8 20 1030 https://reephamarchive.co.uk/omeka/files/original/692c9a3c687b50ed72db78866f095f70.jpg e44ce0688f37ddd81d537fe71b726b65 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 British Legion Womens Section Certificate : 1971 Description An account of the resource Certificate awarded to the Reepham Branch formed on 22 February 1946 in recognition of 25 years continuous good work. British Legion Womens Section formed in Reepham in 1946 and closed in 2016. 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 1971 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GB/REE/1701120957 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Coloured certificate 305 x 235mm On board Originally framed Uniformed Services/British Legion [File 20, Archive Box 120] Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Bircham Centre Archive 1971 British Legion https://reephamarchive.co.uk/omeka/files/original/8258e36a2133feb2e730fb26cf869020.pdf 63a7d3109778b6e567ffdb45e4202b11 PDF Text Text from the Archive Post date: Monday, September 18, 2017 Building a digital timeline of past businesses The Reepham Archive is beginning to build a digital timeline that will show how the Market Place and adjoining streets have changed over the past 150 years. The Archive has a large collection of photographs that need to be categorised and catalogued to be able to provide details of all the businesses and shops, their owners, staff and customers during that time. For instance, if we know when what is now Diane’s Pantry changed from Austins to Uttings it helps us date other events recorded in other photographs. If you have any old photos or stories the Archive would love to see them. We can scan these and return the originals to you. With your permission we can add them to our website for others to see and enjoy. This view taken in the early 20th century is marked Norwich Road, now known as Church Hill. The fine tomb has railings, when did they disappear? Who are the people in the photograph, when was it taken, what business has the awning? A butcher’s shop according to another photo, possibly taken a little later, also shows a sign for Eglinton’s Ironmongers on the end wall, now number 21. When was the sign added? If you would like to help us answer these questions come and see us. � 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 Building a Timeline Description An account of the resource Discussion of changes in Reepham, and how the archive is recording those changes. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource September 2017 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GB/REE/1907131530 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Digital PDF document Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource AM Church Hill Norwich Road https://reephamarchive.co.uk/omeka/files/original/9fefff0a53981dee5169db1fb4e35e99.jpg c2e2995e93320dbfb69c4a56305885c8 Artefact-physical Physical objects other than texts, photographs, maps etc. 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/1602181054 Title A name given to the resource Bull's Head Tin Opener Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Pre 1967 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 165mm x 60mm Box 56 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Pre 1967 Gibbs Shop, Reepham Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Reepham Society Marjorie Gibbs Relation A related resource All items in Box 56 Description An account of the resource Metal hand held tin opener in the form of a bull's head with long back and curved tail. The short vertical spike rising from the head was intended to pierce a hole in the lid of a can, and the other was a cutting blade for see-sawing round the rim of a tin. Bull’s head tin-openers were produced up to and into the 1930s. Gibbs https://reephamarchive.co.uk/omeka/files/original/42afdb73ab2b82297da8f9fd23293513.pdf ce478436061da9268d3170c19cb00f9b PDF Text Text from the Archive Post date: Wednesday, November 15, 2017 ‘But what do we use our staves for, sir?’ In Scouting for Boys published in 1908, Robert Baden-Powell, the founder of the Boy Scout Association, recommended that scouts should carry “a strong stick, about as high as your nose, marked in feet and inches for measuring”. Official scouting rules stipulated that the staff must be “marked in feet and inches, five feet six inches”. The markings can be seen on the cover photograph of the Reepham Life 2018 Calendar. Some recommended uses of the scout staff: making an improvised stretcher • holding back a crowd • jumping over a ditch • testing the depth of a river • helping another scout over a high wall • construction of a light bridge • stopping a car by jamming a staff through the spokes of the wheel • self-defence • a tent pole for a small tent • feeling your way over rough or marshy ground • measuring distances • estimating the height of trees or tall buildings • linking scouts together on a night hike • making a splint for an injured leg • stopping an aggressive dog • beating out bush fires. �Although they have not been a standard part of the scout uniform for many years, modern, commercially produced scout staves are still available and generally made from coppice-grown ash. Closer inspection of the second photograph reveals that the scout on the pony on the far left is actually a young girl with long plaits. This is Amy Rump, youngest daughter of John Abel Rump, a butcher in Reepham, whose shop was possibly in Magpie House, Church Hill, Reepham. Janet Archer, Reepham Archive Volunteer � 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 But what do we use our staves for, sir? Description An account of the resource Description of the uses of staves in the boy scouts, with photograph of the Hackford House Troop in 1911. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource November 2017 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GB/REE/1907131430 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 1911 Hackford House RL Calendar 2018 scouts https://reephamarchive.co.uk/omeka/files/original/8bf2c0afb6e45b18b11f6db1f1e9c706.jpg 23f3d5313f3f84b9578df910dcf69609 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 Bylaugh Hall, Bawdeswell Description An account of the resource Faded & used sepia postcard of Bylaugh Hall, Bawdeswell. On reverse a note from Charlie addressed to Mr. H. Hatley, 22 Gainsborough Street, Sudbury, Suffolk. Postmarked Swanton Morley, Dereham 23 MR 14. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource March 1914 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1914 Bylaugh Hall, Bawdeswell Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GB/REE/1807210948 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Digital Local Villages/Bawdeswell [File 12, Archive Box 112] EW Photo File Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived EW Tan Postcard Album Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource E W 2018 1914 Bawdeswell Bylaugh https://reephamarchive.co.uk/omeka/files/original/f856fdb216b7dad81509022dc02885ef.jpg 63b053d8f60f27fb77b7070e8a43eb4f https://reephamarchive.co.uk/omeka/files/original/88289ed35166ef07d520982d86ce5721.jpg 252d03ec9657c7422a56bd380aac3b2c 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/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GB/REE/2103302120REEP56 GB/REE/2103302120REEP57 Title A name given to the resource Cardinal's Hat Description An account of the resource Two views of the Cardinal's Hat, also known as Candle Court, on Back Street, the last remaining half-timbered house in Reepham, said to have been spared from a disastrous town fire in the sixteenth century. 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 Back Street Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Digital Back Street https://reephamarchive.co.uk/omeka/files/original/d4bdc991017a912963be6b056698b58f.pdf b7add45e53acd0c7ebd5d2313cd2962b PDF Text Text Soldiers in the Town In the Market Pace On Church Plain RA/WW1/JDA/2024 �Cavalry arriving in Reepham Passing Gibbs shop .....then on through the Market Place RA/WW1/JDA/2024 �Army Cyclists on parade in the Market Place RA/WW1/JDA/2024 �Entertainment in the Market Place RA/WW1/JDA/2024 �Reepham Town Hall transformed into a hospital ward This item appeared in the Thetford & Watton Times on 5 December 1914 transcribed on following page RA/WW1/JDA/2024 �REEPHAM WOUNDED SOLDIERS - The Parish Hall is now occupied by wounded soldiers. Under Dr. E. V. Perry's supervision, it has been transformed into an excellent hospital. The large room of the hall has been comfortably fitted up as a hospital ward, containing at present twelve beds. The small room at the back of the ward has been furnished as a sitting-room for convalescent soldiers, while the ante-room has been comfortably fitted up as a nurses' sitting-room, and the whole is warmed by means of a hot water installation. The Boy Scouts' Club-room, placed at the convenience of the local hospital authorities by the Scoutmaster, Mr. Sam Bircham, affords an excellent kitchen, being close to the hospital. This has been fitted up with cooking stoves and all culinary requisites. Thus equipped, the institution is complete with lavatories and bathroom. Two trained nurses have been engaged, who will be assisted by nurses attached to the Eynsford Red Cross Society. Miss S. Kendrew, who has been appointed matron, will be assisted by Miss Daisy Bruce. Lady Grace Barry, as president of the Eynsford detachment of the Red Cross Society, and the Rev. W. A. Partridge, who has undertaken the hon. secretary-ship, have rendered valuable assistance. Dr. E. V. Perry has been appointed the resident medical attendant. The patients are conveyed from Norwich in motor cars lent by local gentlemen. The first batch of wounded arrived on Thursday, 26th inst. [Sarah Kendrew was the daughter of John Kendrew who had purchased The Ollands in the 1880s. Daisy Bruce was the sister of Agnes (Nan) Bruce. Agnes had married Samuel Bircham's son Francis in 1903.] This second image of the parish hall was published in the British Farmers Red Cross Fund booklet published about 1917. RA/WW1/JDA/2024 �Veteran car with local connection still on the road The Reepham Life 2018 Calendar for February showed recovering wounded soldiers from the First World War outside Reepham Town Hall, then known as Hackford Parish Hall. Although we could not identify any of the soldiers, we found out some interesting information about the car in the foreground, AH222. Due to the persistence of Reepham Archive volunteer Ann Middlemas we found that this car was still in existence and was well looked after. It has competed in the London to Brighton Veteran Car Run in more than 50 occasions since 1936. The London to Brighton Veteran Car Run was first organised in 1896 to celebrate the Red Flag Repeal. In that year the speed limit was increased from 4 mph on open roads and from 2 mph in towns to 14 mph. To qualify for entry in the modern run, cars need to be have been built no later than 1905. In the top photograph you can see the pannier baskets, still in evidence in the modern picture. AH222 is a Peugeot Type 49 which left the Peugeot works in 1902. The current owner tells us that it still has its original engine, wooden chassis and body – amazing for a car of its age and it was capable of speeds up to 25 mph. RA/WW1/JDA/2024 �Outside Harrods in 2018 2019 At the start of the Veteran Car Run 2024 RA/WW1/JDA/2024 �Nurses Evelyn Gibbs Mabel Dewing Evelyn Gibbs Mabel Dewing RA/WW1/JDA/2024 �Mabel Neale Dewing 1890-1974 Mabel was the younger daughter of Martin Luther Dewing and his wife Annie. A framed photograph in Reepham Archive is annotated “Blanche Dewing” and has always been believed to be accurately named. British Red Cross records from WWI reveal that it was Mabel Dewing, not her older sister Blanche, who worked at Reepham VAD Hospital from January 1915, soon after the first patients arrived to recuperate, until April 1919. An article in the Downham Market Gazette in October 1917 listed all the hospital staff who had 'rendered valuable service'. This explains the 'Mentioned' entry at the bottom of Mabel's Red Cross record. RA/WW1/JDA/2024 �Mabel Neale Dewing 1890-1974 3 By the time of the census in 1921 Mabel was a assistant matron at Homerton Training College, Cambridgeshire. Five years later, on New Year's Eve Mabel was on board the Mantua, a P & O ship sailing for Hong Kong. Her home address is given as Brighton, Sussex. In Hong Kong she worked at the Diocesan Girls' School in Kowloon. In 1928 the following notice appeared in the London & China Express. Mabel had married the Rev. Charles Brodie Shann. Charles had already spent time working for the Church Missionary Society, travelling extensively, and also, in the 1930s, taking posts in Yorkshire. They returned to Hong Kong in 1945 where Charles was Archdeacon of Victoria. In 1947 Charles and Mabel returned to England again, first living in Yorkshire then finally taking up residence in Salisbury when Charles was appointed as Vicar of Farley with Pitton. This news appeared in the Western Gazette in September 1947. Charles died in Salisbury in 1960. Mabel's life ended in a nursing home in Sheringham in 1974. RA/WW1/JDA/2024 �Mabel Neale Dewing 1890-1974 2 Below is Mabel's admission record when she started at St. Mary's School on Norwich Road in 1895. Her older sister, Blanche is entered a few rows above. Entry from the National School Admission Registers & Log-Books1890 In 1911 Mabel was living with her parents in Reepham Moor and helping her father in his grocery shop. England & Wales Census 1911 Her father Martin Dewing ran a grocery shop in Reepham Moor. The photograph shows the row of cottages in Reepham Moor with adverts for Robin Starch and Zebra Grate Polish. RA/WW1/JDA/2024 �Blanche Dewing 1886 - 1950 In 