15 20 1030 https://reephamarchive.co.uk/omeka/files/original/acfe8e84243b0300ffe6caddb2055f34.pdf 5912b777064836fbc862de714bddc544 PDF Text Text GB/REE/2207201545 Gibbs' Seed Business Marjorie Gibbs �� 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 Gibbs Seed Business Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GB/REE/2207201545 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 4pp A4 typescript Families & Businesses/Gibbs [File 6, Archive Box 106] Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1971 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1900-1966 Description An account of the resource An account of Gibbs' Seed Business describing the seed room, the granary and the process of mixing different seed mixtures. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Marjorie Gibbs Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Reepham Society https://reephamarchive.co.uk/omeka/files/original/1e41df4fae7bf304845c18a6d88631a5.jpg 57e9d28d2eeed4a7040cbd1bd55ce93a https://reephamarchive.co.uk/omeka/files/original/15ecbf85267df5e4d161ed7b343747a1.jpg e9575133f129922fe279ad194f7079fa Photograph-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 Gibbs Shop Description An account of the resource Postcard of Edward Gibbs' shop. Occupying only the first and second property from the corner with buckets, brooms etc outside and figure in doorway, possibly Sidney Eglington when he was apprenticed to Gibbs. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1900 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GB/REE/1607301516 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource B&W photo 140 x 90mm + laminated enlargement 280 x 190mm Families & Businesses/Gibbs/File 6 Archive Box 106] Sepia photograph on board. C. Brand & Co. Dereham Road Studio, Norwich Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Reepham Society RS Database 273 RS Library Presentation Book No.20 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1900 Reepham Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Image loaned to RS by Wesley Piercy in 1978 Gibbs https://reephamarchive.co.uk/omeka/files/original/5a19f39071b0a2cd840c2b2294b72006.jpg 394c07247a608ed3aca91cc24b3f7f61 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 Gibbs Shop Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GB/REE/2508021545 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Digital Streets & Buildings/Market Place [File 17] Families & Business/Gibbs [File 6] Description An account of the resource View of Gibbs' terrace. The two-storey extension on the left-hand side was added in about 1907. This photograph dates before 1914. By WWI Edward Gibbs had a new sign which projected out from the building. The name F. Gibbs refers to Fred Gibbs, photographer & watchmaker, nephew to Edward Gibbs snr. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource EW Gibbs Shop RL Calendar 2017 https://reephamarchive.co.uk/omeka/files/original/86459aa322594b8d502e318d301699db.jpg f802db7464b8bed82bf20285479e2680 Photograph-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/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GB/REE/1601121303 Title A name given to the resource Gibbs Staff Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource B&W photograph 178 x 126mm Families & Businesses/Gibbs [File 6, Archive Box 106] Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1947 Gibbs' premises, Reepham Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Reepham Society RS Database 521 Marjorie Gibbs Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1947 Description An account of the resource Gibbs' Staff with delivery lorry L to R : Gordon Frankland, Ron Gibbs, Ernie Wilkinson, Terry Arthurton 1940s Arthurton Frankland Gibbs Wilkinson https://reephamarchive.co.uk/omeka/files/original/a8dd6daa913d2ea541ddd5e957277ab1.pdf 80af43b6d1d5b08d9c57a6289d719d65 PDF Text Text GB/REE/2104161030Gibbs1948DW.jpg Edward and Emma were married in October 1888. In the same month Edward Gibbs took over the ironmonger's business in Reepham from Stephen Leeds. Emma was also a Gibbs, and she and Edward were first cousins. (See Gibbs family tree) � 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 Gibbs' Diamond Wedding Description An account of the resource Extract from The Ironmonger describing Edward and Emma's Diamond Wedding in 1948. They were married at Hickling in October 1888. In the same month Edward Gibbs took over the ironmonger's business in Reepham from Stephen Leeds. