or llO'tcard, was (lroHentage. : 1htr repair work wfll be" The Friends , raised duced featurina reproduc- . Mr F rro w said tht eded It the church, money throug h vldoUI tions of photographs taken rund-raisers had included lich he said had one of, events such •• w hist in 1910 and , given to the e.' fin .. t on..1 roo" In drives. coffee morning.. church by Avis M.nh, of long-established residents as well a~ newcomers to : world, • coneens. stalls and a fete. West Runton , Cawston. and added: "It's He said the church, There was also a two-week ' Led by chairman John .uch Ii lovely old building lich DOW attracted more exhibi tion of work by Farrow and secretary and we didh'l want 10 the In 30 people It Sunday Norfolk arti.ts in the Valerie Burton , they lose the church in the rvicei. would not etolt chu rch and a ball at managed to secure further Cawston College. grant aid, including £4000 ) village." t odded: "We hIve lot IwsIOt:t. ST. AGNES' CHURCH, CAWSTON "t~ kee p soin, at it. w~ ":'. Like many of our churches it currently suffers from the urgent need for expensive repairs, the problems of Caws ton church have been featured in the local press and also extensively in an article a few month~ ago in the Sunday Times Magazine. It is nice to note that the villagers of Caws ton have responded to the problems and have raised a sizeable amount of the total required, as the recent article in the Eastern Daily Press shows. , \<-- ' 1lte clt.lrmlll of th., ,rllftdt of 81 Aghel' ChUrch, .John Ferrow, leH, and the ..etor 01 Cewlton, the Cew,ton. John farrow. e.emlne. th. decoyIng mllonry of the ioullt el,I•• Rev Mike Stlllllrd, admire the tfe81urel 0' one of Norfolk'l Iln.,t roedl •• ,1 bulldtngl, 19 ��New members since the last newsletter Miss R.A. Smith Mr & Mrs R.D. Blake Mr & Mrs B. Hardiment Mr & Mrs D.H.K. McDoWell (LIFE) Mr & Mrs B. Atteridge Mrs L. Annesley Mrs T.E. Church Mrs P. Oldham Miss G. Wright Mr Robert Reid Mr & Mrs B" ." Dye Mr & Mrs A. Barnes Mr & Mrs P. Dickson Mrs S. Anderson Mrs P. Waterworth Mr &; Mrs N. Flynn Mr & Mrs ? Hoveson 21 �� Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Reepham Society Newsletters Description An account of the resource A comprehensive collection of newsletters published by the Reepham Society. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Printed and digital Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GB/REE/RS/Magazines Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1983-2000 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Reepham Society Text - printed Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource Reepham Society Newsletter Spring 1989 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GB/REE.2302201810 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource A4 PDF 23 pages Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1989 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Reepham Society Reepham Society https://reephamarchive.co.uk/omeka/files/original/03f54a3d54e2d5941113ab84accfb84f.pdf ca53dd8da5087718147c6da8791cef18 PDF Text Text Childhood memories of Reepham  Mrs Ann Dickinson of Hunstanton has written of her childhood memories in Reepham,  a childhood which she says she looks back on with great affection in her beloved  Reepham.  Ann Dickinson’s parents were married in 1918 and she was born in 1923. She started  at Miss Bull’s kindergarten school in 1926 and her memories are of events between  1926 and 1935. Her father died in 1935 and both she and her friend Peggy Hurn went  to Dereham High School as weekly boarders; later they both became nurses.  After obtaining an extra copy of the Reepham Society Magazine for my lifelong  friend, Peggy Hurn, I reflected on a wealth of memories of Reepham. To begin with  (at the age of three years) we attended Miss Bull’s Kindergarten School at the back of  the Old Brewery House – there was Peggy and her brother John, Pat Hall, Kendal,  Barbara Hilton, Joyce Wagg and myself.  At a year or two older we attended dancing classes at Miss Hoolah’s, these were held  at Rookery Farm. The dancing school put on shows for parents and friends at the  Town Hall, I remember dancing in the "Wedding of the Painted Doll" with John  Kerridge, son of the bank manager, who was Jumping Jack.  Sunday School was conducted by Mr Donald Chapman, who with his sister Olive ran  the Post Office (Iona House). Donald ran a very flourishing, well attended Sunday  School, we had wonderful outings and prize givings. Miss Wacey taught the senior  children and when we reached her class, she insisted we learned the Collect for the  corning Sunday off by heart which we had to recite in turn. I remember her with  great affection and appreciation.  My mother was organist at St Michael’s Church when the Rev. Geake was incumbent  at Whitwell Rectory. Often, I had to pump the organ for her, watching the lead  weight rise and fall and to pay attention and not let the lead fall below a certain mark  – otherwise the organ gave a tremendous sigh and faded out. Both churches were  used for Sunday worship, frequently the congregation of St Michael’s would be  waiting for the sermon to end as we listened to the congregation of St Mary’s singing  their last hymn. The Rev. Moore, in charge of St Mary’s, invariably finished his service  first.  With the retirement of the Rev. Moore and the Rev. Geake leaving in the early 1930s  the Rev. B P Luscombe was installed and the two churches and four parishes of  Reepham, Whitwell, Hackford and Kerdiston were amalgamated, and a  communicating door was installed between St Mary’s vestry and the chancel of St  Michael’s.  �The Rev. Luscombe was extremely musical and could coax ability from the least able.  We had a fantastic choir under his leadership, singing oratories at special lips, the  Messiah, Elijah, Olivet to Calvary to mention just a few – occasionally incorporating  the voice of Mr Broad from Heydon, although Donald Chapman did very well in solos  and supported by his fellow tenors, Fred Alford among others.  Mother took over St Mary’s organ from Miss Jewel. As Mother had played a church  organ from the age of fourteen, she became an excellent organist under the Rev.  Luscombe’s jurisdiction.  Apart from church music, various members of the choir founded a group to entertain  during the year putting on many Gilbert and Sullivan operettas. The group included  Donald and Olive Chapman, Elsie Varley, Mabel Utting and Mr Cocking – the latter  running a boot and shoe shop (now Gwen Hardesty’s fruit and vegetable shop).  The Market Place was a grandstand for the Reepham Town Silver Band under the  baton of Mr Ruffles from Fakenham. When the weather was kind and it invariably  was, they played for the town’s entertainment after evening service at church on  Sunday evenings until nine or ten o’clock. Reepham also boasted a fine Salvation  Army Band and shared the Market Place as its meeting place – alternating with the  Town Band. Memories too of carol singing with the choir in the snow, and with the  handbell ringers. Picking primroses at Broomhill, snowdrops growing like a carpet at  Catch Back and the perfume from the violets at Reepham Moor was unbelievable –  the seasons seemed more seasonable in those days.  Father, who was invalided out of the Navy with T. B., put his great talents to effect  when he settled in Reepham. My mother loved to tell the tale of when motor cars  were the "in thing". My father built one around an engine and chassis and so anxious  to try it out that one Sunday afternoon he drove Mother and Aunt and Uncle to  Cromer and back. Father, being the driver, sat on the kitchen chair and his  passengers on upturned orange boxes. The sides of the car consisted of chicken wire  draped with old curtains but when they reached 10 mph the curtains flapped  alarmingly and had to be removed.  Mother started a business making hats which flourished, and this eventually became  a fully‐fledged drapery, millinery, tobacco and confectionery shop. Father, in  between bouts of illness, dabbled in photography, watch and clock mending, garage  and battery charging and when confined to bed, built models, two of which, a ship  and a traction engine, drum and elevator, are now housed with the Reepham  Society.  The garage, erected to service the growing car trade, was built at the rear and side of  the shop, over an old Baptist immersion pool. (This site is now rebuilt as a  hairdressing salon and Reepham DIY.) I am sure it needed very little demolishing as it  �was built chiefly of corrugated iron but the side facing our garden was all glass,  consisting of photographic plates of every photograph, well almost, my father ever  took – I wonder what happened to those?  Part of the garage was given over to the engine room where Father had a generator  from which he produced electricity and proudly wired our house – the first in  Reepham to have electric light, 1928 or 1929. He also made me a doll’s house and  fitted that with electric light powered by a battery.  Towards the end of my father’s life, I remember the trees in our orchard had to be  felled; they were very old and barren and had given shelter to the goat and bantams  we kept there.  