1911 Blanche was registered as a school teacher boarding in the household of postman Robert Leeds in St. Nicholas Street, Dereham. Ten years later she was living in Shalford, near Guildford in Surrey, teaching at Gosden House School, Bramley. The building had been bought in 1919 with money bequested by Lord Wandsworth to provide education for orphans “with an agricultural background” and opened as Gosden House School in November 1920 with a roll of 17 children. Blanche was still a teacher at Gosden House in 1939, living in Kerry Cottage. Blanche's last recorded address from about 1947 was in Brighton, where she may have retired. Later, presumably needing care she became a resident at a nursing home in Salisbury, near where her sister Mabel was living. from The Surrey Advertiser from Probate Records RA/WW1/JDA/2024 �Love in the air at WWI hospital Frank and Ethel Leiper, pictured probably in 1918 to celebrate their marriage Previously, the Reepham Archive had no records of any of the soldiers who came to Reepham to recover from their wounds during the First World War. There are several photographs that record 30 or more faces, but no names. In 2022 we were intrigued and pleased to receive an enquiry: “Did we have any records about Frank Leiper and Ethel Keeley who met in Reepham during World War I?” This was soon followed with further details and photographs. We learnt that Ethel died young, only 36, but her daughter, now 98, wanted to learn more about her parents. This set the Archive volunteers on a flurry of research to find out more. Their grandson, who sent the initial enquiry, visited Reepham the summer of 2023 and spent time walking around the town, visiting Hackford House, the gardens, the Market Place, the town hall and the churches that his grandparents would have known more than 100 years ago. We found that Ethel Keeley was listed in the information given with a photograph of all the VAD (Voluntary Aid Detachment) hospital staff taken in the gardens of Hackford House (the present-day Bircham Centre, Market Place, Reepham). Sadly, she is named as the night sister and must have been off-duty when the photograph was taken as none of the nurses look like her. RA/WW1/JDA/2024 Red Cross records confirm that Ethel was indeed engaged as a night sister from October 1916 until June 1918 in Reepham VAD Hospital. On her record she is named as Mrs. Ethel Leiper. The stamped date of 31 May 1919 tells us when these record cards were finalised ready for filing away and by that date Frank and Ethel were married. RA/WW1/JDA/2024 �Frank Leiper 1888-1960 Frank’s army records show he was enlisted with the Glasgow Pals Battalion in January 1915 and sent overseas. He was wounded twice, in 1916 and 1917, and it is not known after which incident he came to Reepham. Serving in the 17th Battalion of the Highland Light Infantry, with the rank of sergeant, Frank was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal in 1917, and demobilised and transferred to the Army Reserve in 1919. We could not find a face to match Frank in any of our photographs but we did discover that they married in Edinburgh in 1918 and that Ethel gave her occupation as certificated nurse at the Red Cross Hospital, Reepham, Norfolk. Frank’s occupation is shown as a farmer but he is still recorded as a company sergeant major of the Highland Light Infantry. Information above compiled by Ann Middlemas RA/WW1/JDA/2024 RA/WW1/JDA/2024 �Ethel's first 'pink card' giving June 1915 as the starting date, probably as a temporary nurse. A Sheffield address is given with a later address in Warrington. Ethel grew up in Sheffield. After their marriage Frank and Ethel lived in Warrington where Ethel died in 1926 after having had three children. Frank married a second time to Ethel's younger sister Minnie. Frank was a credit draper - Items of drapery would have been bought on credit from the drapery shop and he was responsible for collecting the weekly payments. Frank and Ethel's Marriage Record in January 1918 Medal Citation & Card for the Distinguished Conduct Medal 1914-15 Star was awarded for service in France or Flanders between 23 November 1914 and 31 December 1915 Victory Medal was awarded for service between 5 August 1914 and 11 November 1918. It was issued to individuals who received the 1914 and 1914-15 Stars and to most individuals who were issued the British War Medal. RA/WW1/JDA/2024 �Extract from the Sparham Deanery & District Magazine November 1915 �Residents of Hackford House In 1891 Hackford House was occupied by John Redman Spencer, his wife Harriet and his two daughters Fanny and Florence. John was a farmer who had farmed at Hall Farm, Guestwick for 22 years and also at Mill Farm, Great Witchingham for 5 years. All the stock and related implements from Great Witchingham were put up for auction in the autumn of 1889. Harriet died in 1908 and was buried in Hackford Cemetery and John died the following year. By 1911 Fanny and Florence were living together in Norwich. In 1910 the Eastern Daily Press published details of the sale of a house in Hackford, described as in the occupation of the Misses Spencer. HACKFORD-BY-REEPHAM Within 10 minutes' walk of Great Eastern Railway station and 11/2 miles from Whitwell Station, and 12 miles from Norwich. A substantially built FAMILY RESIDENCE facing the Market Place of Reepham, with small and secluded Garden, Lawn, Shrubbery, and Vinery, Stabling for 6 horses, Motor and Carriage Houses, Barn, Fowls' House. The house is very conveniently situated, commodious, with large lofty bedrooms, and in good, tenantable repair. In the occupation of the Misses' Spencer. Early possession can be arranged. Auction on Saturday, September 10th Royal Hotel Norwich In the Norfolk News of November 1910 Samuel Bircham chaired a meeting proposing the the formation of a Boy Scout Troop in Reepham. He had recently bought Hackford House and intended to make part of it into a Boy Scouts' club room. Samuel had already engaged an Assistant Scoutmaster ready to begin at the end of the month, and he asked for the town of Reepham to find 15 shillings a week for a Scout Master. In response to this article in the Norfolk News Samuel wrote a letter which appeared in the Eastern Daily Press a few days later, emphasising that it was the offer of the use of a room for the scouts rather than a 'home'. "I do not propose a 'Home', but a kind of clubroom, where the boys may meet, play games, and receive instruction, which may lead them to pass tests in various qualifications, handicrafts, etc., such as are likely to be of value to them in their future careers." He adds that a portion of the house will provide a residence for the Assistant Scoutmaster. Finally he gives his address as the Old Brewery House. RA/WW1/JDA/2024 �This photograph shows the Hackford Troop of scouts posed outside Hackford House in 1911 and includes Samuel Bircham himself. The notice states that the club room is open daily from 4 p.m. to 8 p.pm. The 1911 census of England and Wales took place on 2nd April. The residents occupying eight rooms are Jemima Bruce and her daughter Margaret. She is 58 years old and Margaret is 35. They have very different birth places. Jemima gives her birthplace as Port Glasgow, Renfrew, Scotland, and Margaret was born in Ramsey on the Isle of Man. They have one living-in female servant, Mary Douglas from Cawston, and Jemima states that she has Private Means. The crossed out numbers also reveal that Jemima has been, or would have been married for 36 years and that she has had 4 children, with three still living. How have this mother and daughter ended up in Reepham, living in an imposing house, with garden and stabling? Where were they in 1901? RA/WW1/JDA/2024 �The Bruce Family Both Alexander Bruce and his wife Jemima (nee King) originally came from Scotland, Alexander's family from Banff and Jemima's from Port Glasgow. By 1871 Jemima's family was resident on the Isle of Man. Alexander and Jemima were married in Douglas in 1874 and had three daughters, Margaret (known as Daisy), Agnes(known as Nan), and Dorothy. In the 1901 England & Wales Census we find Jemima Bruce, widow, as a visitor at 20 Campbell Road in Boscombe, near Bournemouth in Hampshire. The residents here are single sisters Sophia and Charlotte Robinson. They are both in their fifties and are financially independent. Charlotte's birthplace is given as Douglas, Isle of Man. Also with Jemima is her daughter Dorothy, 5 years old, born Douglas, Isle of Man. Jemima has recorded that she is living on her own means and was born in Scotland. So, where are Margaret and Agnes in 1901? Margaret Campbell Bruce age 25 and Agnes Catherine Bruce age 22, both born in the Isle of Man, (both wrongly entered as daughters to Thomas Attoe) are living on their own means in Reepham Market Place with a living-in servant Winifred Cornall age 17, from Bintry. As they are next door to Ford's the baker it can be assumed that Margaret and Agnes are staying in the Old Brewery House. Tracing the family group, i.e. Jemima Bruce and her three daughters, back to Onchan on the Isle of Man, gives us a few more clues. The 1891 census shows a family headed by Alexander Bruce with wife Jemima, and daughters Margaret and Agnes. There is a visitor Emily Wilson, from the Isle of Man and two live-in servants. The youngest daughter, Dorothy was not born until 1895. But what brought this family to Norfolk and what was the connection with Reepham? RA/WW1/JDA/2024 �Alexander Bruce had worked in Scotland for the City of Glasgow Bank before taking up a post on the Isle of Man at the Bank of Mona, a branch of the Glasgow bank. In the 1880s he became the manager of Dumbell's Bank. Mismanagement of loans and investments led to the failure of the bank and a financial crisis for the Isle of Man during 1899/1900. Many leading financiers on the island were made bankrupt, including Alexander. Dumbell's Bank Failure Death of Mr. Alexander Bruce Mr. Alexander Bruce, Justice of the Peace, late chairman of the Isle of Man Tramways, and manager of Dumbell's Banking Company Limited, died at two o'clock on Saturday after a long and painful illness at his residence in the island. The deceased was the head of many important Manx enterprises. The remarkable development of electric traction in the island is chiefly due to him, and he took a leading part in public loans for the Manx Government and the Douglas Corporation previous to the lamentable failure of Dumbell's Bank, which has carried a crop of disasters in its train. The prosecution instituted against him along with other officials in connection with Dumbell's Bank, was recently abandoned in consequence of the hopeless state of his health. from the Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser - Saturday 21 July 1900 Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED The Reepham Connection Researching Francis Richard Samuel Bircham (1881-1941), the son of Samuel Bircham, the following information was found. After attending Aysgarth School in Yorkshire, Francis went to Eton College where he took 'extras' like Electricity and Physics. He spent a short time at Freiburg University in Germany and during college holidays (1895-97) he worked at the Nine Elms Locomotive Works. In 1838 the London and Southampton Railway Company opened its terminus at Nine Elms. The line was extended to Waterloo in 1848 and Nine Elms became the site of a goods yard and locomotive works. The site was responsible for the repair & construction of steam locomotives. Francis's grandfather, Francis Thomas Bircham (1810-1883) was the original solicitor to the London and Southampton Railway Company, which later became the London and South Western Railway (LSWR) and Francis's father Samuel Bircham took the position until his retirement in 1910. Francis was a member of the Institute of Mechanical Engineers and his CV has the following entry :- During his time on the Isle of Man Francis would doubtless have met Alexander Bruce and his family. After the years of financial troubles and ill-health Alexander's widow Jemima and her daughters may have been offered a place of sanctuary by Francis's father Samuel. There must have been a social and a romantic connection since, in 1903, Francis married Agnes Catherine Sinclair Bruce in Reepham. RA/WW1/JDA/2024 �Bruce Family Portraits Alexander Bruce Jemima Bruce Margaret Campbell Bruce Margaret Campbell Bruce & Agnes Catherine Sinclair Bruce In 1903 Agnes married Samuel Bircham's son Francis. By 1911 Mrs. Jemima Bruce was living in Hackford House with her daughter Margaret. Agnes is with her husband in Hampshire, but returned to Reepham to live in the Old Brewery House until her death in 1969. Agnes was always called Nan, or Mrs. Nan Bircham. Her daughter Ann continued living in Reepham. Ann died in 2006 and is buried in Salle churchyard. RA/WW1/JDA/2024 �Wallace King Wallace King was a well-known furniture store based in Norwich. By 1914 a branch had opened in Reepham, using rooms in Hackford House and buildings on Back Street which are now the takeaway and The Granary. During the First World War these buildings were used as a kitchen/utility for the hospital. Wallace King finally closed the Reepham branch in 1919. RA/WW1/JDA/2024 �Images showing advertising boards fixed to the front of Hackford House and a door which presumably gave access to a showroom/office on the ground floor. The boards are advertising furniture, bedding, upholstery, picture frames, bedsteads, linoleum, carpets etc. Cropped from a postcard view towards the Market Place from Dereham Road. RA/WW1/JDA/2024 � https://reephamarchive.co.uk/omeka/files/original/6c61ff7b139f0576f3197f2914835fe8.pdf 830c3adb5ba7fddad98318711275510a PDF Text Text Links etc • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZOaMbTRxWY • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySaswgWFy0c • Network name - BTHub6-N7JN • Password - AedhGNw6MkwM �Reepham Caring for the Wounded in WW1 Do you know the role Reepham played? �The Bircham Centre ��The Bircham Centre – known as Hackford House DURING THE GREAT WAR Of 1914-19 this building was established and maintained as a hospital for British sick and wounded. The Army Council, in the name of the Nation thank those who have rendered to it this valuable and patriotic assistance in the hour of its emergency and they desire also to express their deep appreciation of the wholehearted attention which the staff of this hospital gave to the patients who were under their care. The war has once again called upon the devotion and self-sacrifice of British men and women and the Nation will remember with pride and gratitude their willing and inestimable service. �The Bircham Centre’s role • Storeroom • Kitchen (could have been in outhouse buildings (now Chinese Takeaway)… • Recreation • Garden area for outdoor time • Veranda was built alongside the garden wall �The Bircham Centre ��The Bircham Centre ��The Town Hall ��Just an aside about that car… • The Archive have traced it • 1905 Peugeot • Completed the London to Brighton run over 50 times • Still in running order ��The staff… • Commandant • Medical Officer • Nursing staff: • • • • Sister in Charge 18 Red Cross Nurses Nurse for Massage Treatment 14 Members of the Men’s Detachment of the Eynsford Division of the Red Cross Society �The WW1 Nurse • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZOaMbTRxWY ��The patients… • First patients arrived 26 November 1914 • By December 2015, 127 patients had been received • 20 beds • Sent to Reepham from Norfolk & Norwich, Lakenham Military, Norfolk War and Colchester Hospitals • Could originally have come from anywhere in the UK. �The Wounded Serviceman • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySaswgWFy0c �How the Hospital was funded • Money raised largely by donations to the Red Cross • Public Appeal by Queen Victoria at the outbreak of war: • “As president of the British Red Cross Society I appeal for your help… Much money will be needed and many gifts if we are to faithfully discharge our trust and be able to say when all is over that we have done all we could do for the comfort and relief of our sick and wounded. The heart of the great British nation will surely and generously go out to those who are so gallantly upholding the cause of their country.” • By the end of the war, £21,885,035 had been raised • £20,058,355 spent on hospitals, medicine, clothing, grants and care for the sick and wounded. �The British Farmers Red Cross Fund • Aimed to raise £500,000 • Funds for many aspects of the War Effort • Agricultural Sales • Raised a total of £1,024,808 19s 2d. �Red Cross Pearl Appeal • Ladies were asked to donate pearls to raise funds • Donors from all over the world sent contributions • Queen Mary, Queen Alexandra, Princess Mary and Princess Victoria all gave pearls • Single pearls were donated in memory of lost family members • 3,597 pearls were donated • Raised over £84,000 at the sale in 1918 Image: British Red Cross Museum and Archives �Running a hospital in WW1 • Lots of different roles… • Listed in https://vad.redcross.org.uk/ �VAD = Voluntary Aid Detachment • Organised by the Red Cross • Mostly Voluntary Roles • Covered both medical and domestic roles • Duty of those not serving on the front line… �Let’s look again… Who do we have here…? �Commandant: Lady Grace Barry �Medical Officer in Charge: Dr Edward Perry �Nurse: Evelyn Gibbs �The Gibbs Family • Gibbs Ironmongers • Traded for over 200 years • Finally closed in 1967 �Edward Gibbs Senior �Edward Gibbs Jnr �Edward Gibb Jnr • The cap and shoulder badges suggest he went on to join the Army Ordnance Corps • He was awarded the British and Victory Medals, indicating that he served overseas after 1916 • His Service Record didn’t survive the blitz �Nurse: Mabel (or Blanche?) Dewing �Nurse: Ethel Leiper Did she follow her wounded sweetheart to Reepham? �Sara Kendrew �Nan Bircham �Nurses: Sisters-in-Charge, Sisters, Night Sisters, Masseuses �Orderlies, Cooks, Washing Up… �And some interesting descriptions… �Reepham VAD Hospital: Red Cross Staff and Volunteers during WW1 Commandant 2 Cook 4 Quartermaster 3 Odd Man 2 Medical Officer in Charge 1 Secretary and Orderly 1 Sister in Charge 2 Scrubbing 3 Sister 4 Charwoman - scrubbing 1 Night Sister 3 Daily Help 1 Nurse 37 Kitchen Help 4 Masseuse 3 Other 4 Orderly (one night a week) 15 Helper - Washing Up 4 General Help - Kitchen Work 1 95 �Some familiar local surnames… Collison Mee Gurney Peck Eglington Secker Hawes Eke Frankland Stimpson Blyth Perowne – and many more �Could someone in your family be in our photos? �Reepham Archive • Valuable source of local records and images • Can you add to the story of Reepham in WW1? � 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 Archive Exhibitions 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 Caring for the Wounded in WWI Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GB/REE/2601291100 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Digital Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Nov 2024 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant WWI Hackford House, Reepham Town Hall Description An account of the resource Talk given by Brenda Gostling & presentation by Janet Archer using materials & resources from Reepham Archive as well as online information from the British Red Cross website. The presentation slides are shown here as the second item. The first slide gives links to two online videos, one of a VAD nurse, the second of a recuperating soldier being helped to dress. On display were photographs of Reepham Town Hall as a hospital ward, recuperating soldiers with nursing staff and military activity in the Market Place. Also included were biographical details for some of the nurses & soldiers, the owner & residents of Hackford House, & the names of volunteers from the town who helped to run the hospital. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Brenda Gostling & Janet Archer Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Reepham Archive 2024 Bircham Bruce Hackford House Town Hall WWI https://reephamarchive.co.uk/omeka/files/original/a082acdf2bd43191867c7fb009e0854b.pdf e1eb036a7bf2dcce4e99078368772d9b PDF Text Text Cavalry & Wagons 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 & Wagons 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 & wagons in the Market Place. Photograph probably taken on the same day as Item #1326 - Cavalry in the Market Place - GB/REE/2302142000 Note open window positions. 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 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 https://reephamarchive.co.uk/omeka/files/original/4f41036dad511198f2283a6a53877da9.jpg c6253096d3958083bfe04cb9cb109f8d 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 on the Move Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GB/REE/2309261520 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 moving through the Market Place with a few spectators. Photograph probably taken on the same day as Item #709  - Mounted soldiers passing Gibbs' shop - GB/REE/2004151304 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived EW cavalry RL Calendar 2014 WWI https://reephamarchive.co.uk/omeka/files/original/074af30ef04fe3ea6efe07d68739cb95.pdf 9b6b49100c2fd43dbecdde8708345483 PDF Text Text Cawston Lodge GB/REE/2509071140 � 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 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GB/REE/Local Villages/Salle 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 Cawston Lodge Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GB/REE/2509071140 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Digital Local Villages/Salle [File 12] Description An account of the resource Postcard showing one of the four lodges attached to Salle Park Estate. This is the second one of two on the road from Reepham to Cawston. The lodges are unusual as they are situated on the opposite side of the road facing the entry gates to the estate. https://reephamarchive.co.uk/omeka/files/original/a3b30b162ec0ad950e8a139a0b4909aa.jpg d0bbfd95ae5ce988fa87fcb3b69f81ed 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 Aerial Views Description An account of the resource Original aerial photographs & digital copies. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource To the present Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GB/REE/Aerial Views Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Reepham Archive Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource B&W & colour photographs Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant To the present Reepham & surrounding area 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 Cawston Road before B1145 modification Description An account of the resource On the left can be seen the start of the Crown Meadow Development, the disused station and storage that later became Kerri's Pine. The railway bridge over Marriott's Way is now a footpath to Coller's Way. Bottom right can be seen Fairway Garage and the Electricity Board Works on land that is now Overton Way. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1993 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GB/REE/1709111348 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Colour photograph 405 x 280mm Originally framed Aerial Views [File 1 + Large Photo Box] Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Donation to RA 2015 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1993 Cawston Road, Reepham aerial B1145 Cawston Road Crown Meadow Fairway Garage Kerri's Pine Overton Way RL Calendar 2018 https://reephamarchive.co.uk/omeka/files/original/d285b62661841254905025d8b2cdc02f.jpg 0079e2a4955efa0ab3b46ad96197d06d 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 Cawston Road, Reepham Description An account of the resource The first bungalows built in Reepham on Cawston Road before there were pavements. Miss K Hall loaned this image to the Reepham Society to copy. In 2020 the original postcard was donated to the Reepham Archive. On the reverse is written "K. Hall and an address. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1927 (est) Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1927 (est) Reepham Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GB/REE/2007161307 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource B&W postcard 135 x 90 mm Streets & Buildings [File 17, Archive Box 117 copy] Families & Businesses/Hall [Archive Box 106, original postcard] Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource K Hall Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Reepham Society RS Library Presentation Book No.10 1950s Cawston Road https://reephamarchive.co.uk/omeka/files/original/81ca4ee03eb0d37a9ea061ec3335f9a5.jpg bb4dffc575f1d905d9dba264fbc1dd8b 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 Cecil Lewis Pask Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GB/REE/2510161500 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource B&W photograph 145mmx100mm Mounted + copy Families & Businesses [File 6, Archive Box 6} Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1919 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1919 Description An account of the resource Cecil (1896-1963) was a son of William A. Pask and his third wife Annie Sarah Rowe. Cecil began his working life as a tailor's apprentice to his father. After serving in WWI as a gunner in the Royal Field Artillery he married Doris Wilson in 1924. Two of their daughters, Enid and Elsa both emigrated to Australia. Doris was living in New Road, Reepham when she died in 1948. Cecil's death was registered in Suffolk. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Wesley Piercy Pask https://reephamarchive.co.uk/omeka/files/original/484bbbf360fe6569e48752cb2af5b99d.pdf 6b61a072554c1585e909871d4e80dddf PDF Text Text �� 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 Census records for Frankland family Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1883 - 1887 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Hackford Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GB/REE/1610022039 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 8pp A4 photocopies Families and Businesses/F [File 6, Archive Box 106] Description An account of the resource Census , birth, marriage & WWI records for the Frankland brothers. (From Find My Past) Frankland https://reephamarchive.co.uk/omeka/files/original/d5ce9f2aebf44ec71a58e30fb31f74da.pdf 96e7225df4f201c99357f55cf7e3e680 PDF Text Text from the Archive Post date: Wednesday, July 25, 2018 Changes to Cawston Road/Wood Dalling junction The August picture in the Reepham Life 2018 Calendar shows the Cawston Road/Wood Dalling junction as it was before the new houses were built on Crown Meadow. On the site of the former Reepham Railway Station can be seen the old granary buildings (now Kerri’s Farmhouse Pine), the station building itself and the disused railway line leading down the view, which has become Marriott’s Way. The group of small modern industrial units next to the station, known as Coller’s Way, was named after R. Coller & Son, coal and corn merchants, with the large older building (now Reepham Garage Services) still showing some old signs. Other businesses based at the yard were Stimpson & Hurn and William Freeston. The bridge that took the road over the railway line is now a footpath. One of the highest points in Reepham, it was used as a lookout post by air raid wardens in the Second World War. Part of the original road still exists behind the wooded area as the road bends round towards Cawston. Six roads met at what was once called Station Plain. However, the railway reduced it to five by making the Wood Dalling and Cawston Roads use the one bridge. In the 1901 census this area near Reepham Station was still called Six Crossways. The main buildings here were The Crown Inn with a few surrounding cottages, one of which was a laundry business run by Matilda Timbers. In the 1920s Philip Hunt opened a general supplies store and pork butcher’s, moving from a previous site in Reepham Moor. This later became Station Stores (now The Cutting Station hairdressers). 