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1948 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1948 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Digital Families & Businesses/Gibbs [File 6, Archive Box 106] Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource M Gurteen Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GB/REE/2104161030 1948 Gibbs wedding https://reephamarchive.co.uk/omeka/files/original/2bd655368c6378863884a48beb9c342e.pdf 6a15b42313cde517e7b40bae63056106 PDF Text Text GB/REE/2207201600 1 Gibbs' Premises Marjorie Gibbs �2 �3 �4 �5 �6 �7 �8 �9 �10 �11 �12 �13 �14 �15 �16 �17 Marjorie Gibbs' account of the seed business is itemised separately � 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 Gibbs' Premises Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GB/REE/2207201600 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 17pp A4 typescript Families & Businesses/Gibbs [File 6, Archive Box 106] Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1971 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1767-1966 Gibbs' Shop, Reepham Description An account of the resource Marjorie Gibbs' description of Edward Gibbs' Ironmonger's shop in Reepham Market Place begins with a brief history of the previous tenants, i.e. William & Mary George, followed by the Leeds family. She describes the original premises with details of all the outbuildings, the Paint House, the Rake House, the Iron House etc., & their particular uses. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Marjorie Gibbs Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Reepham Society Gibbs Gibbs Shop https://reephamarchive.co.uk/omeka/files/original/c54a26bb18b28682171520d00a8acf5d.jpg ea93982e011979ffa555fc9d9eb991c1 Photograph-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 Ginnett's Circus Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GB/REE/2404041500 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Sepia photograph Mounted on card Badly foxed Streets & Buildings/Market Place [File 17, Archive Box 117] Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Market Place, Reepham Description An account of the resource Very old image, possibly 1890s. Taken in the Market Place facing the chemist shop run by Johnson Cripps. In more recent times this building was once used by Barclay's Bank, later by Quinneys & more recently by Country Cottages. The large wagon in the centre belongs to Ginnetts Circus that regularly visited Kings Lynn, Norwich and Great Yarmouth at the end of the 19th century. Note the frontage of the shop on the right, currently housing Robertsons butcher's shop. This was replaced before 1903 by a stepped roof. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Betts 2024 Barclays Bank Cripps https://reephamarchive.co.uk/omeka/files/original/7eba2f06780fc6fd49d3496ae4a81368.jpg 4477c3d325cbca9c96095ad7fa103c29 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 Gladys Ford Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GB/REE/2210380825 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Digital Families & Businesses [File 6, Archive Box 106} Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource c. 1984 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 2022 Not known Description An account of the resource Gladys Ford 1894-1984 (married name unknown) with her daughter and grand-daughter Anna Hancock. Gladys was the youngest daughter of William Ford and his first wife Ellen Fuller Clarke. She was born in Reepham and baptised in Hackford Parish Church. Family reminiscences were enclosed with the photograph. These were received in response to an article in Reepham Life about the Ford family, bakers in Reepham from the late 1800s to 1970s. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource AH baker Ford Hancock https://reephamarchive.co.uk/omeka/files/original/03f82b418ea991a2f09326859613cfeb.jpg 0d420a8f51b45c669fb8e8e2e3b2d98c Photograph-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 Good Companions Meeting Description An account of the resource A meeting of Good Companions near Christmas in the early 1950s in the chapel in Fishers Alley. Standing near the window is Mr. Higton, the founder of Good Companions, the standing ladies are Mrs. Page, Ruby Dack and Edna Seeley. The speaker is Mr. Bartle. Others include Mrs. Bird, Mrs Cocking and possibly Mr. Cocking, the shoe maker. Information from E Whall with further identifications by J Betts Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1950 (est) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GB/REE/1711061123 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource B&W photograph 215 x 165mm Groups/Good Companions [File 7, Archive Box 107] Families & Businesses/Bartle [File 6] Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource EW 2017 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1950s Fishers Alley, Reepham Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Eastern Daily Press 1950s Bartle Bird Cocking EDP Fishers Alley Good Companions Higton Page Seeley shoemaker https://reephamarchive.co.uk/omeka/files/original/a9460028bf777186ad71bf02ae27f63e.jpg 8f59052871720ecbcfeadd48d79135fa https://reephamarchive.co.uk/omeka/files/original/d92ed35393ca98f4f46e5b9b86faa73f.pdf 226ffc9a7e9fc1a9604a44ad7cd58437 PDF Text Text The Diss Express and Norfolk and Suffolk Journal Guestwick Goods Train Collision November 1908 Friday November 6 1908 � 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 Goods train collision at Guestwick Description An account of the resource M&GN Goods train collision at Guestwick, 31 October 1908 & report from the Diss Express. Believed to be from an original postcard. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1908 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1908 Guestwick Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GB/REE/2004061546 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Digital Railways (File 13, Archive Box 113] Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Reepham Society RS Database 248 1908 Guestwick M&GN Railway RL Calendar 2017 https://reephamarchive.co.uk/omeka/files/original/cf7cf9eb7312b235ffcab7bf2b5f1b5a.jpg ebc463476d2986cdb1be34a5831a8b8d 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 Greetings from Reepham Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GB/REE/2404041530 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Digital Streets & Buildings/General [File 17, Archive Box 117] Description An account of the resource Postcard with selection of views compiled from other postcards. It may have been intended to be used as a Christmas Greetings card. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource EW Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1910s Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1910s Austin cattle market Peck https://reephamarchive.co.uk/omeka/files/original/4d60b74baf977e93725bb5c10f038f9d.pdf 0d8b8df17f484beccdc84c3b80d1a068 PDF Text Text Railways [File 13, Archive Box 113] Poster of Rules & Regulations concerning the Ground Locking Frame GB/REE/2203091500 �� 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 Ground Locking Frame at Reepham Station Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GB/REE/2203091700 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Large Poster Railways [File 13, Archive Box 113] Large Documents Box Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1910 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1910 Description An account of the resource Regulations for operating the Ground Locking Frame, including the appropriate use of white lights and red flags, when shunting. 1910 railway https://reephamarchive.co.uk/omeka/files/original/542a020f259c285ca270147912e6c9a8.pdf a97db162b1ef51139d218f831ddfad2a PDF Text Text GUIDE TO THE OLD CEMETERY REEPHAM WITH KERDISTON Revised Version October 2012 In 1856 the churchyard at the centre of the town of Reepham, in which the dead of the three parishes of Reepham-with-Kerdiston, Whitwell and Hackford had been buried for a thousand years or so, was closed. (Kerdiston church, out towards Themelthorpe, had been downgraded to a chapel as early as the 14th century and its burials took place within the Reepham area of the triple churchyard). Two new cemeteries were now laid out; that for Reepham-with-Kerdiston was in Norwich Road, that serving both Whitwell and Hackford was in Whitwell Road. In 1935 the Reepham cemetery was closed; burials of Reepham folk had already begun to take place in the Whitwell Road cemetery as early as 1922, but now the dead of all three parishes were laid to rest there. It is still in use and sometimes inaccurately called the New Cemetery. At the 1856 Reepham cemetery, an area of unconsecrated land was provided for non-Anglican burials. The vicar of the day refused to enter these in the church register, stating they were “non-Christian” interments, so a separate cemetery register was kept. However there are some burials present that are recorded in neither of these. Those buried here in the Old Cemetery, in addition to residents of Reepham, include a number from Aylsham Union Workhouse (to which they would have been taken in indigence) and several from Thorpe Lunatic Asylum and the Norfolk and Norwich Hospital. There are quite a number from Hackford and Whitwell despite the fact that those parishes had their own cemetery. It is interesting to see how Reepham Moor is always distinguished in the records, perhaps to differentiate from Reepham Market which lay in Hackford parish. In addition there are burials from Cawston , Norwich, Bawdeswell, Booton, Oulton, Great Ryburgh, Weston Longville, Sall, Necton, Ringland, Wood Norton, Wood Dalling, Coltishall, “Briston/Melton Constable”,(probably meaning that part of the “new” Melton Constable town in Briston parish), Cambridge, Thornton in Buckinghamshire, and Forest Gate in London. These are probably all widows and children or others related to families formerly living in the parish Stonemasons whose names occur on memorials include Hall of Aylsham; J B Childs of Norwich; C H Rust; W Field of Burgh Road, Aylsham; A Brewster of Norwich; T J Holman of Lynn; J Stanley of St Stephens Norwich ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Visitors may wander (with care, both for their own safety and for respect to the graves) where they please. A complete record of all the inscriptions and monuments, by the Norfolk Family History Society, is kept at Reepham Library in the Bircham Centre, Market Place (although there have had to be corrections and additions to the original version due to more monuments