Mother’s ambition of having a tennis court built in the old orchard began to take  place, Father wanted to oversee the project and to make sure the ground was level  but because he was now on constant oxygen this proved a problem. Not to be  outdone he asked Dick Hatley, who worked with him, to get an inner tube from a car  wheel and inflate it with oxygen – a piece of rubber tube to connect with the valve  and by slinging the tube over his shoulder and a clip to control the flow of oxygen he  was able to walk up the garden and inspect the new tennis court for himself,  returning before the tube was deflated.  We were now able to have tennis parties – comprising Donald and Olive Chapman,  Jean Hawes, Evan Symonds, Ricky and John Lambert, Ruby Barnes, Len Wilkinson,  Mother and myself.  My great friend Peggy Hurn and I had other delights in common – her father Mr Fred  Hurn and both my uncles, Mr Edward Gibbs Senior and Junior, were among the  company which formed the "Black Minstrel Troupe" and we look back with great  affection to our childhood in our beloved Reepham.  From an article published in the Reepham Society Newsletter, Summer 1988  � Text-digital Any text item for which there is no previously existing hard copy in the Archive. 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Title A name given to the resource Childhood memories of Reepham Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GB/REE/23021110 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource A4 PDF Description An account of the resource From an article published in the Reepham Society Newsletter, Summer 1988 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ann Dickinson Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Reepham Society https://reephamarchive.co.uk/omeka/files/original/b15782e2e3a2e85a6fb90e55e57d4425.pdf 84c34dd8e687edbaeacb820f32f70225 PDF Text Text Further reminiscences of The Ollands  After Mr Kett’s interesting article in the Winter [1987] Newsletter, some further  reminiscences of The Ollands may be of interest.  I would however query some of the dates given. I can well remember Mr Oppenheim  coming to live at The Ollands, the article stated that this was in 1920, I was only three  years old at that time and my earliest recollections, at a slightly older age are of the  house standing empty. It must have been 1923 or 1924 when Mr Oppenheim moved  in, but I am open to correction if anyone knows better or has a longer memory.  Mr Oppenheim brought with him a butler and a chauffeur. Mr London, the butler,  lived in the cottage now known as Echo Lodge in Ollands Road. It was not really a  lodge but the coachman’s cottage, it being adjacent to the coach house and stables.  Mr Mair, the chauffeur, lived in one of a pair of cottages in Norwich Road, opposite  St Mary’s School (where the entrance is to Ollands Park). The other cottage was  occupied by a gardener, Mr Jimmy Smith, and his wife (formerly Polly Hill), both well‐ known Reepham characters. Jimmy liked half a pint, but Polly tried to get him to  change his drinking ways. At mid‐morning she could be heard over half of Reepham  calling ‘Cocoa, Willy’. Why she said Willy when his name was Jimmy we never knew.  Mr Oppenheim hired some local shooting and also employed a gamekeeper.  The field, now covered by the housing estate called Moor House Close, was nothing  to do with the Moor House but was part of the Ollands grounds. It had been let to a  farmer as arable land, but Mr Oppenheim stopped letting it and laid it down to grass.  Two or three of the boys living in the New Road area went as a deputation to call on  Mr Oppenheim to ask for permission to play on the field. This was kindly granted on  condition that they did not go into the plantation. Thus, we had a splendid place on  which to play football or cricket after school. The Band of Hope football team played  their home matches there as well. On the fifth of November each year, on this field,  Mr Oppenheim provided a great firework display, supervised by the butler and other  members of the staff. There were enormous rockets and other fireworks such as we  had never seen before and us youngsters were given sparklers and such like to hold  in our hands. The fireworks stopped after Mr Oppenheim moved permanently to  France, but we could still use the field, till the property was sold. This privilege was  appreciated, and no‐one ever abused the conditions that we were not to go into the  plantation.  This came to an end when Mr Harmer who, I believe, was connected with the  Norwich clothing manufacturing firm of F W Harmer Ltd bought the Ollands. He  immediately banned everyone from the field. He required the field for exercising his  two riding horses. His groom, Mr W Sturman, lived in the cottage formerly occupied  by Oppenheim’s chauffeur.  �After Mr Oppenheim had gone The Ollands was occupied for a time by Mr and Mrs  Rider‐Smith. Mrs Rider‐Smith was Mr Oppenheim’s daughter. The similarity of name  may account for the story Mr Kett mentions of Sir Henry Rider Haggard living at The  Ollands, which I had never heard before. It is certainly not true that Rider Haggard  lived here, and I doubt if the house ever had any connection with him.  Wesley Piercy  From an article published in the Reepham Society Newsletter, Summer 1988  � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Ollands Estate Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GB/REE/Streets & Buildings/Ollands Description An account of the resource Items related to the general history of the Ollands Estate, built by William Bircham in the 1830s & the eventual demolition followed by the 'Ollands Park' development in the 1970s. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource [File 17, Archive Box 117] Text-digital Any text item for which there is no previously existing hard copy in the Archive. The text can be stored on CD, DVD, memory card, USB stick, on hard drive or 'cloud'. It may have been sent electronically to the Archive or it may be a text owned by someone else which we have scanned or photographed. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Further reminiscences of The Ollands Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GB/REE/2302181050 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource A4 PDF Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1988 Description An account of the resource From an article published in the Reepham Society Newsletter, Summer 1988 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Wesley Piercy Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Reepham Society Harmer Oppenheim Piercy Rider-Smith The Ollands https://reephamarchive.co.uk/omeka/files/original/d704a4314a0250aa2d9c9bbedc4eb1e9.pdf 3c7dc1a86c19caadedb2fdc0dcc60fb2 PDF Text Text THE REEPHAM .S OCIETY '. SUMMER 1988 NEWSLETTER �1988/89 OFFICERS AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS OF THE REEPHAM SOCIETY OFFICERS . Chairman Vice-Chairman Treasurer Secretary A H Ivins Hillside, Whitwell NR10 4RE 870368 M C Black Middlemarch, Broomhill Lane NRIO 4QY 870936 Barwick House The Street, Bawdeswell, Dereham NR20 4RT 9688 455 J EAmes Mrs M A Hemmings . Cheville, Whitwell Road NRIO 4JS 870759 Barwick House, The Street, Bawdeswell, Dereham NR20 4RT 9688 455 R.V. Galley 47 Bircham Road NRIO 4NG 870813 Mrs S Ivins Hillside , Whitwell NRlO 4RD 870368 Rev WEB Jones 37 Bircham Road Mrs P Large The Little House, Norwich Road COMrUTTEE Mrs I Ames T J Large " " " 870738 " " NRIO 4JN " 871789 " r-irs H Pottle 24 Smugglers Lane NRIO 4QT 870945 R F Vincent Vale Cottage, Hackford Vale NRIO 4QU 870554 Mrs J L Waring 6 Elizabeth Close NRIO 4JF 870748 The Committee has for a number of years always been short of members, there are 12 vacancies and we have 9 members . We would dearly like to have a full complement of members and if anyone feels that they could usefully offer their help as a member of the Committee, then please do not hesitate to make your views known to us . �Annual General Meeting of Reepham Society This was held at the Old Brewery House on Thurday 28th April anej. was attended by about 50 people. Annual General Meetings are not the most rivetting of occasions so -it is encouraging tha t so many people turned up. The Society has for some years combined this meeting with some other light entertainment and the venue of the Old Brewery House is refreshing to say the least. The formula seems to work, the business of the evening was completed in about 40 minutes, this included the report of the Execut i ve Committee gi ven by the Secretary, the Chairman and then the Treasurer's Report and the appointment of Officers for the forthcoming year. The second part of the meeting was gi ven over to Mr David Joice's friend Parker who related, in his own inimitable style, some of his Norfolk tales. The meeting concluded at about 9.30 p.m. The Society remains in a heal thy financial state as can be S'3en from the statement of account for 1987/88. New Members since last newsletter Mrs H A Rose Mrs J Benstead Mr and Mrs W Howard Mrs V Davidson Mr W Marshall Mr A C Burton Wing Comm. and Mrs A Reed Major and Mrs J Child Mr and Mrs J Rowe Mrs M Hanbridge Miss R Richens Canon and Mrs A Foottit Mr and Mrs A Wellcome Mr and Mrs R Gray Mrs M and Miss F Cameron Dr and Mrs E W Price Mr and Mrs J Claxton Mr and Mrs D Cronne The Kings Arms, Market Place Mr C P Noble Mr and Mrs P Caston Mr and Mrs G Cutts Mr and Mrs R Ellis Dr and Mrs P Crisp Mr and Mrs L Mynard Mr and Mrs D Plant Mr and Mrs H Dean Mr and Mrs P Staples Mr and Mrs P McLeod