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 Changes to Cawston Road/Wood Dalling junction Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource July 2018 Description An account of the resource Aerial photograph of the junction on the B1145 before modification in the 1990s Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GB/REE/1907131820 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 B1145 Cawston Road Coller Crown Meadow Marriots Way RL Calendar 2018 Stimpson & Hurn Wood Dalling https://reephamarchive.co.uk/omeka/files/original/64e868d93b44fbb1bee508133dcf4330.pdf 37bcd0b41ad5af2b741f8da66fe29be7 PDF Text Text from the Archive Post date: Thursday, July 1, 2021 Changing business scene on Church Hill by Janet Archer The Reepham Life 2021 Calendar for July features a photograph of Church Hill. It shows the thatched house, Magpie House, covered in greenery and a view of the cottages on the lower part of Church Hill. Magpie House was for a long time a butcher’s premises and the thatched house has been occupied in the past by officers of the Salvation Army and, in the 1980s, the offices of M-Tec Computer Services. It was also the first home of Diane’s Pantry (now in the Market Place). The second view of Church Hill (above), taken from a slightly different angle, shows a blind over the butcher’s shop window, and past Magpie House can be seen a building with noticeboards attached: this was once the Farriers Arms (or the Horseshoes) beer house. �As well as the agricultural machinery business in Malthouse Yard, Sidney Eglington also ran an undertaking concern, and the noticeboards may have been used to announce news and arrangements for forthcoming funerals. He also owned the building opposite, now an outbuilding belonging to Magpie House, and at one time he let it to the Salvation Army for their services. The first cottage further down was a baker’s premises for many years, well into the 1920s. It has more recently been occupied by the Green Room clothing boutique, No. 21 pop-up art gallery and currently Koti Store, which sells refill household and bathroom products, including sourced vintage and locally made pieces. In the 1980s, the building housed the Wavy Line shop and later the first site of a small Spar shop. More well-known (in the early 2000s) it was Echo Antiques. Its use as a baker’s shop dates back at least to the 1830s, when it was run by Lydia Scurll, a younger sister of Brettingham Scurll, Parson Woodforde’s manservant. After the parson’s death in 1803, Brettingham, who would then have been about 40 years old, did not return to Reepham, but seems to have acquired freehold properties in Bergh Apton, where he was buried in 1842, aged 81. He came from a very large family and some of his Scurll relatives, including Lydia, are buried in Reepham churchyard. Lydia left the business and property in Church Street to a nephew named Brettingham Potter Scurll, and this Brettingham continued as a baker until he died in 1854. � 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 Changing business scene on Church Hill Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource July 2021 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GB/REE/2110211615 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 History of some of the houses on Church Hill. Church Hill Diane's Pantry Echo Antiques M-Tec Magpie House RL Calendar 2021 Scurll 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. 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 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/67bc7d99cff09ab5892b32e3135fd63f.pdf 3224225359b941876a5218bf78297891 PDF Text Text Childhood memories of Reepham By Ann Dickinson This account of life in Reepham in the 1920s and 1930s was handed to the chairman recently. Mrs Ann Dickinson now lives in Hunstanton but she was born in Reepham, a member of the Gibbs family who have contributed so much to the records of the recent past of the town. Ann’s parents were married in 1918 and she was born in 1923. She looks bock on her childhood in Reepham with great affection. After receiving a copy of the Reepham Society Magazine from my life-long friend Peggy Hurn, I began to reflect on my wealth of memories of Reepham. To begin... At the age of three years, we attended Miss Bull’s kindergarten, situated at the back of the Brewery House. There was me and Peggy and her brother John, Pat Hall, Kenneth Hilton and Joyce Wagg. A year or two after, we were attending dancing classes at Miss Holah’s 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 Donald Chapman who, with his sister Olive, ran the post office at Iona House.1 Donald ran a flourishing and well-attended Sunday school. We had wonderful outings and prize-givings. Miss Wasey taught the senior children and, when we reached her class, she insisted that we learned the Collect for the coming Sunday off by heart and we had to recite it in turn. I remember her with great affection and appreciation. My mother was organist at St Michael’s when the Rev. Geake was the incumbent at Whitwell Rectory. Both churches were used for Sunday worship then. Frequently, the congregation of St Michael’s would still be waiting for the sermon to end when we could hear the congregation in 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 when the Rev. Geake left the parish in the early 1930s, the parishes of Reepham with Kerdiston and Whitwell with Hackford were finally united into one parish. The Rev. B.P. Lipscombe was installed and the present communicating door constructed between St Mary’s vestry and the chancel of St Michael’s. Often, I had to pump the organ for my mother, watching a lead weight rise and fall, paying attention so that it should not fall below a certain mark otherwise the organ let out a tremendous sigh and faded out. Mother had played a church organ from the age of 14 and she later took over St Mary’s from a Miss Jewel. The Rev. Lipscombe Iona House is in the Market Place and is now Diane’s Pantry. The post office was where Meloncaulie Rose now trades. 1 �was extremely musical and could coax ability from the least able. Under his jurisdiction my mother became an excellent organist. We had a fantastic choir under his leadership, singing oratorios at special church festivals − the Messiah, Elijah, Olivet to Calvary, to mention just a few. Occasionally we incorporated the voice of Mr Broad from Heydon although Donald Chapman did very well in solos, supported by his fellow tenors, Fred Alford among them. Apart from church music, various members of the choir founded a group to entertain during the year, putting on many Gilbert & Sullivan operettas. This group included Donald and Olive Chapman, Elsie Varley, Mabel Utting and Mr Cocking. The latter ran a boot and shoe shop, which later became Gwen Hardesty’s fruit and vegetable shop and is now the bridal 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 the evening service at church on Sundays until nine or ten o’clock. Reepham also boasted a fine Salvation Army Band. They shared the Market Place as their meeting place on alternate weeks. I have memories, too, of carol singing with the choir and the hand-bell ringers in the snow. In those days, the seasons seemed more seasonable! In the spring we would pick primroses at Broomhill, snowdrops grew like a carpet at Catchback and the perfume from the violets at Reepham Moor was unbelievable. Father, who was invalided out of the navy with tuberculosis, put his talents to good effect when he settled in Reepham. My mother loved to tell of when motor cars became the “in thing”. My father built one around an engine and chassis and, so anxious to try it out was he, that one Sunday afternoon he drove mother and an 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! In between bouts of illness, Father dabbled in photography, watch and clock mending, garage and battery charging and, when confined to bed, built models, two of which, a ship and traction engine, drum and elevator (threshing machine) were housed with the Reepham Society.2 Mother started a business making hats, which flourished and this eventually became a fully-fledged drapery, millinery, tobacco and confectionery shop. 2 We still have the threshing machine, but does anyone know what has happened to the ship? �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 has now been rebuilt as Lesley Tooley’s hairdressers 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 almost every photograph my father ever took. 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. This was in 1928 or thereabouts. He also made me a doll’s house and fitted that with battery-powered electric light. Towards the end of my father’s life I remember that the trees in our orchard had to be felled as they were old and barren. They had given shelter to the goats and bantams that we kept there. Mother’s ambition of having a tennis court built in the old orchard began to take shape. Father wanted to oversee the project and make sure the ground was quite level. This proved a problem because he was now on constant oxygen. Not to be thwarted, he asked Dick Hatley, who worked with him, to get an inner tube from a car wheel and inflate it with oxygen, added a piece of rubber tube to connect with the valve and, by slinging the tube over his shoulder with 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, and both of my uncles, Edward Gibbs senior and junior, were among the company which formed the “Black Minstrel Troupe”. We look back with such affection to our childhood in our beloved Reepham. From the Reepham Society Magazine, Millennium Edition, April 2001 �The Reepham Post Office and postmen in 1913. In those days it occupied what is now Meloncaulie Rose. It is possible to recognise the door into the café at Diane’s Pantry on the left. Rev. Geake with members of his choir outside the porch of St Michael’s. �This model combine harvester was mode by Fred J Gibbs and was later presented to the Reepham Society. In this photograph it was on display with other agricultural implements at our previous Historical Exhibition. A tennis party at Towns End Corner. Ann Gibbs (now Dickinson) is seated on the right next to her mother. �This was the site of the shop formerly run by Mr and Mrs Fred J Gibbs at Towns End Corner. It has now been pulled down and replaced by the new development containing a hairdresser, DIY shop and electrical shop. � 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'. 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MONTHLY PAPERS BY REV. W. fl.WIN Researched with drawines 1-13 Lorna GralJ 2006 �fOREWORD: BOOTONIN"1QOO In 1900 Booton is a vetlJ small villaae of around 40 households and 100 souls, The villaae is located one mile south-east of Reepham which is eleven miles north-west of Norwich in Norfolk. As a Parish it spreads over a lar.ge area of 1,079 acres. The villaae consists of a number of separate .groups of houses without a central.green. Some dwellin.gs duster around Town Farm, run bl} Mr Horace Iioward, on the Norwich Road, while Booton riall, a lar.ge red-brick buildin.g, is the home of a farmer, Frederick Richmond esg. The Manor Iiouse, home of Fountain P Elwin, stands in its own lar.ge .grounds near Rev. Elwin's .group of Victorian buildin.gs; the School Iiouse and School, the Church and RectotlJ, with its twenty-three acres of .gardens and .glebe. 3 �Further alont) Church Road is Miss E A Holle-y's residence, and the farm cottat)es built for the farm workers in Grove Road and Grove Farm owned b-y Mr William Ireland Ga-y. The villat)e has a Post Office operated by Mr Charles John Flatman, a Public House, the Kinas Iiead, run by Mr Robert Starman and small shop nm b-y Mr Thomas Lont). There are some da-y pits plus more dwellint)s and farms further afield. frj:kHP 1$'" 1"1 c..