being uncovered during clearance work). This guide is intended to point out the more interesting examples. �Many of the inscriptions are the standard pattern-book quotations which could be chosen by the relatives from the stonemason’s catalogue, and which may be found in many burial grounds of the time. There are some however which are unusual. The entrance to Reepham-with-Kerdiston Old Cemetery is formed by iron gates in the roadside wall; the latter consists of iron railings on a brick base, now mostly obscured by a yew hedge in front of trees of wild cherry, a laburnum, a red hawthorn and a sycamore. Within, an avenue of yews leads away. Halfway down on the left is a magnificent Corsican pine; beside the path next to this you will see the headstone of Catherine Brady, 1861. It is typical of the older stones in the cemetery, low and with an ornately scrolled top. The pine tree seems to have been one of a number of large trees spaced at intervals, some of which remain only as stumps. You may also notice a large rowan (mountain ash or wiggen) tree with red berries in season, and a large holly bush, both traditional species for graveyards A little further on, on the left, there is a seat (an alteration of recent years) and around this are some monuments which, one is sad to say, have been damaged by vandals, necessitating that they now be laid flat or reset. One to the right of the seat is a small white cross, now laid on the ground; its base has only the words Joan And Jesus called a little child to Him. It is known from the cemetery register that this is the grave of Joan Beck who was buried 10 February 1896 aged one year. Then to the left one may see, reset standing upright but not on the original base to which it is adjacent, an “old rugged cross” formed of logs with floral entwining, to Mary Catherine Reeve, 20 January 1892 aged 28 years. Lying on the ground nearby and reassembled from broken fragments is a headstone: In loving memory of MARY ANN the beloved wife of THOMAS JAMES BARBER Who departed this life 15th of April 1896 aged 39 years. Also of four children who died in their infancy Fear Not dear friends and children all I cannot longer stay with you I take my staff and travel on Till I a better world can view. This poem is not one commonly found but also occurs on the headstone of Elizabeth Coe 1863 which we will see later on. The monument is signed by C H Rust At the foot of this gravestone you may see a smaller stone marked M B1896 ; this was originally a footstone that marked the end of the grave. You will see around you a number of these which have been reset against the main headstone in the mid 20th century, no doubt to make maintenance more �easy Behind these graves, looking towards the road, is a tall headstone Sacred to the Memory of THOMAS DOUGHTY who died Octr 16th 1879 aged 67 years Blessed are the Dead which die in the Lord also ANN his wife who died Feby 17th 1884 aged 72 years Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow For what is your life, even a vapour that appeareth for little time and then vanishes away. These last two lines are in a recessed panel, which may suggest that the original inscription was removed, and replaced by them. If so, the removal could be due to a mistake on the part of the stonemason, or a change of heart by those who paid for the memorial. Continue down the avenue to the bottom of the cemetery, where you will see red horse chestnuts, a cultivated species. Here turn left, and come back along the hedge towards the road. As you approach the top you will find a group of three headstones, two of which face the road, but the third, amongst them, is facing you. It reads: In loving memory of GEORGE beloved husband of SOPHIA BARNES born 7th January 1863, Entered into rest 21st November 1917 Thy Will Be Done Also of WILLIAM JAMES son of the above born 2nd November 1888 Entered into rest 28th December 1918 at Kantara Egypt Peace perfect peace It is a melancholy thought that the father died during the time of the Great War and the son, very probably in a military hospital, soon after the Armistice. One wonders if the final line is a reflection on this. An oddity about this memorial is that the cemetery register states that George was buried on 1st November, although recorded here as dying on the 21st. One presumes this is a slip for 1st December. The path then turns left, parallel with the road; immediately on the left you will see a headstone In Memory of WILLIAM HUBBARD who died Septr 24th 1857 aged 50 years Time swept by his o’erwhelming Tide My faithful partner from my side And you of yours deprived may be as unrepentantly as me Set then your heart on things above, death soon will end all mortal love. This is a most unusual inscription, and certainly not one from a catalogue. What does “unrepentantly” mean here? It sounds as if the writer is saying she is glad to be rid of her husband. Or does it mean, before the writer had chance to repent of her sins, for which she blames the loss of her husband? But the final line seems to indicate she felt