Mrs K Beard ���The Ollands After Mr Kett's interesting article in the Winter Newsletter, some further reminiscences of the Ollands may be of interest. I wo~ld however query some of the dates given. I can well remember Mr Oppenheim coming to live at the Ollands, the article stated that this was in 1920, I was only 3 years old at that time and my earliest recollections, at a slightly older age are of the house standing empty. It must have been 1923 or 24 when Mr Oppenheim moved in but I am open to correction if anyone knows better or has a longer memory. Mr Oppenheim brought with him a butler and a chauffeur. Mr London, the butler, lived in the cottage now known as Echo Lodge in Ollands Road. It was not really a lodge but the coachman's cot tage, it being adj acent to the coach house and stables. Mr Mair, the chauffeur, lived in one of a pair of cottages in Norwich Road, opposite St Mary's School (where the entrance is to Ollands Park) . The other cot tage was occupied by a gardener, Mr Jimmy Smi th, and his wife (formerly Polly Hill), both of them well known Reepham characters. Jimmy liked half a pint but Polly tried to get him to change his drinking ways. At mid morning she could be heard over half of Reepham calling 'Cocoa, Willy'. Why she said Willy when his name was Jimmy we never knew. Mr Oppenheim hired some local shooting and also employed a gamekeeper. The field, now covered by the housing estate called Moor House Close, was nothing to do with the Moor House but was part of the Ollands grounds. It had been let to a farmer as arable land but Mr Oppenheim stopped letting it and laid it down to grass. Two or three of the boys living in the New Road area went as a deputation to calIon Mr Oppenheim to ask for permission to play on the field. This was kindly granted on condition that they did not go into the plantation . Thus we had a splendid place on which to play football or cricket after school. The Band of Hope football team played their home matches there as well. On the fifth of November each year, on this field, Mr Oppenheim provided a great firework display, supervised by the butler and other members of the staff. There were enormous rockets and other fireworks such as we had never seen before and us youngsters were given sparklers and such like to hold in our hands. The fireworks stopped after Mr Oppenheim moved permanently to France but we could still use the field , till the property was sold. This privilege was appreciated and no-one ever abused the conditions that we were not to go into the plantation. This came to and end when Mr Harmer who, I believe, was connected wi th the Norwich clothing manufacturing firm of F W Harmer Ltd bought the Ollands. He immediately banned everyone from the field. He required the field for e x ercising his two riding horses. His groom, Mr W Sturman, lived in the cottage formerly occupied by Oppenheim's chauffeur . �After Mr Oppenheim had gone the Ollands was' occupied for a time by Mr and Mrs Rider-Smi th. Mrs Rider-Smith was Mr Oppenheim's daughter. The similarity of name may account for the story Mr Kett mentions of Sir Henry Rider Haggard living at the Ollands, which I had never heard before. It is certainly not true that Rider Haggard lived here and I doubt if the house ever had any coqnection with him. Wesley ~iercey �Mrs Ann Dickinson of Hunstanton has written of her childhood memories in Reepham, a childhood which she says she looks back on with great affection in her beloved Reepham. Ann' Dickinson's parents were married in 1918 and she was born in 1923. She started at Miss Bull's kinderga~en school in 1926 and her memories are of events between 1926 and 1935. Her father died in 1935 and both she and her friend Peggy Hurn went to Dereham High School as weekly boarders; later they both became nurses. Childhood memories of Reepham After obtaining an extra copy of the Heepham Society Magazine for my lifelong friend, Peggy Hurn, I reflected on a wealth of memories of Reepham. To begin with (at the age of three years) we attended Miss Bull' s Kindergarten School at the back of the Old Brewery House - there was Peggy and her brother John, Pat Hall, Kendal, Barbara Hilton, Joyce Wagg and myself. At a year or two older we at tended dancing classes at Miss Hoolah' s, these were held at Rookery Farm. The dancing school put on shows for parents and friends at the Town Hall, I remember dancing in the "Wedding of the Painted Doll" with John Kerridge, son of the Bank Manager , who was Jumping Jack. Sunday School was conducted by Mr Donald Chapman, who with his sister Olive ran the Post Office (Iona House). Donald ran a very flourishing, well at tended Sunday School, we had wonderful outings and prize givings . Miss Wacey taught the senior children and when we reached her class she insisted we learned the Collect for the corning Sunday off by heart which we had to recite in turn. I remember her with great affection and appreciation. My mother was organist at St Michael's Church when the Rev. Geake was incumbent at Whitwell Rectory. Often I had to pump the organ for her, watching the lead weight rise and fall and to pay attention and not let the lead fall below a certain mark otherwise the organ gave a tremendous sigh and faded out. Both Churches were used for Sunday worship, frequently the congregation of St MiChae.I' s would be waiting for the sermon to end as we listened to the congregation of St Mary's singing their last hymn . The Rev. Moore, in charge of St Mary's, invariably finished his service first. Wi th the retirement of the Rev. Moore and the Rev. Geake leaving in the early 1930s the Rev. B P Lipscol!lbe was installed and the two churches and four parishes of Reepham, Whi twell, Hackford and Kerdistone were amalgamated and a communicating door was installed between St Mary's vestry and the chancel of St Mich~el's. The Rev. Luscombe was e x tremely musical and could coax ability from the least able. We had a f antastic choir under his leadership, singing oratories at special Church Festivals, the Messiah, Elijah, Olivet to Calvary to mention just a few occasionally incorporating the v.oice of Mr Broad from Heydon, al though Donald Chapman did very well in solos and supported by his fellow tenors, Fred Alford among others. �Mother took over St Mary's organ from Miss Jewel. As Mother had played a church organ from the age of fourteen she became 'an excellent organist under the Rev. Luscombe's jurisdiction. Apart from Church music, various members of the choir founded a group to entertain during the year putting on many Gilbert and Sullivan operettas. The Group included Donald and Olive Chapman, Elsie Varley, Mabel Utting, and Mr Cocking - the latter running a boot and shoe shop now Gwen Hardesty's fruit and vegetable shop. The Market Place was a grandstand for the Reepham Town Silver Band under the baton of Mr Ruffles from Fakenham. When the weather was kind and- it invariably was, they played for the town's entertainment after evening service at Church on Sunday evenings until nine or ten o'clock. Reepham also boasted a fine Salvation Army Band and shared the Market Place as its meeting place - alternating with the Town Band. Memories too of carol singing with the choir in the snow, and with the handbell ringers. Picking primroses at Broomhill, snowdrops growing like a carpet at Catch Back and the perfume from the violets at Reepham Moor was unbelievable the seasons seemed more seasonable in those days. Father, who was invalided out of the Navy with T. B., put his great talents to effect when he settled in Reepham. My mother loved to tell the tale of when motor cars were the "in thing". My father built one around an engine and chassis and so anxious to try it out that one Sunday afternoon he drove Mother and Aunt and Uncle to Cromer and back. Father, being the driver, sat on the kitchen chair and his passengers on upturned orange boxes. The sides of the car consisted of chicken wire draped wi th old curtains but when they reached 10 mph the curtains flapped alarmingly and had to be removed. Mother started a business making hats which flourished and this eventually became a fully fledged drapery, millinery, tobacco and confectionery shop . Father, in between bouts of illness, dabbled in photography, watch and clock mending, garage and battery charging and when confined to bed built models, two of _ which, a ship and a traction engine, drum and elevator, are now housed with the Reepham Society. The garage, erected to service the growing car trade, was built at the rear and side of the shop, over an old Baptist ' immersion pool. (This site is now rebuilt as a hairdressing salon and Reepham DIY. ) I am sure it needed very little demolishing as it was built chiefly of corrugated iron but the side facing our garden was all glass, consisting of photographic plates of every ' photograph, well almost, my Father ever took - I wonder what happened to those? Part of the garage was given over to the engine room where Father had a generator from which he produced electricity and proudly wired our house - the - first in Reepham to have electric light, 1928 or 29. He also made me a doll's house and fitted that with electric light powered by a battery. �Towards the end of my Father's life I remember the trees in our orchard had to be felled, they were very old 'and barren and , had given shelter to the goat and bantams we kept