·~M~N o ; .. WINO"'J!..!. 4 �The Rev. Whitwell Elwin rebuilt the ne$leded old church over the past twenhj~five lJears. It is now a £ine buildin$ of flint with stone dressin$s, consistin$ of a chancel, nave, north porch and western towers with all the windows stained, and seatin$ for '230 worshippers. The Dedication Festival of the church was held on 30th September, dedicated to St. Michael the An$el. Sadly our Rector passed awalJ this lJear 1900, aBed 83. Queen Victoria's lone rei$n comes to an end and Edward VII's coronation festivities are delalJed due to his ill health but are eventualllJ celebrated with the Holy Eucharist at 9am, Evenson$ at '2pm followed blJ meat tea, sports and fireworks. n.e Boer War which started in 1899 is bein$ ±au$ht and Mr F Cae and Mr JPeelin$, who are on reserve list have been called to South Africa. Mr WeslelJ Carson has joined Baden Powell's Police Force and in South Africa while Ser8eant Allenden, of the Royal Field ArtillellJ is recommended for Distin$uished Conduct for Gallantnj. There are local charities resultinB hom 19 acres of Common Land which were allotted to Trustees in 1811 for the benefit of the poor. The Poor Fund helps towards a Clothin$ Club Bonus, Meat and Coal. The Annual Interest hom Sewell's Bread Charity supplies bread to eleven vellJ poor families .. The distribution is made at the discretion of the vicar. In spite of local povertlJ there are collections for the Poona Mission and help is Biven to help pal] for an Indian BOlJ's education. There is much BoinB on in the villa.8e as there is a Parish Libran]; a Women's Workin$ PartlJ on MondalJ and Girl's Sewin$ Class sewin$ for Missions; The Men's Ni$ht School on FridalJ; SundalJ School and Sin$iIl$ Class on ThursdalJ and a Men's Social Evenin$. The Clothin$ Club has 105 members of whom 37 palJ '2d. a week and Bet 1'2s.8d. tickets and 68 pay 1d. and Bet 6s. 6d. tickets. Of the members 40 are Cottaeers and 65 belon$ to the Sin$in$ Class and Sunday School. Children are free to wander about the countnJside and think nothil1$ of walkine lone distances across the fields. EvellJ child between 5 and 14 must attend the National School built in 1897 where Mrs Isabel M Goueh is the Mistress in char$e. 5 �CompulsorLJ elementan] education was introduced by the Education Acts of 1876 and 1880 because so many children were illiterate and found workin8 at an early aBe in dan8erous and dreadful conditions or involved in crime. There are no exceptions under the aBe of 11. Up to aBe 13 there are various restrictions as to employment; the pupil has to have passed a Labour Certificate, or have reached the 4 th Standard, or have 350 attendances each year for five years before they may leave school. Much consideration is 8iven to learnin8 the Catechism and Quarterly 'Certificates are 8iven for each 100 marks 8ained. A.bsenteeism is :frowned upon as it deprives the school of Grant Aid. The school was built for 90 children but only about 75 attend, and in 1900 the averaBe attendance was 63. The School buildin8 is under repair. It has been impossible to hand the premises over to Trustees as there are le8al diHiculties owin8 to the way the property has been left in the late Rector's will. To preserve the School's connection with the Church, the Squire is to keep the Deeds in his own hands at present. Mr Edward Barrett, the farmer at Fun:e Lane, collects the VoluntarLJ School Rate which Miss Holley tops up with a 'Liberal Donation'. Miss Holley who was horn ill 1853 now lives at the Green Lane Iiouse, later to he known as "The Iiollies" and 8ives the preseut Rector, much support in funds to the church, the villaBers and especially to the children of Booton. The followiu8 PaBes take a look at their lives in the first years of the 20th '1 new D , " \ AT 1:;1. .,.,1 . 1 n. 1 1 \...,enturLJ as t:J.e l\.eCtOr, vv LlWln wrnes In tne Pansn U1arLJ, t 1,,1'. lVllcnae the Archan8el, Monthly Papers'. This hook is dedicated to The Children of Booton 's' r", Lorna Gray, resident ofBooton 2006 6 �INTRODUCTION 1900 The extracts from the Monthly Papers start in July 1900. A major and recunin8 focus through the papers is the level of :funding required to maintain the local school. The situa.tion is made more di££icult due to the poor attendance of some of the pupils. JULy 1900 'The irreeularity of some children still causes a eood deal of trouble and loss. It does not seem as if treats were altoeether eoad for a school. The day before tea in Mal,] there were 80 children present, and on the next Mondal,] mornine there were 44. This shows it is a mistake to eive a treat to those that are not steadill] reeular throueh the year: Baptisms 'The rule of the Pral,]er Book is that Baptisms should be on "Sundays or Holy Dal]s, when the most number of people come toeether". So when a weekday is preferred, it is best to choose a Saint's Day . The Pral,]er Book says people are to be admonished not to put oil the Baptism of their children loneer than the first or second Sundal] after their birth. 1£ is not alwal]s possible to arranee for the Baptism so soon, but it should take place as soon as possible." A Pa.rish Library throu$h a kind ei£t of books At present the books are mostll] for children, and are lent to the members of the Sundal] afternoon Catechism, beine chaneed in the vestry. As the Library increases, we hope to make it useful to a la.reer circle of readers. AUGUST 1900 Miss Holley's Treats "Miss Holley has most eenerously eiven her annual treats to the Sundal] School, Choir and SineiD$ Class. 7 �On Saturda"':) Jul"':) 21st, she arrived to her house all the "':)oun,ger children, and those not qualified 1",:) attendances for the sea-side outin,g. After an excellent tea, the children plal:)ed about vet"':) happillJ in the ,grounds. ThelJ numbered just sixtlJ. On Saturda"':), Jul"':) 28 th, the older detachment went to Lowestoft, the partlJ startin,g from Reepham and Cawston Stations 1",:) train. It numbered alto,gether 68 persons. A threatenin,g momin,g turned into a beautiful da"':). An excellent dinner and tea were provided. The rest of the time was spent as dalJs at the sea-side usualllJ are spent. Evet"':)thin,g went off exceedin,gllJ well, and evet"':)bod"':) enjolJed the dalJ. The whole of it was Miss IiollelJ's kind ,gift, and her ,generosit-y was ,greatllJ appreciated." The Catechism 'The QuarterllJ Festival of the afternoon SundalJ Catechism was held on SundalJ Jull:) 29th. Certificates are ,given to the children for even] 100 marks obtained for verbal answers and written "anal"':)ses". The followin,g were ,given out: Ernest Geor,ge Groom earned in 10 Sunda"':)s; and James Buntin,g, in 12 Sundal:)s. The work of the past quarter was ,gone throu,gh in question and answer." The Annual Grant The annual 8rant amounted to £64 8s. 6d. About £20 has been lost in Grant b"':) ine,gular children. The Sch901 Rate '11~· school rate is a voluntat"':) rate as the ratepalJers have been saved a considerable sum b"':) the Booton school, and the separation of this parish from the area of the Reepham School Board. It is confidentl"':) expected that all will be wilhn,g to pa"':) it cheerfull"':). l1e Squire havin,g ,generousl"':) decided to ask no rent for the buildin,gs, it has been possible to put the rate at a lower fi,gure than most school rates, so that it will not press heavill:) on anyone. l1e parents of irre,gular children ma"':) be reminded that quite Id of the rate is caused b"':) ine,gularitl:). The attendance has improved this last month." 8 �Baptisms June 25th July 4th Jul':) 151h Iiorace, son of Robert &' Jane Ann Fuller (privately). John Geor8e Redvers, son of John &' Annie Allenden. Am':) Ma,:), dau8hter of Elijah &' Geor8ina Baxter. Burials Horace Fuller a.eed 2 months. SEPTEMBER 1900 1t has been found impossible to hand over the buildin8s to the Trustees, as the Squire intended, without 8reat le$al difficulties and risks, O\..-in$ to the way in which the propertl) has been left, under conditions, by the late Rector's will. It is thou$ht safer, for the purpose of preservin$ them for their use as a school in connection with the church, that he should keep them in his own hands at present. He will allow the school the free use o£ them, so this will make no difference, and hereafter it mal) be possible to make a permanent arran$ement for securin$ them to the church" OCTOBER 1900 rne S('.1.001 'Durine the school holida1Js the school buildin$s were painted and cleaned throu$10ut, so that they were spick and span when the children returned on September 10th. 9 �The report of the special Diocesan Examination in Reliaious subjects, held on June 4th, has been received. We put in five scholars, and £Our have passed. ~ Ernest Geor8e Groom is in second class. Evelyn PiM, James Buntin8 and Eva Parker in the third. As it is thel] have been in tor a wyitten examination of a kind, the result mal] be considered satisfactory. We shall this month be askin8, throu8h Mx. Barrett's kind oilices, for .subscriptions in the shape of a voluntary rate, calculated at 4d in the pound. The paintin8 of the school and several of its expenses has been defral]ed by other donations so as to make the rate as low as possible. It is hoped therefore that the ratepal]ers of the parish will be willin8 to 8ive the voluntanJ help asked, which is much less than would be levied under a school board rate." Baptisms September 2 nd Septeml,er 23rd Sl]dney Ernest, son of Ernest William &' Julia Capes. Murial Eleanor Maud, dau8hter of Charles James &' Frances Baskett. Ma1ekin8 Anna, dau8hter of John &' Sarah Ann Townsend. NOVEMBER 1900 The School "Owin8 to the removal of one or two families, our numbers are reduced at present to 75, instead of 85. There are some articles from the needlework to dispose of especialll] woollen work. There are not ellou8h to make exactll] a 'Sale' but thelJ can be ha.d at the school, at small prices 11) anl)one who would like to apply. It is an excellent thin8 for children to make up their own 8arments ill school, if the work can be spared until it has beell seen by the inspector." 10 �The Catechism The certificates Biven out on the Quarterly Festival, October 28 th for each 100 marks $ained were:Two to Ernest G Groom, earned respectively in 8 and 7 weeks; One to Eva Parker, earned in 21 weeks; Evelyn Pi$$, in 11 weeks; Possie Gou$h, in 16 weeks. "Except where allalyses are written the marks mount up very slowh:J, and therefore, in spite of much excellent answerinB in church, several are still workin$ up their hundreds by very slow de$rees. The Technical Education Committee under the County Councll, $ive three months trainin$ to a certain number of $irls in cookery, laundry etc work, without fee, at an establishment in Norwich. Girls must be 14 years of aBe: DECEMBER 1900 The School H. M. Sub-Inspector MY Harrison, visited the school 011 Tuesday November 20th. He made criticisms alld ordered a fresh timetable to be made out of some work, ill order to suit the presellt mode. all the whole he 11 �thoue,ht the school quite up on avera$e and in some respects above. He called special attention to the case of a child who had been taken away hom the school under a$e and said the Mana$ers would be required to e,ive a more satisfactory reason than appeared as yet, before the next School Grant was recommended. We acknowlede,e a liberal donation of £10 to the school from Miss riolley. Aut.hor~Notes 1900 Queen Victoria died 22nd January 1901, a$ed 81, on the Isle of W ie,ht, havine, reie,ned since 1837. For most people she had been M~narch all their lives. Edward VII as Prince of Wales, had waited to become Kine" much like the present Prince Charles, until he was 60 years old. The Boar War was foue,ht in South Africa 1899 - 1902 between Dutch settlers and the British Army . For a Bread Charity and a Clothine, Club to have operated in Booton, there must have been some very poor people in the villa$e at the bee,innine, of the Twentieth Cenhln} Poona is the Ene,lish spelline, of Pune in India - Booton villa$e was supportine, an Indian boy called Nicomende. . Before the arrival of cinema, radio and TV, people entertained themselves by plaljine, musical instruments and sine,ine" and attendine, social activities which were an essential aspect of villa$e life. The extracts from the Monthly Papers start in July 1900. A major and recurrine, focus throue,h the papers relate to the level of tundine, required to maintain the local school. RECEIPTS Balance. Jan 1" 1900 £ 109 £109 s. EXPENDITURE d. 2 £ 18 6 F. Gunton, Repairs 18 18 4 F.Cce,PaintinB 22 10 0 Balance in hand 57 14 4 £109 2 12 d s. 9 W. Gidnetj, Well Sinkna 2 �ilBap ~cbooI RECEIPTS Balance, Jan 1" 1900 Government Grants £ s. d. 64 100 12 10 4 I 6 i I £ Salaries EXPENDITURE s. 127 7 Rates, Rent, and d. 5 2 0 9 j Insurance I 6~~ 20 15 0 4 0 0 11 :5 I Books and StationetlJ Fuel and Cleanin8 I Balance in ha.nd £200 18 7% ! Voluntarq Rate Donations Sales of Needlework 27 12 22 Furniture and Repairs 5 18 12 15 18 :5 £200 6 1% 1 2 T,., ~unha!, ~cbool £ s. 12 0 10 13 £13 3 RECEIPTS Donations Offertories d. 0 1 EXPENDffiJRE Salaries Catechism Papers, etc Balance in hand £ s. 12 0 10 12 0 0 :5 £13 d. 0 6 7 1 INTRODUCTION 1901 For 1901 school funding and attendance is still a concern but so also are the standards being achieved, the outcome of the Annual School Report and the Report from the Diocesan Inspector. The Treats' from Miss Mollel} the local benefactor continue and there are interesting references to the choir and the School Savings Bank Author~ Notes 19oJ School Attendance: For children aaed between 10 and 12, a minimum of 250 attendances per annum had to be made, while for over-12's the £i8ure was 150. Le8a! exemption from school could thus only be 8ranted on a parttime basis if the child had passed the aae of eleven and if the specific attendance had been completed. Complete exemption below the aae of 14 depended on the child passiD8 the 'Labour Certificate' at the standard laid down hy the education b)-laws in his/her school district (usualllJ Standard IV or V) or havin8 reached 13 and made the 150 attendances per annum for the previous five lJears. 