their separation was eternal. It really is an extraordinary case. But not far away is one equally strange; the second headstone to the right of the path has an inscription, facing the road, that is now very hard to read Sacred to the Memory of ELIZA the daughter of SAMUEL and (illegible) BISHOP �(Illegible)…ye young, ye proud, you must die and wear the shroud Time will rob you of your bloom, death will drag you to the tomb Then you cry and want to be happy in eternity. The cemetery register shows that the date is 5th April 1861 and that Eliza was aged 20 This is another very unusual inscription. One can only speculate the motives that led the parents to place words like these on the tomb of their daughter. Looking towards the central avenue again, to the left, in the shade of a fallen branch of the flowering cherry that is still growing, you will find a low headstone of early type: Sacred to the memory of ELIZA MAUD the infant daughter of JOHN AND MARIANNE MARGETSON MARNER Died 5th Febry 1867 aged 5 months. This is the youngest person to be commemorated by a memorial in the cemetery although it is known there were other infant burials to which no memorial is extant. Note how the top of the stone bears the representation of ears of corn wilting before they are harvested. As you reach the central avenue, turn right then immediately left. At the far end of this row, you will find, in striking contrast to the other monuments around, a medieval-style recumbent grave. The inscription, now hidden by moss, reads The Rev William Smith MA Rector of Reepham with Kerdiston 1864 The style was therefore probably chosen for its ecclesiastical associations It will be seen that several monuments, particularly the crosses, have fallen over in this area. In most cases this is not due to vandalism but to sinkage of the ground under the weight of the heavy granite - the stones may have been erected too soon after burial, before the ground had time to compact. Some have been reset upright, but others have been laid down so that the inscription on the base remains visible. Now turn back towards the avenue along the third row of monuments away from the road. Towards the avenue you will find the headstone of “WILLIAM the beloved husband of CHARLOTTE HALL” but we do not see the headstone of Charlotte herself which stood to its left- or rather we see only its base. We know she was buried 3 September 1895; the surviving base of the headstone has J B Ch…Norw… which must be part of the name of the stonemason, J B Childs of Norwich. But what has happened to the memorial is a mystery. The grave has not been disturbed, so the body has not been removed elsewhere Next to this we find In Loving Memory of MARIANNE MARGETSON MARNER daughter of THOMAS FREEMAN EGLINGTON of Kerdiston who died 27th February 1892 aged 53 years. The Weary are at Rest. What is special about this example is its style. The inscription is contained in a sort of imitation scroll set askew to the upright plane of the monument, which has a shaped top with ornate floral decoration. It is the only example in this cemetery and this style is more common in the burial �grounds of the affluent areas of cities. The next memorial, now broken in two pieces through vandalism, is a very interesting case. A cross on steps bears the inscription, on the side towards the road, In Loving memory of ANNA LIVICK who died 1 Novr 1933 aged 78 years This inscription faces the same direction as the other memorials in this row, although the memorial itself is set somewhat further back. But on the other side, which one might therefore think was the less important but which has much more elaborate carved decoration, is a longer inscription In affectionate memory of THOMAS FREEMAN EGLINGTON who departed March 4 1890 aged 47 also EMILY EGLINGTON The devoted wife of the above who passed away 28 June 1931 aged 82 Thanks to information received in 2016, the writer now understands that Anna was the unmarried sister of Emily. Behind this memorial (I.e. away from the road) you will see a slab in front of a tree In Memory of HENRY BISHOP who died May Vth MDCCCLVIII aged LXXVI years He was XLVI years Clerk of the Parishes. And very proud that he knew Latin, no doubt. For those that do not, he died on May 5th 1858 aged 76 years and had been clerk for 46 years. Now turn to your right to find a group of marble fragments consisting of crosses, plinths and footstones.. These mark the graves of Sydney Hudson, Priest 1909 and Eric Hudson 1919; the sets of footstones have slight differences. Both crosses bear the words JESU MERCY; this also occurs on the nearby cross of Helen Hudson, showing that it is a family tradition and not a reference to a clergyman. Looking to your left from here you will see the most conspicuous memorial in the cemetery, a chest tomb inscribed on top and on the side panels to members of the Leeds family, the earliest being June 1875, the latest October 1910. The monument may cover a family vault. Just in front of this tomb is a white headstone, the inscription almost illegible, but