there. Mot\ler's ambition of having a tennis court builtin the old orchard began to take place, Father wanted to oversee the project and to make sure the ground was level but because he was now on constant oxygen this proved a problem. Not to be outdone he asked Dick Hatley, who worked with him, to get an inner tube from a car wheel and inflate it with oxygen a piece of rubber tube to connect with the valve and by slinging the tube over his shoulder and a clip to control the flow of oxygen he was able to walk up the garden and inspect the new tennis court for himself, returning before the tube was deflated. We were now able to have tennis parties - comprising Donald and Olive Chapman, Jean Hawes, Evan Symonds, Ricky and John Lambert, Ruby Barnes, Len Wilkinson, Mother and myself. My great friend, Peggy Hurn and I had other delights in common - her Father, Mr Fred Hurn and both my uncles, Mr Edward Gibbs Senior and Junior were among the company which formed the "Black Minstrel Troupe" and we look back with great affection to our childhood in our beloved Reepham. �TRAGIC FLIGHT FROM FOULS HAM The following is an article by Mr George Kett, one of our regular contributors, it is slightly outside our normal ~ange as it con~erns the eventual consequences of a wartime flight from Foulsham airfield. Ivluch of our recent local history is steeped in the wartime RAF and USAF bases and their activities and whilst , Reepham did not have a local airfield it was close enough to bases in Foulsham, Swannington, Weston Longville and Oulton for many Reepham residents to be affected both in employment and socially. It is an interesting yet at the same time a sad story of a wartime occurrence which started just a few miles from Reepham. This account of a wartime mission from Foulsham airfield is based on records held by the Public Record Office at Kew, with the assistance of a colleague who was researching information for a German historian. Permission to reproduce verbatim the K8nig War Crimes Trial report has been obtained from the P.R.O. Towards the end of 1943 No.192 Squadron, part of 100 group whose H.Q. was at Bylaugh Hal1,operated from Foulsham. This was a highly specialised squadron fitted out with equipment for listening to and interfering with German radio and radar transmissions. This mission set out at 4.00 pm on 21 Nov. 1944 in a Halifax on a special duty flight to investigate transmissions from rotating Freyas (radar), JOlning Lancaster bombers bound for Aschaffenburg near Frankfurt. No bombs were carried by the Halifax but a 'Special Ops' engineer was part of the crew. After skirting the target area they ran into heavy gunfire which left the two starboard engines on fire necessitating the order to bale out, after destroying the secret equipment held on board. Four of the crew managed to bale out: Sgt S. Wharton (Navigator), F ISgt. J . G. Smith (Wireless Op.), Sgt. A. P. Bloomfield (Gunner), and Sgt. R . B. Hales (FIt Eng . ). The other four crew members met their death in the crash. They were W.O B.H. Harrison (Pilot), Sgt . R.P. Clancy (Gunner), Sgt. T.D. McGill (Gunner) and W/O J.R. Sutton (Special Ops) who were interred at Durnbach British Military Cemetery. St. Wharton landed heavily in a field around midnight and, in spi te of a broken ankle and damaged ribs, managed to ' crawl along country lanes and eventually reached the village of Hembach about 30 miles south of Frankfurt. There he knocked at the door of a house, was taken in, given food and drink and was generally well treated before being taken to a nearby military hospital. He later met up with his wireless operator, Australian F ISgt. Smi th, and they remained together in various P . O. W. camps until liberated by the Russians in May 1945, eventually being flown back home the following month. The shocking fate of the other two airmen who baled out, Sgt. Bloomfield and Sgt. Hales, is related in detail by the K8nig War Crimes Trial report reproduced here. Justice was done - to some extent at least. George Kett �r �THE KONIG WAR CRIMES TRIAL Killing of F/Sgt. A.P. Bloomfield and Sgt. R.B. Hales The long This case was tried at Hamburg on 18 July 1947. delay has been caused by the endeavours to trace all persons concerned and ensuring that the right persons were extradited to this Zone for trial. The evidence at the trial may be divided into two parts. First gi ven by local persons who received the surrender of F /Sgt. Bloomfield and Sgt. Hales, escorted them and handed them over to what they thought to be the appropriate authorities. Second - the evidence of how the victims met their death. This was gi ven by the accused as there were no other witnesses present. It may be safely assumed that it was what actually occurred. During the night 21/22 Nov. 1944 the aircraft crashed near the village of Nieder Kinzig, 12 miles north of Erbach. Erbach is about 30 miles south-east of Frankfurt. Some of the crew died in the crash, others including F /Sgt. Bloomfield and Sgt. Hales landed by parachute in the neighbouring villages. F/Sgt. Bloomfield and Sgt. Hales were arrested by villagers and brought to the Burgome i ster I shouse. There they were well treated by people who came to see them. Sgt. Hales had a slight wound in his upper leg caused by a splinter of metal. This was dressed by the Burgomeister. F/Sgt. Bloomfield had lost a shoe when leaving the aircraft so the Burgomeister's wife produced some sacking which was used to wrap round his foot to enable him to walk. Their capture was reported to the police in a nearby town. Meanwhile they sat in the house, talking to the villagers to their photographs and who behaved in a whom they showed This is understandable as the perfectly friendly manner. witnesses for the prosecution who had dealings with the two capti ves at this time all appeared simple country people, allover middle age and apparently of honest and friendly disposition. The police told the Burgomeister to send the two prisoners under escort to the town of KHnig. There they would be put into custody for the night and forwarded to the Army and P.O. W. authori ties n ex t morning. Accordingly they were taken away by four members of the Rural Guard, an auxiliary police organisation for country districts. Due to Sgt. Hales wounded leg and the bulky wrapping of F /Sgt. Bloomfield's foot, the pace was very slow. At times the escort gave them a helping arm. At KHnig they reported to the police sergeant in his office at his home . The man in charge of the escort arranged wi th the police sergeant that the prisoners should be allowed to keep their watches. Then the police sergeant and the escort set out to take them to the local gaol where they were to spend the night. �Meanwhile, at Erbach (the principal town of the district), the Volkssturm (Home Guard) had just completed a short course of instruction and were having a farewell party for the Army Officer in charge of the course and the five NCO's who had helped him. The soldiers got slightly drunk and the Officer - 2nd Lt. Maurer, one of the accused - went to the Cinema. After. he had gone, the fact that an aircraft had crashed was reported to a man, Jaeger, who was at the party as a leader of the Volkssturm . Jaeger was also a member of a gang of enthusiastic party members who were at the more or less constant disposal of the Party Leader of the District, the Kreislei ter, for any emergency that might arise. This Politische Staffel was intended to supply replacements for party officials incapacitated in air raids on local large towns and to organise emergency billet ting, feeding and rescue work after air raids. I t is much doubted if such welfare work was their only purpose. Jaeger immediately got in touch with other members of the Poli tische Staffel (some were also at the party) and sent to the Cinema for Maurer. All were summoned to the Kreisleiters's. There the Kreisleiter, the accused Schwinn, told them that an aircraft had crashed and members of the crew probably baled out. They were to be captured. He finished in an ironical tone, "You know what to do. " This was a clear reference to the propaganda prevalent at the time about the way which captured airmen should be treated. Maurer in his statement said what he suspected (and what must have been clear to all present) that it was not intended to bring any captives back to Erbach. Maurer with four of his soldiers, Jaeger and members of the Politische Staffel called Mayer, Horn, Haigis, Giesler and Sauer, got into a large car belonging to the local fire brigade and set off in search of the baled out airmen. First, they went to the scene of the crash and made enquiries. They then called at the house of the Burgomeister and later at the home of the man in charge of the escort. Only when they came to KHnig did they catch up with the prisoners as they were being taken from the Police Sergeant's house to the gaol. At the various stops en route, people in the car made remarks to witnesses suggesting their actual intentions. Jaeger stopped the car and he and Maurer got out and approached the prisoners and escort. To this the Police Sergeant agreed readily enough as he knew the Army were the proper authorities for looking after POWs. He then took Maurer to his office and handed over the papers found on the two prisoners. The prisoners meanwhile were marched away under escort of Horn, Mayer, Haigis and Geisler in