13 �In 1862, Robert Lowe - Vice-President of the Committee of Councll produced his Revised Code with a set of rules for schools to abel] before thel] received anl] Brant. It was a sl]stem of pal]ment bl] results. EveYlJ l]ear an Inspector would visit the school and $ive the children an examination in readin$, writin$ and arithmetic - the famous Three R's. These were arran$ed accordin$ to the Standards. Monel] could be lost if a pupil failed anl] one of the three subjects. For eveYlJ pass in each subject the Government paid 2s. 8d. So a child who passed in all three subjects earned ei$ht shillin$s for his school. After 1890 the Three R's Grant itself was replaced b1] hi$her pal]ments for attendance and an additional 'discipline and or$anisation' criterion. The Fixed Grant was 4s. 6d. for each pupil so alto$ether a $ood pupil could earn 12s. 6d. for the schooL Bl] 1901 these sums had nearll] doubled so it was vital that children had $ood attendance. Such $rants made a hU$e difference to schools which could then spend it on books, fuel, school equipment and the buildin$. . A VoluntdYlJ School: These were built and looked after bl] voluntanJ or$anisations with trustees. Thel] depended on Government Grants and monel] Biven voluntaril1] bl] private individuals. The majoritl] o:f these schools belon$ed to the Church of En$land. Where such schools were unable to meet the needs of the 10calit1], a School Board was elected from amon$ the ratepal]ers who financed the school partll] out of rates, and enforced attendance bl] all children over the ae,e of five. After 1893 full-time attendance was required for children between five and elevell. Diocesan Examination in Reli$ious Education The School Rate: This was a voluntaYlJ amoullt paid bl] the adults ill the villae,e to support the school. In the case of Bootoll, the local Rector, had the school built in 1896 and left it to the Squire who didn't char$e a rent so the rate was veYlJ small. This subscription was calculated at 4d. ill the pound, much less than a School Board Rate. School Boards also char$ed school fees. SinBinB Class: Considerable tirpe was devoted to this; SOll$S chosen varied accordill$ to the taste of the teacher. VIell-kllown titles such as 'rne Daisl]', 'Fresh Air', 'It's Never Too Late to Mend', 'If I were a Sunbeam', 'The Ash 14 �Grove' were sune. One that most people today have heard of is 'Home Sweet Home'. In prosperous schools sineine would be accompanied by a hrumonium or a piano. Catechism: In Victorian Britain, many schools beloneed to the Church of Eneland so the':l taueht the Ane1ican version of Christianit':l' Aver':) important part of this was the Catechism which ':lou will find in the Prayer Book It was a subject in itself: children were tested on it and awarded marks and Certificates for their knowledee. It was used as a means of instructine children in the basics of the Christian Creed often as preparation for baptism or confirmation - in the form of questions and answers. The Annual Grant: The first arants to schools were made in 1833. The':l were ven] small and intended to help new schools pay for their buildines. In 1861 the Government appointed a Royal Commission to see how this money was bei11e spent. The Newcastle Commission, (after its Chairman Lord Newcastle) concluded that schools were 110t doine their job properly because many children drifted in and out of school, or stalJed awalJ truantine. ManlJ pupils left school illiterate and ienorant. Standards: These mneed from I huainl':l tor 7 to 8 ':lear olds} to VII (13 to 14 ':lear olds). To move up the child had to pass an eX:amination conducted hy the Inspector. If the pupil failed he stayed in the class at that level even it this meant beine with ':l0uneer children. Brieht children could jump standards and mieht find themselves workine with pupils three ':lears older. Sunday School: Up until the 1970's (date correct?) most children in the countn]side below the aee of eleven still attended this Sabbath-day re±Uee hom the lenethy Church Service. Most of the time was taken up with Scripture readine from the Bible and study in the Catechism. Prizes were eiven and there would be a Sunday School treat. Choir. Durin8 the 19th centur':) choir festivals became a popular teature of musical life, promotine mixed-voice sin8ine by amateur eroups. It continued a lone tradition of sacred music - responses, hymns and psalms - sune by choirs in churches and cathedrals. The lack of musical instruments and other entertainment made this a popular past-time from childhood onwards. 15 �JANUARY 1901 "Even] child between 5 and 14 must 80 to school, or in some walj receive 'efficient instruction', unless exempted for some reason. l1ere are no exemptions under 11 and up to 13. l1ere are various restrictions as to the emploljment of children who are partllj or entirely exempted from attendin8 school in one of three waljs. Either first, havin8 passed for a Labour Certificate or second havin8 reached at least the 4th standard or 3rd havin8 made 350 attendances each ljear for the five ljears precedin8. At 14 a child is free from attendance under anlj circumstances." Baptisms December 23rd Ernest Geor.ge Ivor, son of Edward &' Ethel Cae. Also Re.ginald Solomon, son of Solomon &' Mabel Amlj Jefferies. FEBRUARY 1901 l1e Catechism At the Quarlerllj service on January 8iveawalj. 27th there were 19 cerlificates to l1e followin8 received Cerlificates:- John Lon8, Edward Baxter, EmestGroom, William Hardin8ham, William Townsend, Lancelot Gou.gh, G. William Hall, Re.ginald Baker, Vidoria Allenden, Emma Lee, Eva Parker, Evelljn Pi8.g, Ella Curson, Possie Gou.gh, Violet Allenden, Alice Smith and IvyPi.g.g. MARCH 1901 This ha.s been a tryin8 month for school attendance. On the dalj of our heaviest snow we had to dose one afternoon. Considerin.g how bad the weather was, and the distance many had to come, the attendance has been creditable. l1e Board of Education has allowed £6. 12s. Aid Grant to the school for the infants' desks and seats ordered last ljear. l1is about pays for them, and it comes usefully as we are rather exceedin.g our income this year, most of the school expenses havin8 increased. 16 �MAY 1901 The Catechism 'The children entitled to certificates at the Quarterly Festival on April th 28 are:C. Edward Baxter Robert Hudson, Launcelot Gou8h, William Townsend, Geor8e Waller, John Lon8, Re8inald Baker, Victoria Allenden, Eva Parker, May Townsend, Gertmde Webb, Alice Smith, Possie GOU8h, IV1.J Pi88, Ella Curson. Baptisms Edwin Iierbert ThreHall. JUNE 1901 The Mana$ers at the meetin8 on May 3 rd were the Rector, Miss Iiolley, Mr Richmond and Mr Barrett. The matters before them were almost all business details of no special interest to report. It was discussed whether coHa$e 8ardenin8 should be added to the subjects but it was considered that the number of boys eli8ib1e for it, under the new code would be too few to be worth the difficulties of ca.rnJin8 it out. The Mana$ers approved a sU88estion for the openin8 of a Savin8s Bank for the children in connection with the school. It was decided to 8ive certificates to all those who had made above 90 per cent aHendance last year." The followin8 eiBht children made over 95% attendances duril18 the last school year, out of a possible 438:Walter Lee 436, Fossie Gou8h and Iiilda Lou8 432, Ella. Curson and John LOnB 428, Flossie Bateman 426, Eva \Vhyer 422, Clara Curson 420. 17 �The bllowin8 nine made between 90 &' 95%:Iiarriet Lee 414, Florence Smith 413, Re8inald Watkin 411, Ernest Gaskin 409, Eliza Beckerton 408, Albert Blt)th and Eva parker 407, Florence Watkin 406, Geor8e Bateman 405. It will be observed that only two boys made 95% and only three of the whole 17belon8 to ant) standard hi8her than a 3 rd. This is unsatisfactol'l). The attendance has improved but it is far from satisfactonJ. About flO has been lost throu8h absences for insufficient reasons. JULy 1901 The Day School The annual report was received on June 8th. It runs as follows: Mixed school - Discipline is satisfactol'l), and instruction is 8iven in a careful and accurate manner. Infant class - The improvement noticed in the last year's report has been well maintained. The infants are under suitable discipline and are nicely tau8ht. This is a ven] 800d report and does credit to the teacher. "The Board of Education has paid the hi8hest of the two 8rants, 22 shillin8s for each of the older scholars and 17 shillin8s for each of the infants in avera8e aHendance. TIle only thine to ree,ret is that our averae,e attendance was onlt) 84% and it oU8ht to be 90. There are nearll) alwat)s children plal)in8 about in the villae,e who oU8ht to be at school and as lone as this is so, the school will be difficult to cal'l'l) on." 18 �The new admissions since April 30th are :Percival Baxter, Edward Geor$e Woods, William Bacon, Grace Thetford, Maud Tubbl,], Rosalia Baxter, Grace Allenden, Vidoria Allenden. Two of the scholars Robert Iiudson and Edith Tubbl,] have obtained Labour Certificates, exemptin$ them from further attendance. Besides these the followins have left since April 30th, qualified in otherwal,]s; C Edward Baxter, Geor$e Waller, Minnie Iiall, Blanch W oads, Ruth Fields and Florence Allenden. " The Diocesan Inspection by the Rev J. Ii. Beevor will be on Wednesdal,] Jull,] 3 rd in the morninS. Even) child should be sent to school that morninA without fail, This is important. AUGUSTIQOl The School "The followin$ is the report of the Diocesan Inspedor, The Rev John Ii Beevor, on the reli$ious instmdions at the school-"The school passed a vel'lJ $ood examination. The Infants were mostly readl,] with their answers and did extremell,] well. The knowleJae of the standards showed improvement as their answers, when taken a little out of the $eneral track of lessons, were both thou$htful and intelli8ent. I was pleased to find the Pral,]er Book subjed taken. The discipline and tone of the school are excellent: The summer holidal,]s will be fixed so as to fit in with the harvest thel,] will last for 4 weeks. 19 �Miss Holley's Treats "Bl,) the kindness of Miss liollel,) a pariy of 52 children mostly the l,)ounBer ones in the school were entertained at Green Lane House on Saturday lull,) 6 th. After tea the children had Bames and races for a liberal allowance of prizes. On lullj 20 th her Benerous annual Bift of a seaside excursion to Lowestoft for the older children tOBether with members of her sinBinB class, was repeated this ljear. The parilj numbered 60 ~ half went from Reepham Station and half from Cawston. The weather was beautiful and the dal,) was Breatllj enjoyed. Miss Holley provided the pariy with an excellent dinner and tea besides makinB all the arranBements with the railway. One boy slipped into deep water near the pier from which some man fortunately fished him out in time, he thus happily escaped without serious damaae. Otherwise we had no accidents or disappointments. The whole party is ven] Brateful to Miss Holley for her Benerous kindness". The Choir The followinB boys have been added to the weekda1.J surpliced choir:Bertie Keeler, Montaaue Fieldon, ReBinald Baker. 20 �SEPTEMBER 1901 A Savin$s Bank in connection with the school will be opened on September 9th. Any child whose name is on the school books can pay in anlj sums or draw out anlj part of the account at any time that the bank is held, on production of the Savin$s Bank card on which all entries will be made. As an encoura8ement to save interest will be allowed on sums in the bank on the last dalj of February and the last dalj of AU$ust, at the followin$ rate; Id on Is and Id on each complete 2s, beljond - that is, 2d on 3s, 3d on 58, 4d on 7s and so on. The total sum to which interest will be restricted will not be fixed at present. The bank will be held in school on Mondays after momin$ service. OCTOBER 1901 School AUendance The new blje-Iaws of the St Faiths School AUendance Committee under which we are, have now been sanctioned by the Board of Education and are iuforce. The School Savin$sBank lias opened very well. The first day there were twenty depositors and over 5 shillin$s was put in. Since then others have joined, so that about half the children have an account in it. A Savin$s Bank is therefore an excellent part of children's trainin$ for mand$in$ their monelj. A Niaht School Will be held at the rectory on Friday evenin8s at 7pm, commencin8 Oct lllh. It will be open to lads who have lett school and are resident in the parish of Booton. 21 �NOVEMBER 1901 The Choir "In a parish like ours it must alwa-ys be a small choir but probabl-y it will be suHicient for this purpose, which is all we require, eiBht boys have been workin$ at it steadily for the last 3 months and a ninth - Herbert PlJe has just been added to it: The DalJ School The followin$ have left; Eva Parker for service, and Alice Smith, Gertrude Webb and Charles Self. Alice and Edward Green have been admitted. DECEMBER 1901 The DalJ School A Manaeers meetine was held on TuesdalJ October 29th at 7.3Opm in the school- room. Present: W . Elwin (in the Chair), Miss liolley, Mr F Richmond and Mr Barrett. Mr liorace lioward was prevented from attendin$ b-y the death of his father, Mr Iioward of Cawston. The school.will break up for its Christmas liolida-y on FridalJ December Durin$ school holidalJs, if anlJ of the children want to attend the Savin$s Bank, thelJ should come to the Rector's StudlJ door, at Rectory on MondalJs,between 12.00 and 12.3Opm. 20th. �INTRODUCTION 1002 The recently formed Choir comes into its own in 190'2 and is rewarded early in the year with a 'holiday' An Industrial Exhibition in April enaa,5es 48 villa,5ers in a ranee of competition events. One wonders how much excitement knife polishing and boot cleaning competitions would evoke amonest 21st Century children. Perhaps the cricket match would be a little more to their liking? JANUARY 1902 Christmas Havin$ the advantaee of a choir, we be$an the Festival on Christmas Eve, with a sun8 Evenson$, followed b", carols. The carols this year, both then and on other days, have been sun$ separate from the service, at the end, instead of durin$ the service, as ill former years. The choir-boys have been sin$in$ them vert] nicely. The Church looked well with simple decorations. We only had 15 Communicants, and the con8re8ations were not ven] lar$e on Christmas Day, but the services were bri$ht and heart",. On Saturday December 28 th, the scholars in the Sunda", School were invited to Tea at Green Lane Iiouse. After enjoyin$ this, a performance was 8iven 1"9 Da"9 School children, under the Teacher's mana,5ement. In spite of the wet ni$ht the room was dosely packed with parents and friends. The pro$ramme 1ee,an with a prett"9 Recitation, welcomin$ the audience, bt] seven e,irls. The Infants sane three son8s, and performed some excellent drill under lvIiss GOU8h's superintendence, besides contributine, two Recitations. The Bills under Mrs Isabel Goue,h's direction did some pretty Fan Drill. Mr Goue,h, Mr Ii Goue,h and Miss F Goue,h sane, and recited durine, the evenin$. The whole went well and e,ave much entertainment. 