at the top is a relief of a woman holding two babies in one hand and a bunch of grapes in the other. The inscription read To the memory of ELIZABETH beloved wife of HENRY COE who departed this life in childbirth November 1sr 1863 aged 43 years followed by the rhyming epitaph we have seen on the grave of Mary Ann Barber Beside the chest tomb an unusual recumbent coped stone tomb with its footstone still in place but the headstone fallen and smashed. It reads In affectionate remembrance of JOSEPH LEEDS who died Octr 19th 1865 aged 68 years, also HANNAH wife of the above who died March 7th 1886 aged 85 years. Blessed are the Dead which die in the Lord �Now either return to the central avenue, or continue along the right-hand boundary, passing on either side of the huge holly bush, to reach the far right-hand corner of the cemetery. Here are two headstones in the unconsecrated area. One has the inscription: In Memory of SAMUEL DEW who departed this life the 18th Septr 1872 aged 57 years. Trusting in the Blood of Christ the other has In memory of MARY the daughter of Samuel and Ann Dew who departed this life the 1st Sept 1866 aged 21 years A sinner saved by grace. Neither of these are recorded in the church register or the cemetery register. The final sentence of each suggests these are Nonconformist burials, and among those the vicar of the time refused to record. At various times there were three Methodist chapels in the town - Primitive, Wesleyan and New Connection, and possibly a Baptist chapel as well, yet these were all thought to be in Hackford parish, which had an unconsecrated area of its own cemetery. The writer would like to acknowledge the work of the Norfolk Family History Society and the advice of Alan Dixon which has helped in this publication. � 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 Cemeteries, Burials & Memorials Description An account of the resource Details of burials & memorials in Reepham's churchyards & cemeteries. Includes booklets published by Mid-Norfolk FH Society and reports of the transformation of the Norwich Road Cemetery into a Wildlife Garden by the Reepham Society in 1987. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource To the present 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 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GB/REE/Cemeteries, Burials & Memorials Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Mixed media, items held throughout the Archive. [File 4, Archive Box 104] 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 Guide to Reepham Cemetery (Norwich Road) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GB/REE/2201121715 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 6pp digital PDF document Cemeteries, Burials & Memorials [File 4] Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2012 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Reepham Town Council Description An account of the resource This is a general guide to the site and is not a comprehensive record of the memorials & gravestones, available on the Town Council website. cemetery Norwich Road https://reephamarchive.co.uk/omeka/files/original/d36a96cbbc08c13de2214b8e21764513.pdf 64e2bf1c442211faa4b9987432bfdd1c PDF Text Text GB/REE/2402161500 Hackford & Reepham Churches �� 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 Hackford & Reepham Churches Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GB/REE/2402161500 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Digital Churches & Chapels [File 4, Archive Box 104] Description An account of the resource Three postcards of Reepham Churches with the ruins of All Saints in the foreground. The first & third inages are identical but published on different dates. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource EW https://reephamarchive.co.uk/omeka/files/original/28963731d4394ec575bf28ddcac08828.jpg a4f620bf1ef2d295ba9a69154c43cf8e 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 Hackford & Reepham Churches Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GB/REE/2507121500 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Digital Churches & Chapels [File 4] Description An account of the resource Postcard view of St. Michael's and St. Mary's taken from Back Street. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource ST 2025 https://reephamarchive.co.uk/omeka/files/original/7a8835d1dceca0a6ff0c5ecdcc23e369.JPG be0d0e0877c93280bb8a8bed6440db7b 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 Norfolk Heritage Explorations Description An account of the resource 1) Information collected & edited by members of the Reepham Society & its History Group during 2004/5, as Reepham's contribution to the above project lead by The Forum. Since most information is included in other sections of Reepham Archive the documentation in this collection has not been digitised. The project was web-based and was interactive, i.e. navigation was available through links to the various parts, and included an interactive map. The website is not now available online but traces of it appear via the 'Wayback Machine'. 