the direction of Erbach. After collecting the papers, Maurer and Jaeger drove in the car and overtook the prisoners and escort a little way out of the town. The car stopped and Jaeger got out. The prisoners were walking along in between Mayer and Haigis with Horn and Geisler behind . It was a very dark night. Suddenly they were told by Jaeger, who had waited at the roadside, to turn left off the road on to a pathway. �Soon after, Haigis who was walking on the left was told to go left again. Some shots rang out and FjSgt. Bloomfield collapsed almost at once. Sgt. Hales disappeared in the dark and could not be found. Mayer and Haigis claimed that Haeger and Horn fired those shots. Next day the local authorities found the bodies - that of FjSgt. Bloomfield was apparently where he had been shot and that of Sgt. Hales was found about 100 yards away. It was assumed that he had run this distance before collapsing from the one bullet wound he received in the right side of his chest. There is no other evidence about the actual shooting. The Police Sergeant tried to ini~iate an investigation when Jaeger openly admitted the shooting he heard what had happend. afterwards and claimed that the two prisoners were trying to escape. The Chief of the Gendarmerie refused to accept any report on the incident and pointed out it was a Party matter and the police should not interfere. This Gendarmerie Chief killed himself when the U. S. forces entered Darmstadt. Before doing so he shot all members of his family. Jaeger and Sauer were killed three weeks after F jSgt. Bloomfield and Sgt . Hales when the car were travelling was involved in an accident. the murder of in which they Giesler has never been traced and it is presumed that he is in the Russian Zone. Horn committed suicide by hanging himself ten days before the trial commenced. As a result, only Schwinn the Kreislei ter, Maurer the Army officer and Mayer and Haigis the escorts at the moment of the shooting were put on trial. The evidence of the actual shooting was not very strong, nor was the evidence of the part played by the Kreisleiter Schwinn. Nevertheless all four were found guilty and sentenced as follows:Maurer Schwinn Mayer Haigis 15 years imprisonment " " 12 7 " 5 " " " �-------Tidy up Reepham I'm sure some of you will remember the well publicised attempt in - 1986 by the Government in getting Mr Richard Branson to assist in an unpaid capacity in the "Keep Bri taib TidY" campaign. A much publicised start to the campaign is about as mucp as anyone now remembers. Mr Branson went off to America and proceeded to set records on his return by arriving by powerboat and then hot air balloon. Perhaps the cost of recovering Mr Branson and his enormous balloon from the sea off Ireland did not equate with a proposed policy of keeping Britain tidy at as Iowa cost as possible. In the Spring of 1988 Mrs Thatcher attempted to stir our consciences towards a tidier Brit~in by arranging another auspicious start to a campaign which is supposed to make us aware of how untidy a nation we are and what a much better place we would have to live in if we all dealt with our litter properly and tidily. We must admire the intentions and any campaign must be worth noting if it can gain the personal support of the Prime Minister. The item gained a maximum media coverage but unfortunately for the wrong reasons. The City of Westminster Council duly arranged for a supply of ironed and sQnltinized crisp packets which were scattered around Hyde Park for Mrs Thatcher to pick up whilst the country's press recorded the occasion. Mrs Thatcher did not need to have her litter delivered, she should have come to Reepham, we have ample quanti ties already in place just waiting to be picked up. The Reepham Society has been concerned for some time about this litter, it is a problem which we feel is permanently with us and one which we feel has been getting worse in recent years. We felt that it was time for this problem to be tackled and it seemed an ideal project to tackle as part of the Civic Trust Environment Week which was held during the week commencing 22nd April. Arrangements were made to directly involve all local organisations and the schools who cooperated in the responsibili ty for certain areas from which they removed an accumulation of litter and other larger items of rubbish. These organisations etc. concentrated on the town's public places such as the market square, car park, churchyard, cemetery, the main streets and most of the footpaths. To make the pick-up of litter an acceptable task we even arranged for a supply of disposable gloves and rubbish bags to be available if required. We felt that such a venture should not exclude the householders of Reepham so the day before the start of the tidy-up over 700 leaflets were delivered with the morning papers. The leaflet urged individuals to help by clearing up those areas around their homes - we hope you responded! Was the clean up a success; Yes, there is little doubt that it was. Everyone cooperated and during the week an enormous amount of litter and general rubbish was collected and disposed of. �,- A clean up such as this takes a lot of arranging and the Reepham Society has taken the initiative. It must not however be a one off, litter is a continuing problem in Reepham and. it would be nice if the clean up could be maintained. Reepham regularly enters the Best Kept Village Competition; one of the judges I criticisms in the past has been the amount of litter, a criticism which has not helped Reepham towards a prize. Does Reepham have a litter problem which is perhaps worse than in other places? I think that probably the answer is that it does. We live in a small market town which has the facility of a large High School, during lunchtimes particularly there is a large influx into Reepham of children, many of whom seem to have scant regard for litter going into bins or into their pockets. I f you are aware of the areas around Broomhill Lane, along Park Lane and in the Market Place and along Back Street then you know of the problem. The hedges along Park Lane are the ideal cover for a surreptitious cigarette and the Lane is contantly littered with empty cigarette packets, drink cans and other paper . These areas were well covered by the school in the clean up but it was ironic that the children who were doing the clearing up were the younger pupils and certainly not the older ones who caused the problem. It is sad to reflect that the Lane was cleared in the morning and lunchtime brought the usual band of smokers who by 1.15 pm had left further empty cigarette packets . A restart of our accumulating problem. The Reepham Society has taken the initiative with this problem, they will continue with their involvement but to succeed it has to be a corporative effort. Firstly the Parish Council must not leave it to our Society to deal with this, they should make a greater effort particularly if they are to enter the Best Kept Village Competition and they can start by making a much wider provision of litter bins particularly in and around the Market Place and the High School . Secondly there has to be a greater effort by the School, regular collections in and around the School should be made and a clampdown on the smokers would be helpful. Let us all make an effort, if everyone can cooperate as they did during that week in April then Reepham would be a much cleaner and tidier place. Let us take a leaf from the ~ook of Mrs Mary Archer (the wife of novelist Jeffrey Archer), she is Choir Mistress at Grantchester Church in Cambridge. Every time she walks to the church for a choir practice or a service she carries a small plastic bag and picks up all the litter that she finds on the way. I f we all did this and it takes no more than a little time, then we would have a Reepham kept tidy. �The day • the raIns came • • • Four reported dead in floods FOU R deaths were recorded, including three drownings, although in those days of limited communication. others may have gone unnoticed by the prc s~ the time. Edward Po ll. a bahy boy in Canterbury al Place, Nonh Heigh.m, was swept away while his family was being rescued by a boatman Special reports by JANE FLATT called William I T CAME at the end of a dismal August, another one of those summers when it seems never to stop raining. The cloudburst and gale-force wi nds slashed across t 800 square mil es of Norfolk and north S uffolk. It began at 3am on Monday the 26th, and continued mercilessly until mid-morning on Tuesday. Hellesdon to carrow. The surface drains we re blocked wit hin minutes, and severa l streets caved in. All public services c:ltcept gas and water were suspended, the Post Office was reduced to sorting letters by candle-light. the factories we re crippled. and all trains to and from the city wefe ~ us pended. Eart h wa~hed away from Castle Mound stid down on 10 the tramlines and clogged up that pan of the public transport system, Something like 10,000 people were made temporarily homel~ss. Even the cathedral, on its low.lying meadows, was threatened at one stage. the nood·water reaching the cloisters, Released from the funnel of the city. the water then spread out eastwards to create a great swamp of the Broads. In Norfolk alone, 52 bridges and culverts were broke n, including those at Trowse and lakenham. At Wymondham, the River Tiffey flooded and cut otT the town. Some houses at Damgate Bridge collapsed. he nonnally peaceful River Bure thudded against Wroxham Bridge, which shuddered and would have collapsed, except that the river burst its banks, roared off down 8 side·road, and nooded a wide area round Wroxham old church. Tens of thousands of acres of farmland and pa!lture wC're ruined. Tomato and cucumber~g rowing were wiped out for many months, aOer acres of gJass·houses were submerged. * Trowse Bridge, wrecked by Ihe lIoodlng. the east of Ihe city. At Brundall, 8.06 A huge volume of wa ter built up near Fakenham , and raged down through the narrow cha nn el of the river Wensum through Norwich, shaking ancient build ings to their foundations, and causing devastation in the riverside suburbs. from T Roads were several feel deep in places. and with bridgrs down everywhere, whole comm uniti es were cut arT. In Norwich itself. 