23 �FEBRUARY 1902 Baptisms December 8th January 9 th Iiarriet Easton Lee, dau.ghter of John & ElleJ.ftancis Lee Iierbert1ack Newton \ The Choir Went for a holiday to Norwich on January 4th, and after inspectin.g the Cathedral and Museum, spent the afternoon at Gilbert's Circus. The Day School In consequence of the Inspector's objection to our usin8 children still under instruction to help in the Infant Schoolroom, an older 8irl is now bein8 employed for the purpose. At present Edith Tubby is el18a.ged on the work Our numbers are still sli.ghtly reduced by sickness and removals. The Board of Education has sanctioned Aid Grant to the School this year, to the amount of £8.lOs. to be used for specified purposes. TheSundalJSchoolP~ The Infants did their part capitally, especially in 'Busy People'. The boys .gave a .good exhibition of the new Physical Drill. Amon8 the Recitation, 'Patchwork' by E Beckerton and E Ratman, was particularly well done. Two little pieces were nicely acted: 'Dr Killumquick' by S. Baxter, W . Lee, D. Iiall, A Townsend, Ii. Lee, A Tubby and A Bacon; and 'A Different Sorts of People' by J. LonB, R Baker and Ii. Seeley. ~~ , -! 24 �MARCIi1902 ) SchoolSavin8sBank The resuN' of our first half-year's experiment of this bank has been that £7.17s.8d has altoBether been paid in, and £1. 16s. Id has been drawn out, leavine a balance of £6 still on deposit. ) APRIL 1902 Industrial Exhibition It seems that we are BoinB to take Aylsham by storm on April 2 nd, as we have no less than 48 competitors - one quarter of our population - Boine in for the Industrial Exhibition. Division II Hilda Everett - Piece RU[J &-'Pin Cus.hion Mrs. Gaff - Piece Ru[J Mrs. Thetford, Mrs. Fred Coe - Pdtchworlc Cushion Florence Townsend - Pdtchworlc Division III Mrs. Bacon - Ni[Jhtdress Mrs. Thetford and Miss E. M. liollel] - Child~ White Dress Mrs. J. Groom and Mrs. Iiardineham - Mdn ~ Shirt DivisionN Jane Coe - Pdir ofStoclcin[Js dnd Muffdtees Mrs. Barrett - Vest Mrs. Hudson - Counterpdne ) Division V Mrs. Gaskins, Mrs. Stackwood, Mrs. Smith - Bredd Mrs. Iiudson - Pldin Ca.lce Division VI Miss GouBh - Pidno Solo 25 �Division VII Violet Allenden, Ella Cuson, Fossie GOU8h, Madeleine Baxter, Ivy Pi88, Ethel Flatman, Elizabeth Beckeston, Albina TubbLj, Harriet Lee, Eleanor Plje, Daisl,;] Hall, Florence Smith, Nellie Waller, Flossie Bateman, Eva Whyr, Ida Hudson, Mabel Flatman, DaisLj TubbLj, Winnie Stac"kwood - Pinafore Hilda Lone - Dressed Doll Division VII MontLj Fieldon, Albert Watkins, Walter Waller, Bertie Blyth, Sydnel,;] Baxter, Alfred ToWllsend, Georee Bateman - Knife PoliShing Herbert Pye, J 06 Lone, Ernest Gaskins - Boot Cleaning MAY 1902 Aljlsham Exhibition We were fortunate in carn]ine off the followine prizes: Miss Goueh _1st prize for piano solo Mrs J. Groom- 3 rd prize for plain needlework Mrs. Pritchard and Miss E. M. Holley were hiehllj commended. The smallpox mmours prevented the attendance of our youne competitors in boot and knife cleanine. 26 �JUNE 1902 Baptisms March 30th - Easter DalJ Edward Hen~, son of Charles Edward &' Elizabeth Stackwood Eliza Aueusta, dauehter of Ernest William &' Julia Capes Alice Elizabeth, dauehter of Thomas William &' Emma Eliza Hawes May 18 th - Whit SundalJ Mildred Maud and Frederick, dauehter and son of Wa.l.ter William &' Ellen Maria Wa.l.ker Burial April 29th - Alice Elizabeth Iiawes, d$ed 3 months. AUGUST 190'2 Miss Holle1]'s Treats Owine to our narrow escape of serious accident at Lowestoft last lJear, Miss Hollel] decided to take the school children, thus clividine the partl] into an elder and ljouneer division. The Cromer trip took place on Saturday July 26th , provisions beine taken by Miss Holley, as in former Cromer expeditions. The journel] was made from Whitwell Station, the lone distance children beine driven b1J wd$on. 27 �l1e elder division, which consists this year of men and lads, will 80 to Lowestoft on Au8ust 2nd. l1e small children's home treat "Will be at Miss Iiolley's house on some date to be fixed. SE.PtEMBER 1902 Baptisms AU8ust3rdAU8ust lOth _ Burial AU8ust 18th _ Bertrand Frank, son of Ernest & Edith Maud Dawson Frederick Geot8e, son of Frederick Geor8e & Julia J oUel) Helen Winifred, dau$hter of James Robert & Maria Elizabeth l1etford. Mafekin$ Anna Townsend, aBed 2 years. The little child died on AU$ust 151h from the effects of bein8 kicked bl) a horse. We are ven] sorflJ to have to record so sad an accidellt. Cricket l1anks to Mr. Richmond's kindness, a fair amount of crici<et has been plal)ed all the lawn this summer, and some of the lads be8in to pIal) crec1itabll). A match was 80t up with a team of Reepham bollS, and played on the Reepham cricket 8round, on Aueust 14th. Reepham Wall the toss and went in first. ReephamXI WAustin NComell SBarnes LHowell WPeM FFord A Rowland Ii Collison lComell A Self HBarker B~es Total 1. Hall c. Richmond 1. Richmond 1. Richmond 1. Hall 1. Richmond run out c. Richmond 1. Richmond not out c. Richmond Booton XI Rliall W Hardin8ham 1 0 4 2 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 13 '28 CP~e 1. Howell 1. Iiowell 1. Bames JFlatman Ii Richmond LGoU8h BKeeler JLon8 MFieldol1 c.Austin hAustin run out b.Comell hAustin not out 1 3 9 0 15 0 0 3 0 B~es 4 Total 38 �OCTOBER 190'2 School Savinas In the course of the haH l:Jear £6. 16s. 2d was paid bl:J 42 depositors. Two~ thirds of the children use the bank The smallest amount paid in durin.g the six months bl:J one depositor was Sd, and the lar.gest 11s. Onll:J 19 of the 42 members have withdrawn aut:) of their money this half 1Jear. The total withdrawals amounted to £4. lOs. Sd., leavin.g a balance alto.gether in the Bank of £8. lls.1d The small interest allowed came to onl1J 3s. 9d. The Bank seems to answerven] well indeed. DECEMBER 1902 Smokin$ Someone, seein.g the Report of our School Savin.gs Bank, writes; "We 'Nere quite surprised at the amount of l:Jour Sa.vin.gs' Bank. I wish our tovVll children did as well but so much .goes in cheap smokes and cheap papers, that thel:J ha.ve no mqne1J to put bl:J." 29 �Burial April 4th - Ida Hudson, aaed 10. Several children at the Da1] School fell in at the school, under Mr. and Mrs. GOU8h, and followed in the funeral procession. The coHin was met at the e,ate 11] the processional cross and a few choir 101]s and the Rector, and a hymn was sune, in the Church. Miss Goue,h plalJed the Dead March as the 10dlJ was taken out of Church, and a second hymn was sun8 at the 8rave. ~tbllol ~abing.s' JJjank QEa.ster 1901 to QEa.sttt 1902 RECEIPTS Deposits Donation £ 9 0 £9 s. d 3 :'> 8 4 1 Ii EXPENDITURE WHhd..w,," Balance in Bank 5 £ 3 6 £9 30 s. d. 7 0 8 9 8 5 �INTRODUCTION 1903 Tbe records lor 19()Jlayout a wonderful l'anse 01events and activities for tlze cluIdren tlzrouoh the year. Clearly tlze measles epidemic took aD. seriousproportions requirins tlze school tObe dosedlor two weeks.. How interestinl1 tlzat the dates lor tlze summer holiday are .11ot fixed UIltil it is dear when tlze harvest Will start. FEBRUARY 1003 The 'Men &' Lads' pariy was Biven by Miss liolley, on December 30th. After a noble Meat Tea, thel} and several other Buests, were entertained bl} a capital performance of conjurinB and ventriloquism bl} Professor Walker. This was a new departure, and a veTl} successful one for makine an enjol}able eveninB· TheSundaySchoolParly Given by Miss liollel] on New Year's Da-g, be8an earll] in the afternoon, and lasted until late in the evenin8. Some hours were spent in 8ames, broken blj a substantial Tea. The evenin8 performance was 8iven blj the school children, and was witnessed bl] a crowded audience of parents and friends. Evet1JthinB was done exceedin8 well, thanks to the 8reat pains Biven to eettine it up b13 Mr &' Mrs and Miss Gouah. Day School The Manaeers met on Januan] 5 th. There was a hIll attendance. The chief subject was the makin8 of returns required blj the Board of Education and the Countlj Council, under the new Ad. The most important point had reference to the new manaeement, and application has been made to The Board of Education for an order to appoint four 'Foundation Manaeers'. Two others will be appointed apparently by the Countlj Council and the Pansh Meetin8. Some financial business was discussed and the Chairman was empowered to have the School-liouse well seen to. 31 �APRll..1903 Harriet Lee and Iiarriet Gaskin have left school, havin$ reached the aBe limit, Albert Watkins on a Labour Certificate and Charles and Grace Thetford on removal from the Parish. It is very inconvenient that the re$ulations as to school exemptions are diHerellt in St. Faith's and Aylsham Unions. Booton and Brandiston children live in St. Faith's District, where the aBe limit is 14 and the Standard the 5 th. Cawstone children live under the Aylsham mle, which is a ':lear youU$er. It is best for the prospects of children if parents keep them at school till they have passed at least the 4 th Standard, 'irrespective of aBe. MAY 1903 Owin$ to our epidemic of Measles the school had to be closed on April 21st as there were 50 absentees. It will re~open on Monday May 4th. Recent admissions to the school have been Thomas and Geor$e Sampson, Herbert, Arthur, Elsie, Charles and Frank Ewin$. A Cricket Club Will be started aBain this year. kindly to let us have a pitch. Mr Richmond havin$ aBain aBreed ven] (Mr Richmondlived d t Booton Hall) Burial April14th Ida Hudson aBed 10 years. JUNE 1903 The Catechism Fossie G01l8 h has been appointed an 'Assista.nt', on completin$ 100 marks. A quarterl!] return will be sent home at the end of each quarter showiU$ the attendance and marks $ainecl by each member of the Catechism. 32 �The Cricket Club Has made a e,ood bee,innine this season, thanks to Mr Richmond's kind ?2nnission for a pitch on his e,rounds. Arthur Plje has kindly undertaken to cd as Captain with Ernest Groom as Vice-Captain and W Townsend as Secretary. JlJlYl903 Da1J School The Annual Government Report has been received. Both the 1epartments of the school have been awarded the hie,hest e,rants, amountine in all to £56. 2s, besides the Small Population Grant of £20. Thus the school is maintainine, its satisfactoYlj condition. Trips Some of the Church Lads made an excursion to Yarmouth blj the Bure, from Wroxham on June 10th and the Choir Boys spent the afternoon of June 13 th on the Broads. The first partlj had the best weather. A Shorthand Certificate for Proficienclj in 'TheoYlj' has been e,ained blj This qualifies him for a Junior Clerkship where Ernest Groom. m rrespondence shorthand is required and he would be e,lad to hear of a suitable post. 33 �AUGUST 1903 The Birls' sewinB class had an enjolJable picnic on Sahudal], lull) 4th, under Miss Elwin's care. ThelJ drove to Felthorpe Woods where thelJ boiled their kettle and prepared their tea under the trees. Games occupied the rest of the aftel'l1oon, and Miss Elwin took several photoBraphs of the BrouP. The Dalj School The holidays will have to bereBulated bl) harvest and the date is not ljet fixed at present. We hope there will be none of the slackil1e, off of attendances as the holida"l}s draw near, which has happened sometimes. SEPTEMBER 1903 A Cottaae Garden and PoultrlJ Association has been started for Cawston, Booton, Sall, Brandiston, liaverine,land and Felthorpe with a Committee representinB each of the Parishes. A Show will be held in 1904. The particulars are not l)et settled, but everlJone had better be Bettil1$ their Bardens into condition for Browil1$ prize vee,etables. OCTOBER 1903 The Schools pass into the new mana$ement on 1st October. The chief chane,e is that nearly all important matters will now be manae,ed b"l} the Countl) Council and not bl) the local Manae,ers. These have to meet, accordinB to the Act, four times a l.Jear. The Foundation Manaaers appointed 1lJ the owner of the 1uildinBs, are the Rector, Mr F Richmond, Miss lioUel] and Mrs Barrett. The Couni"lj Council Manae,er is Brandiston. Mr W Iioward of the Church Farm, 34 �The Parish ManaBer was appointed at the Parish Meetina, called for the _::rrpDse on Thursday September 24th. Mr Herbert Ewina was elected on the =-=.::lination of Mr Iiorace Howard, seconded by Mr James Parker. _-OVEMBERl903 The Day School has now come under the County Councll. :JECEMBER 1903 H. M Inspector paid a surprise visit a few weeks aBo in order to 8et >peeimens of stitchin8 done, to be submitted to the Board of Education's ~ -e€Cliework Inspectress in London. 35 �AUGUST 1903 The airls' sewina dass had an enjulJable picnic on Saturdalj, lullj 4th, under Miss Elwin's care. Thelj drove to Felthorp€ Woods where thelj boiled their kettle and prepared their tea under the trees. Games occupied the rest of the afternoon, and Miss Elwin took several photoaraphs of the $roup. The Dal:) School The holidays will have to be re$ulated by harvest and the date is not ljet fixed at present. We hope there will be none of the slackin$ off o:f attelldances as the holidays draw near, which has happened sometimes. SEPTEMBER 1903 A Cottaee Garden and PoultYlJ Association has been started for Cawston, Booton, Sall, BrandistO:il, Haverin$land and Felthorpe with a Committee representin$ each of the Parishes. A Show will be held in 1904. The particulars are not ljet settled, but eveYlJone had better be Bettina their $ardens into condition faY $rowin$ prize ve$etables. OCTOBER 1903 The Schools pass into the new manaeement on 1st October. The chief chan$e is that nearllj all important matters will now be manaeed blj the Count"\] Council and not blj the local Manaeers. These have to meet, accordina to the Act, fotlr times a "\]ear. The Foundation Manaeers appointed b"\] the owner of the buildin$s, are the Rector, Mr F Richmond, Miss Holle"\] and Mrs Barrett. The County Council Manaeer is Mr W Howard of the Church Farm, Brandiston. 