2) Collection of scanned photographs on two CDs, selected for the Norfolk Heritage Explorations project in 2004/5 The majority are of modern Reepham & there are duplicates. Most were taken by Chris Peakome & Kate Nightingale. Several have already been itemised from other sources & a few appear in the early Reepham Life Calendars. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 58pp A4 printed text + an additional 6pp CD 1  73 items A4 Index 2pp : A4 Description 5pp Copied to CD between August 2004 & February 2005 CD 2  71 items A4 Index/Description 5pp Copied to CD March 2005 Reepham Society Exhibitions Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Reepham Society RS CD Database 783 & 782 Index & Description RS Database 787 & 791 Thumbnails RS Database 788 & 792 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2004 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, Salle, Booton Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Reepham Society & the Society's History Group Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Norfolk Heritage Explorations Copyright © 2007 Contributors and The Forum Trust Limited, unless specified otherwise. All rights reserved. Written consent to copy, publish, adapt, hire, lend or reproduce, whether in part or in whole, should be obtained from The Forum Trust Limited, 2 Millennium Plain, Bethel Street, Norwich, Norfolk, NR2 1TF. The material on the Norfolk Heritage Explorations site was not a definitive guide to the areas concerned or to their heritage, but was presented as an interpretation of those areas by the contributors. 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 Hackford Hall Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GB/REE/2103302125 Description An account of the resource Hackford Hall is a 19th century building with 16th century origins. It is currently advertised as a holiday rental for large groups, with 13 bedrooms & extensive grounds Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2004 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 2004 Hackford Hall Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Digital Hackford Hall https://reephamarchive.co.uk/omeka/files/original/6cc36463be2ab7cdc6c5bfc639ebf988.pdf f13e6fbfbaecbf294a413930f1ae2f3d PDF Text Text from the Archive Post date: Tuesday, October 16, 2018 Hackford House as a First World War hospital The November picture in the Reepham Life 2018 Calendar shows Hackford House (now the Bircham Centre) as a First World War hospital. At the outbreak of the war, the British Red Cross had already secured buildings, equipment and staff, and was able to set up temporary hospitals as soon as wounded men began to arrive from abroad. By December 1914, Reepham Red Cross Hospital was in operation as a 12-bed VAD (Voluntary Aid Detachment) Auxiliary Hospital No. 52, the first wounded having arrived at the “Parish Hall from Norwich conveyed in motor cars lent by local gentlemen”. Samuel Bircham had donated the use of the Scouts’ Club Room (at the back of the Bircham Centre garden) as a kitchen facility and later gave permission for Hackford House to be used, which accounts for the number of “Hospital Blues” in the calendar photograph. Permanent staff included a commandant (Lady Grace Barry of Witchingham Hall), a quartermaster, a matron, some full-time nurses and a number of VAD nurses. Many local volunteers from Reepham provided cooking, cleaning, laundering and night-duty support.Each volunteer had a record card and the card of Nan Bircham (Samuel Bircham’s daughter-in-law) is shown below. �Her sister, Dorothy Bruce, is also on the list, and although she gives a Norwich address, we can probably assume that she spent some nights at the Old Brewery House, where Nan lived with her children Merrick, Michael and Ann. Also pictured is the card of Dr E.V. Perry, medical officer-in-charge, who lived at Eynsford House. Janet Archer � 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 From the Archive Description An account of the resource Illustrated articles contributed to Reepham Life and to Reepham & District Community News. From 2018 most articles related to matching months in Reepham Life Calendars. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource From 2016 to the present Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GB/REE/From the Archive Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Digital PDF documents Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource JDA 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 Hackford House as a First World War hospital Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource October 2018 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GB/REE/1907131855 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Digital PDF document Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource JDA Description An account of the resource Details of the officials, Dr Perry (Medical Officer in charge), Lady Grace Barry (Commandant) ; record cards for Nan Bircham and her sister Dorothy Bruce. Barry Bruce Hackford House hospital Perry RL Calendar 2018 WWI https://reephamarchive.co.uk/omeka/files/original/af431bacbf8d31378000ee7ef776bfbe.jpg 58bed0118558e4863588fe7f327ab707 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 Hackford House as a WWI Hospital Description An account of the resource Patients & nurses in the grounds of Hackford House (now the Bircham Centre). The men are wearing the blue uniforms with white lapels of wounded soldiers. VAD Nurses can be identified with their head veils bunched back. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1915 (est) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GB/REE/1709111325 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Digital WWI [File 21, Archive Box 121] 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 Hackford House hospital nurse Red Cross RL Calendar 2018 soldiers VAD WWI https://reephamarchive.co.uk/omeka/files/original/9cfab2510d765331d2c5340ea2158d03.pdf 406145b07a140b78961259e9b77408ee PDF Text Text from the Archive Post date: Tuesday, July 16, 2019 History of Hackford House in the 1900s This year (2019) Reepham is celebrating the centenary of the presentation of Hackford House to the town by Samuel Bircham as a memorial to lives lost in the First World War. Hackford House in about 1906 In the 1920s, the house sustained its original purpose of providing a reading room where newspapers and periodicals could be read, and a billiards room, with facilities for other games as well as the parish library. Rooms were also available for other organisations such as the whist club. From about 1927 the County Library had a room in what was then called the Bircham Institute that opened two or three times a week, manned by volunteers. Mr Thompson, the schoolmaster, was librarian. At some point before 1919 part of the house had been used by Wallace King for the Reepham branch of its home furnishings company. Samuel Bircham probably purchased Hackford House in 1910 from Fanny Spencer, the eldest daughter of John and Harriet Spencer. John Redman Spencer, previously a farmer with land in Guestwick, had died in 1909. A second daughter, Florence, had lived with her parents until her father died. After the house was sold, Florence lived with her sister Fanny in Norwich. In the 1911 census, the occupants of Hackford House are recorded as Jemima Bruce (widow) and her daughter Margaret, who occupied eight rooms in part of the building. At least one other room was used as a club room by the newly formed Hackford House Troop of Scouts. The Bruce family had lived on the Isle of Man, but in 1900 Alexander Bruce, manager of Dumbell’s Bank and head of many important Manx enterprises, was involved in the failure of the bank. He had been ill for some time and died before he could face prosecution. His wife Jemima and three daughters left the Isle of Man and in 1901 the two older daughters, �Margaret and Agnes, were living in the Old Brewery House. Agnes would later (in 1903) marry Francis R. S. Bircham, Samuel Bircham’s only son. Jemima Bruce remained in Reepham for some time, living in part of Hackford House with her eldest daughter Margaret and later moving to Norwich. Janet Archer � 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 From the Archive Description An account of the resource Illustrated articles contributed to Reepham Life and to Reepham & District Community News. From 2018 most articles related to matching months in Reepham Life Calendars. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource From 2016 to the present Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GB/REE/From the Archive Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Digital PDF documents Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource JDA 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 Hackford House in the 1900s Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource July 2019 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GB/REE/2010301815 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Digital PDF document Description An account of the resource Written to promote interest in the Bircham Centre centenary celebrations in summer 2019. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource JDA 1900s Bircham Centre Hackford House RL Calendar 2019 https://reephamarchive.co.uk/omeka/files/original/8f0f1a73c5f3f7c6532d43de6b0e5416.jpg 6e8cdf38cfe5a1a1fd0600aa8ebd7f3a 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 Hackford House Scouts Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GB/REE/ 2303081530 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Digital Groups/Scouts [File 7, Archive Box 107] Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1911 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1911 Hackford House Description An account of the resource A second picture of the scouts in front of Hackford House in 1911, including Amy Rump on a pony. Taken in the same year that the Hackford House Troop attended the King's Rally at Windsor. 1911 Rump scouts