6.31 inches of rain fell in 12 hours. The river level rose to 16ft 6in above normal, easi ly exceeding all prev ious records. including that of the "great Oood " of 1878, which was 13n Sin, a level reached by 4rm on the Tuesday. The centre of the storm ""'3S just to inches. nearly four times the average for the whole month. were recorded in 29 hours. No trains could get through on the Cromer, Yarmouth and LowestoO branch lines, leaving pao;;scngcrs stranded in waiting·roo ms. A parly of 12 day-trippers from Grimston, nea r King's Lynn, spent four days at Yarmouth Beach Station, not having enough money to stay anywhere else. As eve ning fe ll on Tuesday, the rain resc ued se veral people when he apparentl y lost his footing in the raging torre nt on his way to an other re~c ue . Astounding Mr Brody's hody was found noat ing ncar Bullard·s Wharf. After were lin ed with anxiolls people, watching for the effect on the nood· water of the incoming high tide. There were ga le s at Ya rmouth, wh ich held back th e nood·water The water-level in the st reets rose inexorably. and the bridges had 10 be cleared, with only a few inches to spare below the laps of the arches. A Wednesday, with the worst over, people had their first chance to examine the full effects. Among th e highest casualties were the world· famolls Norwich breed of canaries: hundreds of the little birds were drowned, and some particularly valuable strains were wiped oul. The water subs ided rapid ly all day, and on T hursday, although it was A map showlg where Ihe haavlesl rain letl. ""~-""'---"""-------------""r'I'I of Gas Hill. "Could"" pulled clear. Mr Abel was presented with a gold watch·chain. an inscribed medallion. and best of all in those days. an enlarged Norwich with the speed of a mountain stream, and huge tracts of the countryside around were sodden, the danger was over. photogra ph taken of him at work on the floating timber the foll owing day . Clearing up after the disaster put It, "without distinction 0' pOll· tlon and social standing, men Bnd women of high lind low degree responded to thai one touch of seven school., were opened up wa8 'aunched, with donat ion. for the thou'.nd. of refugees from the flooded areal, and every home cut off by the water was g iven • 24·hour.' IUpPty of food, plul two candlea end I box 01 malch ••. Touching An emergency council meeting wa. convened on Wednesday nature which mekea Ihe whole kin." A "ollonal lIood rellel appeal IncludIng £150 Irom the King ond Queen, £50 from the Prin c e of Wales, and £21 Irom Ihe Ki ng ond Queen of Norway. One 01 Ihe mool lou ching gllll was from the children 0' the Rail- way Mission Sundoy School In Melton Constabls, who donated Ihe £12 pul allde for their summer treat. morning, to fonn a rellet commit· The 1912 dlsoster weB far from tee, Other organllatlon. and , Ihe IIral Ilood Norwich had Indlvlduol. ,olned In. II was leld. endured. The records Ihow that bolh II Ihe time and Illar, that twice or three times every Ihe one good Ihlng aboul Ihe flood woo Ihel tl broughl home 10 Ihe mlddle-cl ... e. Ihe oppalling condition I In which many 01 Ihelr fellow cltl.en. were living. AI o~e contemporary Recount hundred yeara, heavy ralnl.1I uaed to awett the winding channet of the Wenlum through the city and flood the riverside. Slum clearance, wer damage and the shift to the suburbs between his funeral . his widow was given a weekly pension for life. in recogniti on of her hu sband 's heroism. There were man y acts o f astounding co urage during those terrifying days. One of them resu lt ed in the s.1 ving of the centuries·old Bishop Bridge. which spans the Wcnsum al the bottom On the T uesday night . its "ncient stonework was being hammered by timbers washed down fro m the woodyards abo ve Cow Tower. Harry Abel. a coundl workman , lowered him se lf from the bridge on to the hucking timbers and tied ropes to them , so that they still rushing through ORGANISED relief measures In Ihe clly wdre held up al IIrst, becouse the Lord Moyor, Ihe depuly mayor end the clly surveyor were all on holldoy 01 Ihe lime, ond Ihe Sheriff wa. III. PubliC building., Including A postman at Saxlingham also drow ned, trying to grt through the noods in his horsc·a nd--cart. And a M" Kemp, of Goat Yard. Oak. Street, Norwich, was reported as having died of "fright and shock." George Brody. a Ii ~ h porter, of Sawmill Yard. Oak Street, had alread y had Slopped, and the cily's bridges t dawn on Marrison. who was credited with the rescue of 100 people. them have cut the number of people living In those arees. The 1878 lIood, which unlll 1912 W81 called the "Greal Flood," loll owed a lorlnlghl 01 heavy rain In November. The rivers Yare nnd Wensum, swo llen by six Inches rnln In lu st over a fortnight, overflowed Into the low·lylng land between Norwich, 0' Yarmouth Bnd lowestoft, lind th e Helghllm dl,trlct 0' Norwich became II lake nearly II mile wide. Infested The only 1095 0' life then was among the rats which Infested the city ot the lime. Thousends 01 them fled up the dra ins, to drown under the grBtlngs. Soma survived, Including one large colony which lound Ita way Into Ihe eettars 01 • local brewery. They were discovered drunkenly trying to balance themselves on floating barrels - as Inebriated as rodenta, as the lay in g nearly goes. �� Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Reepham Society Newsletters Description An account of the resource A comprehensive collection of newsletters published by the Reepham Society. 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Title A name given to the resource Reepham Society Newsletter Summer 1988 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GB/REE/2302181045 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource A4 PDF, 19 pages Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1988 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Reepham Society https://reephamarchive.co.uk/omeka/files/original/39bfc77f4dfe2029337d0c9071b8fb35.PDF cbe766cc9ae222afe629e95c47fa0e0c PDF Text Text Listed buildings of special architectural or historical interest  (Only those buildings within the area of the Broadland District Council – Reepham  Local Plan are included)  1. The Cardinals Hat, Back Street (Grade II)  House with C16 jettied timber frame section, extended in the early C17 in diapered  brickwork, with rear late C17 double pile extension, all of 2 storeys. The brick was  rendered and colourwashed about 1975.  2. Nelson House, Back Street (Grade II)  House, early C18 extended with early C19. Red brick, colourwashed brick with pantile  roof. Now divided into two cottages. 2 storeys, with 2 storey and single storey  outbuildings to the south, which are not of special interest.  3. Oak Leaf House and Acorn Cottage and adjoining cottage to east, Back Street  (Grade II)  House, early C18, red brick and colourwashed brick with pantiled roof. The house of  2 storeys and attics, with rear out‐shut has been divided and extended to form 3  terraced cottages. C20 flat roofed extension at rear. Included for group value.  4. The Old Shop, Back Street (Grade II)  Former Shop, Late C17, much altered in the C19. Built of red brick, rendered at  ground floor level with red pantiled roof. Terraced, 2 storey and attic, with C19 single  storey wing to the south. C17 beams in living room with ogee stops. Included for  group value.  5. The Oaks, Back Street (Grade II)  Farmhouse of C17, added to and altered in the C18 and late C19. Built of red brick,  gault brick and slate. ‘L’ shaped plan of 2 storeys with rear 2 storey lean‐to. Late C19  terraced street façade of 3 windows with off centre door. Sash windows have  shutters at ground floor.  6. The Old Bakehouse, Back Street (Grade II)  House, C18, of red brick with pantile roof. End of Terrace, ‘L’‐shaped plan of 2 storeys  and attics. Included for group value.  7. The Greyhound (brick arch), Back Street (south) (Grade II)  Former public house, C17, but much altered. Built of red brick and rough cast  brickwork with pantiled roof. ‘L’‐shaped plan of 2 storeys. Late C19 public house  partitions, screens, doorways and details remain intact. Included for group value.  8. Church of All Saints (fragment), Church Hill (Grade II)  �Remaining wall of the Parish Church of All Saints, Hackford, destroyed by fire in 1543.  Tower taken down in 1790. Of flint and brick with, to the west, a 2 centred blocked  arch.  9. Church of St. Michael and All Angels (formerly listed as Church of St. Michael),  Church Hill (Grade II*)  Parish Church of Hackford with Whitwell, the nave converted to Parish rooms.  Mainly C14 and C15. Flint with stone quoins. Brick and flint additions. Roof of slate  and plain tiles. Tower, nave, modern extension to north. Red brick link to St. Mary’s  Church. Fine Jacobean pulpit, restored 1893.  10. Church of the Nativity of St. Mary with brick retaining wall to the north (formerly  listed as Church of St. Mary), Church Hill (Grade I)  Parish Church, mainly C14, with a major restoration in 1885. Built of flint with stone  quoins and black glazed pantile roof. Nave, north aisle, south porch, south tower.  south aisle and chancel. 2 stage tower with stepped diagonal buttresses. On the  north wall a fine monument, probably William de Kerdeston, died 1361. Churchyard,  raised above Church Hill, and retained by red brick wall to north, with raking  buttresses, and attached to the north aisle wall.  11. Post Office, House of Reverend Easton. Oakdene and Church Hill House, Church  Hill (Grade II)  Corner shop and 3 terraced houses. ‘L’‐shaped plan. 2 storeys with rear outshuts.  Red brick. colourwashed brick and slate roofs.  12. The Thatched Cottage, Church Hill (Grade II)  House, C17, red brick and thatch. 1½ storeys to rear lean‐to, divided into cottage and  shop. Included for group value.  13. Magpie House, Church Hill (Grade II)  House and shop, of mid C19 of red brick and pantiles. ‘L’‐shaped, 2 storeys, with  single storey additions to the north and east. Included for group value only.  14. Wavey Line Food Fare, Church Street (north) (Grade II)  Shop, early C19, of red brick. colourwashed, with pantile roof. 2 storeys, 5 windows  to street. On ground floor mid C19 door and shop front . Included for group value  only.  15. Rookery Farm House and Cart Shed, Church Street (Grade II)  Farmhouse, circa 1810, of red brick with smut pantile, red pantile and slate roofs. ‘L’‐ shaped plan of 2 storeys. Attached to the west a 4‐bay cart shed and granary of 2  storeys, with curved timber lintels supporting segmental brick arches. Linked to this a  high rendered brick wall. Cart shed and wall included for group value.  �16. Rookery Farm Barn, Church Street (Grade II)  5 stead barn, dated 1810 of red brick and red and black pantiles. 2 pairs of barn  doors on south face. Flagstone threshing floor.  17. Church Wall to south of St. Mary’s Church, Church Street (Grade II)  C19 and earlier wall of red brick and flint, retaining the eastern and southern  boundaries of the Churchyard from the east entrance to the Church Hall. For half its  height, in flint and stone, then in brick, with a brick saddle back coping on the  eastern section, and a stone coping on the western section.  18. York House, Church Street (Grade II)  House, C17, rough cast brick, red brick, possibly with timber framing. Pantile roof  with parapet gable to west, 2 storeys and attic with northern outshut, and lean‐to  extensions at north and south.  19. Boundary Wall, The Old Rectory, Church Street (Grade II)  Boundary wall and gates. of two periods, the first to the south, C18, and second, C19.  from a point to the south of the entrance to the property boundary to the north.  20. The Old Rectory, Church Street (Grade II)  Former rectory of Reepham with Kerdiston, 1864, by Henry Goddard of Lincoln. Of  polychrome brickwork with slate roof. Included for group value.  21. Eynesford House, Dereham Road (Grade II)  Doctors house, circa 1848, of red brick and black pantiles. Double pile hipped roof of  2 storeys. with rear gabled service wing. 2 storey lean‐to waiting room, and linked  Tack Room and 2 storey coach house.  22. The Laurels, Dereham Road (Grade II)  House, circa 1837 of red brick, rendered brick, colourwashed, with slate roofs. Of 2  storeys with lean‐to extension at rear.  23. The Stores and adjoining house to the west, Market Place (Grade II)  Terraced house and shop, mid C18, of red brick and black pantiles. ‘L’‐shaped plan of  2 storeys and attics with 2 storey range and lean‐to basement range at rear.  24. Ewings and adjoining house to the east, Market Place (Grade II)  Terraced shop and house, the shop now an office. Late C18, of red brick with  pantiled roof. ‘L’‐shaped plan of 2 storeys and attics. Included for group value.  25. Barclays Bank, Market Place (Grade II)  House, now bank and offices. Early C19 of red brick and slate. 3 storeys with ‘L’‐ shaped plan.  �26. Hawk Lifting Services (adjoining BarcIays Bank to the north), Market Place (Grade  II)  Semi‐detached house converted to office, C18, of red brick and pantiles. ‘T’‐shaped  plan, of 2 storey and attic. Included for group value.  27. Attfields Butcher Shop, Market Place (Grade II)  Shop, C17, of brick and red pantiles. 2 storeys and attics. Façade to Market Place  with C20 shop front. Included for group value.  28. The Chimes, Antiques, Market Place (Grade II)  House and shop, early C18, of rendered brickwork with black pantiled roof. 2 storeys  and attics with rear lean‐to. C19 double shop front to left with central half glazed  doors and fanlight.  29. The Old Brewery House, gates and railings (formerly listed as Dial House), Market  Place (Grade II)  Former house and brewery buildings, now a hotel. Early C17 core, to south west,  rebuilt and extended in early C18, forming ‘L’‐shaped plan of 2 storeys and attics.  C19 wing, set back on west, of ‘T’‐shaped plan attached to front range. Substantial  extension, circa 1900, behind front range. Modern extensions on east and west,  linking converted maltings forming an open courtyard to the north, all of 2 storeys  (of no special interest). Built of red brick with pantiled roofs.  30. The Old Bakery, Market Place (Grade II)  House, divided into two. C17, greatly altered in the early C19. Built of red brick with  slate and pantiled roof. ‘T’‐shaped plan of 2 storeys and attics. South facade of 4  bays.  31. Carleton House, Melton House and railings, Market Place (Grade II)  2 terraced houses and shop. C18, re‐fronted in mid C19. Red brick, rendered  brickwork and black pantiles. ‘L’‐shaped plan with rear outshut. 2 storeys with rear  range of 1½ storeys. Wrought iron railings with finials and central gate to Carleton  House on brick wall with date stone dated 1884. Included for group value.  32. The Post Office, Market Place (Grade II)  Former house, now shop. Late C18, of red brick, colourwashed brick and black  pantiles. 2 storey with rear outshut. C20 double shop front in centre. Included for  group value.  33. Ivy House, Market Place, (Grade II)  �House, converted to Solicitors offices and shop. C18, red brick, colourwashed and  rough cast brick, with black pantile roof. ‘L’‐shaped plan, of 2 storeys and attic to  Market Place and 3 storeys at the rear. Included for group value.  34. Iona House, Market Place (Grade II)  Terraced house converted to 2 shops and flat. Mid C19, colourwashed and rough cast  brick with slate roof. 2½ storeys to Market Place with hipped, bow fronted extension,  and, at rear, basement storey and lean‐to extension. Double bow fronted shop front  to Market Place. Included for group value.  35. No. 7 Market Place (Grade II)  Terraced house, C18, colourwashed brick with pantiled roof. 3 storeys. with rear and  storey lean‐to wing. Included for group value.  36. Kings Arms, Market Place (Grade II)  Former Inn, now public house. Early C18 with C16 brick fragments and C19 stables.  Red brick, brick and flint and colourwashed brick with red and black pantiled roof. 2  storeys and attic. Stables for group value.  37. Breeze House, The Drapers, Hewkes House, Market Place (Grade II)  House, converted to flat, shop and house, circa 1840, with earlier core, and late C19  additions of red brick with slate and pantiled roofs. ‘L’‐shaped plan, 2 storeys and  attics with rear lean‐to additions. East west wing included for group value.  38. The Bircham Institute and boundary wall to west, Market Place (Grade II)  Former house, now library and community rooms. C17, and greatly altered in the  C19. Built of red brick, colourwashed render with black pantile and slate roof. ‘U’‐ shaped plan, of 2 storeys and attics, forming an open courtyard to the east. Facade  to Market Place rendered. At rear, red brick wings with gabled pantile and slate  roofs.  39. Riches Stores, Market Place (Grade II)  Shop and flat, mid C19, built of colourwashed, red brick with red and black pantiled  roof. 2 storeys and attics with rear lean‐to. Included for group value.  40. The Old Vicarage, Mill Road (Grade II)  Former Rectory circa 1840, of red brick with smut pantiled hipped roof, later  remodelled and extended to the east.  41. Beaver House, Norwich Road (Grade II)  House and shops, early C19, of red brick and pantiles. 2 storeys. House and shop to  left of 4 windows, with small shop, to the right. Many interior fittings intact.  �42. The White House, Norwich Road (Grade II) House, mid C18, of stucco and white  painted brick with slate roof. Square, 3 bay hipped pile, with hipped roof pile to the  north west and linked gable range to the south west.  43. Echo Lodge, Ollands Road (Grade II) Former Lodge to the Ollands Country House,  now demolished. C19, red brick with black pantiled roof. I½ storeys with eastern  lean‐to, and C20 western staircase extension. Attached boundary wall to west with 2  centred arch and timber door with ‘Y’ tracery.  44. The Thatched Cottage, Reepham Moor (Grade II) House, late C17, of rendered  brick and reed thatch. 2 storeys with rear outshut. 2 windows, 2 doors, late C20, in  original opening.  45. Nos. 3 and 4 Ye Olde Monastery (formerly listed as Olde Monastery), Reepham  Moor (Grade II) House, divided into two. Early C18 of red brick and pantiles. ‘L’‐ shaped plan of 2 storeys and attics.  46. Moor Lodge, Reepham Moor (Grade II) House, C 18, of red brick and rendered  brick with pantile roof. 2 storeys. with triple pile at rear. 3 window facade with  central 4 panel part glazed door with cast iron ‘Gothick’ porch. Good cast iron  fireplaces – a blacksmith was in residence in 1809.  47. Gate and garden wall, Moor Lodge, Reepham Moor (Grade II) Early C19. Red  brick, wall adjoining the road, with cast iron coping and wrought iron railings.  Central, set back wrought iron entrance gate. Included for group value with Moor  Lodge.  48. Manor Farm House, Reepham Moor (Grade II) Farmhouse dated 1752, of red  brick and black pantiles. 2 storeys with rear outshut. 3 bay facade with central door  with C20 timber portico. C20 flat roofed rear extension.  49. Nos. 1, 3, 5 Townsend Corner, Station Road (Grade II) Shop, house and store. Mid  C19 of red brick and smut pantiles. ‘L’‐shaped plan of 2 storeys, extended to the  north. Included for group value.  50. Dairy Farm Barn, The Street, Whitwell (Grade II) Barn, dated end gable of 1735 of  red brick and pantiles. 3 bay, with byre at south end. Southern gable re‐built with  bargeboard. Hipped roof byre not of special interest.  From an article published in the Reepham Society Newsletter, November 1987  ��� Text-digital Any text item for which there is no previously existing hard copy in the Archive. The text can be stored on CD, DVD, memory card, USB stick, on hard drive or 'cloud'. It may have been sent electronically to the Archive or it may be a text owned by someone else which we have scanned or photographed. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Listed buildings of special architectural or historical interest Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GB/REE/2302711800 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource A4 PDF Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1987 Description An account of the resource Extracts from Broadland District Council's local plan for Reepham which shows and details the 50 listed buildings in Reepham Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived From an article published in the Reepham Society Newsletter, November 1987 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Reepham Society Broadland District Council Listed buildings Local plan Reepham https://reephamarchive.co.uk/omeka/files/original/49e941d9ae2dc13dc4491b1992ff4add.pdf 813564a44da7ea31745bdedd8ed5d693 PDF Text Text The Ollands  Built 1832. Demolished 1972. From 1920 to about 1928 this was the home of Edward  Philip Oppenheim (1856‐1946 ) author of many novels, mainly about espionage and  diplomacy, including ‘The Great Impersonation’ and ‘Envoy Extraordinary’. – G. K.  26.6.87  The Ollands Park estate now fills the area which was formerly the Ollands House and its  grounds. Many people in Reepham remember with affection this large open area which  was lost to residential development in the early 1970s and those in Reepham with long  memories can remember the house in its heyday with its formal gardens, conservatory  and mass of mature trees. Very little remains today, Echo Lodge in Ollands Road and a  few mature trees are the only remaining items to remind us of a small‐town grandeur  which is now only a fond memory.  The Ollands was built in 1832 and was owned by William Bircham Esq. for 40 years or so  until the 1880s. It was then owned by Mr and Mrs Kendrew who left in 1914. During the  Great War, the house was used as an officers mess and after the war it was bought by  Mr and Mrs Oppenheim. During the 1930s it was bought by Mr and Mrs Harmer (the  Norwich clothing manufacturers) and then it was lived in by Mr and Mrs Irwin.  Some of the occupants are remembered today, the name of Bircham is somewhat  synonymous with Reepham and the Irwins are remembered in Irwin Close which leads  from Bircham Road to the new Moorhouse Estate. The occupant who was probably  most famous in his time but is now generally forgotten is Edward Phillips Oppenheim.  He was an author who wrote about 150 books, mainly travel, in addition to many  newspaper and magazine articles in this country and the USA.  Robert Standish wrote a book about his life and entitled it ‘The Prince of Storytellers’,  he makes a few references to Oppenheim’s time in Reepham. It seems that he moved  here in about 1920 and went, apparently to avoid paying some taxes, to the Riviera in  1925. In the autobiography, the house is referred to as Reepham House and from then  on it was called this by those who lived there, although Reepham has always called it  Ollands House or The Ollands.  There is a feeling that the house was lived in by the more famous novelist, H Rider  Haggard, during the 1920s – there is no clear evidence to bear this out and it would  seem that in many ways the two writers were comparable, and this has caused  confusion. They were both writing novels at the same time and were famous during the  1920s, both lived in Norfolk (Rider Haggard at Ditchingham) and they both abbreviated  their Christian name to the first letter.  It would seem likely that they knew each other and although it is possible that Rider  Haggard visited Ollands House he never actually lived there.  From an article published in the Reepham Society Newsletter, November 1987  � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Ollands Estate Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GB/REE/Streets & Buildings/Ollands Description An account of the resource Items related to the general history of the Ollands Estate, built by William Bircham in the 1830s & the eventual demolition followed by the 'Ollands Park' development in the 1970s. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource [File 17, Archive Box 117] Text-digital Any text item for which there is no previously existing hard copy in the Archive. The text can be stored on CD, DVD, memory card, USB stick, on hard drive or 'cloud'. It may have been sent electronically to the Archive or it may be a text owned by someone else which we have scanned or photographed. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Ollands Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GB/REE/23171750 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource A4 PDF Description An account of the resource A brief history of The Ollands and its occupants, particularly the early 20th century author Edward Philips Oppenheim. Published in the Reepham Society Newsletter, November 1987 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Reepham Society Oppenheim The Ollands https://reephamarchive.co.uk/omeka/files/original/b96c347c93deee703dd807ffba495db9.jpg 0b2e24d25765cfa69400b05c7fec9844 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Maps Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GB/REE/Maps Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Mixed media throughout the Archive Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1600s to present day Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1600s to present day Reepham and surrounding villages Map-printed Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Map of Salle parish, east, including Southgate Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GB/REE/2302161750 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Digitised and stitched map Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1906 Description An account of the resource Ordnance Survey map, scale 1:2500, surveyed 1884 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource GF and CB 2023 Salle Southgate https://reephamarchive.co.uk/omeka/files/original/61b7e6285554535d9122d771bc3886fb.pdf 5bcede6f6a2d4b66b3c9d5ff51914d37 PDF Text Text Cavalry in the Market Place GB/REE/2302142000 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource WWI Description An account of the resource Information relating to the use of Hackford House & Reepham Town Hall as a Red Cross/VAD Hospital during WWI plus photographs of troops assembling/parading in Reepham Market Place. Many of these images were used in the Reepham Archive Exhibition in 2014. The display boards are shown in the RA Exhibition Collection. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GB/REE/WWI Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource [File 21, Box 121] Photograph-digital Any photograph for which there is no previously existing hard copy in the Archive. The photograph can be stored on CD, DVD, memory card, USB stick, on hard drive or 'cloud'. It may have been sent electronically to the Archive or it may be a photograph owned by someone else which we have scanned or photographed. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cavalry in the Market Place Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GB/REE/2302142000 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Digital WWI [File 21, Box 121] Description An account of the resource WWI : Cavalry & crowds gathered in the Market Place. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Reepham Market Place cavalry WWI