34 �The Parish Manaaer was appointed at the Parish Meetina, called for the ::lrp0se on ThursdalJ September 24th. Mr Herbert Ewina was elected on the =.:,::llnation of Mr Iiorace Howard, seconded blJ Mr James Parker. The DalJ School has now come under the CountlJ Council. =:>ECEMBER 1903 H. M Inspector paid a surprise visit a few weeks <180 in order to 8et SJ>2Cimens of stitchin8 done, to be submitted to the Board of Education's _-eedlework Inspectress in London. 35 �INTRODUCTION 1904 The year brinBs some welcome introductions for the school 11.e Education Committee decide to adopt a recommendation for the introduction of Cottage Gardening into the curriculum for the boys . Secondllj, the passinB of a Bill in parliament prohibitinB smokina at school seems to have been warmly welcomed by the Committee. One wonders if the Bill is still in torce in the 20th Century. JANUARY 1904 The Day School Re-assembles on Janual1:J 11th, and it is hoped that parents "\.\Till do their best to improve our attendance returns bl,) sendine; their children regularly. Our school ranks very low on the Education Committee's list, as ree;ards attendance. Nearll,) all the schools of the district e;et a better percentage, and there is no reason whl,) we should be below others. 11.e habit of keepine; children awal,) once in a week, as it once was of no consequence makes havoc at attendance averages and adds extremely to the chfficultl) of the teachers in keepine; up to the standard of teachine;. FEBRUARY 1904 The roadside ditch outside the school has been filled up, and a path laid... doine; it ourselves under advice of the survel,) or. MARCtIl904 The School A Manager's meetine; was held on FebruaI"l) 9 th. Present - the Chairman, Miss Iiollel,), Mr Richmond and Mr Ewine;. The business was the question of whether to make the best of the field hede;e against the road, or to e;o to the 36 �=::::-...e::1S€ of replacin$ it by an iron railine which would make a lar$e hole in "2'Serve fund. 11.e majority of the Commjttee was in favour of the ratline • - ~ - e Chairman and Mr Richmond were appointed a Sub-CommiHee to ~~ out the scheme. 11.ey have arraneed with Messrs Boulton and Paul to __ . ·4 e the railine and the work will soon be completed. Mr Richmond has -=-~ =-i::. most kindly $iven a $ood deal of the labour, besides the use of his carls. _.2 Later picture of the school showin$ the rallin$s - see below. APRIL 1904 The Day School The removal of the heJee, like all alterations involved more than could '-J€ forecasted beforehand But the work has been worth doine. It has s rJare.ed both pla1J$rounds, has enabled us to improve their levels so as to Crain them better, has $iven us a dry path outside, has led to the :..mprovement ot the road and in most people's opinion has $reatly improved : e appearance of the premises. 1he SaVin$s Bank The last half-year of the Savin$s Bank shows increased fi$ures. The d eposits have been £4. 15s. gd., the withdrawals have been £2. 7s. 3d. The n umber on the books is 35 and the balance in the bank is £g. 5s. 6%d. 37 �(faster 1903 to (faster 1904 ;map ~tblloI RECEIPTS Balance, Eastey £ 12 s. 2 8 d lYz EXPENDITlJRE Repairs &" Alterati=.s £ 24 3 d. 7 82 11 O~ s. 1903 Collection Donation Grants etc to Sept School Salaries 7 11 2 3 15 7 o G 0% 34 5 7 7 5 & _J.ai.r.. ce 2 0 o 96 18 3 Sept Supplies) Rates, lnSutdllce etc 5 o o Balance in Iiand £118 7 5 1903 Rent of House 0% to lnHand £118 ~unbap ~tblloI RECElPTS Balance, Easter 1903 OHertories Donations Deficit, Easter 1904 £ s. d EXPfr...TDITURE £ s. 3l<2 3% 0 0 o Assistance Coal & Clean inS Education Co!!llninee payments 10 10 0 13 0 18 5 £11 12 0 o o ~tboor RECEIPTS Balance' Sunday School o 12 1 0 d. 0 0 0 £11 12 0 d. 3L\eserbe jfunb £ 54 s. d EXPENDITURE £ s. 4 G Boulton & Paul Railin$s 15 8 o 10 0 0 5 33 10 £64 16 0 0 6 0 6 Labour0' ~1atErtals BalanceSchooi Builcl.iu¢s Balance Sundag School £64 4 6 0 4 ruLYl904 The School The Education Committee has decided to adopt HM. Inspector's opinion that Cotta..ee Gardenin$ should be tau$ht in school. The $round has been divided into ei$ht plots, 30 teet b1:1 10 feet each. for the ei$ht b01:1s over 11 1:1ears of a..ee. Each will be responsible for his own plot. The1:1 will be tau$ht all ordinal'l:J veBetable and flower Bl'O\.-ffi1$, and also such thin$s as buddin$ and $rafhn$_ 38 �~: is hoped that Cookery may be added for the elder eirls but this ::'=--=:E::'ds on other schools adoptil1$ it so as to make a sufficiently lar$e class at 1 n 1 £or a SpeCl'al t eacher 1 . 1 t . 1. =. =s:.:re. 1like l\.eepham, to be sen over on certain dates. -=='e p roposal with re$ard to cookery classes was considered, and it was -=-_d. that our $irls mi8ht attend classes in Reepham. - .-,: Garden &' Poultry Show ::xed for Bank Holiday at Brandiston Hall, will contain some specimens _ .3.xr:on skills and labour. The admission to the show will be 6d from 2 to ~ and 3d. from 5 - 9pm; children under 12 half price at the Bate. -==. ...c.. COllj uril1$ entertainment, a concert and a $ramophone performance ~ ;:::cceed each other at short intervals throu$h the afternoon and evenin$ will be a Band and refreshment stall of different kinds, thoU$h ~-~ ·:'se ::'==2 -.::!oTIdi nB alcoholic drinks . .~_ ? roposal from the Education Committee that we should en$aBe a . __ ~ :eacher, instead of a monitor, to fill Alice Smith's place, led to a lOnB - =0-.... ::..ssion and finalllJ it was decided to dispense with assistance in the infants :::0::::: altoeether for a time, in order to see if it could be done without. S3'TEMBER1904 .t is '.-ITith $reat satisfaction that we notice that a Bill was broueht out ::.e~ore Parliament, founded on the recommendation of a ROlJal Commission, ::: make smokin$ ille$al amone children and bOlJs. . ·OVEMBER1904 Orders were made for repairin$ the see-saws and swin$s in the plalJ$round and for whitewashin$ the office and lobbies. Some cases of children trespassine on their WdlJ home from school were considered, and thelJ were ordered to be warned. 39 �INTRODUCTION 1905 The notes for 1905 start on a rather low note with reports of dedining attendances at church.. School attendances and success with learning the Catecbism appears to be of far less concern than in previous years. The support from the Parish for the little bOl] in India continues with reports thai he has employment, of a kind, and apparentll] has his own wal] of doing things". JANUARY 1905 The year 1904 up to the time of writina has not been a particularll] eventful one in the Parish. There have been no deaths at all actually in Booton, though there have been two Burials, and one of these was a ven] lona-standina parishioner, :tvfrs. Gaff, who had but just moved away. There have been 13 Baptisms but this does not at all represent the number of births. It is interesting that six. of them were children of parents who had themselves been Booton children and who lL"k:ed to b rine, their infants to the old home to be baptised; and thirteen children were from eiBht families, so some should have belone,ed to previous lJears. rnere has been one Marriae,e. rue Confirmations were four, which is about an averae,e number for our population, thoue,h fewer than we have had for a lJear or two before, and owina to the hiah aBe set, one or two missed beine, confirmed, hy leavine, home just too soon. Some of our Church statistics have fallen rather low. Church attendances have dropped, as far as can be rouabllJ calculated by about 20 to 30 a week cJI throuah the year before. This is a aood deal in a small Parish. The Communions made will also.total up to somethlne,like 80 less than last lJear and over 100 less than the year before. In such a matter it is not eood to aim at mere numbers, but numbers are some indication of advilllC€ or e,oinB back 40 �~ ~~'s Chanty Account tor 1904 ':" ~ : eceipts ->: . : ~ends of 125. 2d. overdrawn ~diture :: .L. S. 2. 8. O. £2. O. d. 8. 2. 8. 10. £ O. = ~,.·.li December 1903 ~ -:..ECipient5 at 55. 2. £2. s. d. 3. 5. 10. 8. 10. O. ~. ~ ~ollel:) si8nalised Christmas as usual bl,) a plentiful distribution of ~-='- --e elders came in for coal, the juniors for 8a.rments and other presents, ; - ~ -.... ~ school children for a Treat on December 29th. There was not anl,) set -=e::_' ; nce bl,) the children as in other l:)ears but thel,) sa.n8 some of the ~=C~ nBs, and the Rev. Geor8e liollel:) kindl1,) amused them with a ~=-::..::::'-_, • one and some son8s. The rest of the time was spent in 8arnes and tea. ~=:J:} School: The Managers' Quarterly Meeting _-\ drain in the school 8arden was approved, and a proposed one in the -===- -.:around rejected. An application was ordered to be made b1,) the = ~an o£ the Education Committee for an increase in Miss GOuBh'S ~c.r'::l' to the amount paid to others of like standin8. The application has at =-:csent been unsuccessful but the matter is still in hand. _~..RCH1905 ~e Day School The Cookery class at Reepham came on us rather as a surprise, for the Slucation Committee officials somehow omitted to send us anl,) notice of its commencement and only wrote when it was found that our children were not attendance. The elder Birls are aHendinB the course which will include all ~ds of plain cottaBe cookery and should be found very useful. =T; 41 �APRIL 1905 Baptism Mary Ann Olley Lovick (faster 1904 to (faster 1903 RECEIPTS £ s. d EXPENTIITIJ"RI £ s. d. Balance, Easter 1904 Gov't Grants (Arrears) 0 6 1 O~ Paintin8 &' Repai.T$ Garden Fel:!:::in8 2 Labour Medal &-' Ce....-nfica:e (1903-4) Insurance, Rem (:;Rates Diocesan Associa:e's 6 3 3 5 9 0 7 10% 2 7 11 0 10 0 36 7 3 Needlework Sales (Arrears) Rent of School House 0 6 7 10 0 0 7 Fee In Iiand 6 2~ - £45 - -- - 7 34 5 2~f? £47 6 - -- - - - - - 3a.eser\Je jfnnb RECEIPTS Balance, Dal.J School Balance School Sundal.J £ 33 0 d 6 10 0 0 s. EXPENDITURE Plal.J8round RaJrne Drain Truck of Gravel Sunday School Deficit Balance Dal.J Schod BalanceSundalj School £43 0 &' £ 6 s. d. 14 3 2 8 9 0 23 9 18 5 17 1 0 6 £43 6 7 6 MAY 1905 The Catechism Quarterly Cerltlicates: IVlJ Pi88, rierbert Ewin8 (Assistants), Arthur Ewin8, Geor8e Bateman, Arthur Gaskins, Daisy riall, Ethel Ratman and Arthur Ratman. Children should not be sent to church on SundalJ afternoons unless they are to be in the Catechism. The others hinder the w-ork, without learnill$ anythin8 themselves. 42 �Exhibition _. ~ Jane Cae's knittinB was 'hi8h1y commended'. Our bent-iron =-;--- -"-::rs could not Bet prizes for they had to compete aaainst forBe work, but ~_ -';ere well placed in the Exhibition and attracted a B0ad deal of remark. _.! -: \4a rn . -':comende has aBain chanBed his work. lie has been promoted to the House at Poona, and is beinB trained under the coachman with the - -::E :hat he ma1,) succeed to the office eventuall1,). Father Elwin writes that _._:::: =ende "thinks himself in clover sleepin8 at the bottom of the stairs at -'-: ~' ::::SSion Iiouse". : ~ :::r:l ~ - Clifford William, son of Iierbert &' Lucy Bishop Lewis Elwin, son of Richard Lewis &' Charlotte James, The County Council Prize Scheme allows an Illuminated Certificate and =- :>JOk to every child who attended school reBularly, without beinB absent :::!" ~ate throuBhout every week except one (or two in the Infant class), in each =-e.rter. In addition a medal is Biven to a child who has never been absent or ~=-:e at all throuBh the whole school year. Edith Lee and Frank EwinB both ~ ·-:.a.ined medals for never beina absent and they and William Gaskins, who .::£. missed once, were also presented with a Certificate and Book AUGUST 1905 _la-y Srhool Qua..-.1erlg Meeting A letter was read from Miss Goueh, resi8ninB her post as Teacher in the School on July 31st, Miss Goueh has taueht the Infant class for over seven years, obtaininB Boods results. 43 �An application for the vacant post was received from Miss Ethel Goush and was accepted bl] the Manasers. Baptisms June 29th July 2nd Katherine, daushter of Charles Edv,rard & Eliza. Elizabeth Stackwood Olive Mal], daushter of Sel]mour &" Kate Jewell. OCTOBER 1905 The Poona Collections for our Indian bOll Nicomende will be on Sundal,) October 29th. We are pled$ed to raise fl annualllj for his support. Nicomende was confirmed last Jull] and is now a Communicant and resular at his duties. Accordins to the latest account he was tempordYlj coachman and helper at Yerendawna durins the illness of the usual bOlj. We have not heard whether he has upset an1Jbodl] -yet, as he is said to have oriBinal wal,)s of doins thinos. lie will no doubt soon do so. The buildins of the villaBe Church at Yerendawna towards which we save a. collection 3l,)ears dSO, is now about to be besun. Baptism and Burial FrankRoberts, privatell] baptised on Ausust 19th, and buried September 6th, aBed 4 weeks. NOVEMBER 1905 The School Reference was made to a. correspondence with the Education Committee ",,,r1 ...................... ;;.., ~~u (,l'a.;rm"'~ ~ .. ~l.~;v ,~v"'~~;~~ ~£ rl~..:l"~.j.;,,.< u V.LA t..L.L-';::;.1.L jJ ... ....... '-= V.J.. \...l.";::UU\.....l..lJ...lb ",--".L.L.I. ....... ~\....t..1. £5 £"om .j..lu-r.l.L . .... v"ilila~"";e'" ........ u u-+ .... teachers who reside with their parents. Miss Ethel Goush's aBreement as teacher was siBned; and the tender for coal and passins of small accounts completed the business. 44 �- - =- Clotbins Club ~ ~earthere have been 43 members at 2d. a week and 55 at Id. The -='~-5 vaS 4s. to the first and 2s. 2d. to the second. -=EMB:ER1905 ?::: i:la WorkingParlies e Secretary writes, "ManlJ thanks for the numerous nice thines made = ?oona 1vtssion blJ the Mothers and Children of Booton". ThelJ are now on ."- ~~'( 'da~ to India, and should arrive in time for Christmas. :.c::tcert _ e Readine Room Committee oreanised a conceri in aid of the funds of e Room, on ThursdalJ November 23rd. It was held in the School room which ~e members of the Committee transformed into an excellent room at shori ::::J:-:'ce after school hours, and transformed it back readlJ for the next =crnin8's School before the~ left it at nieht. The room was quite filled with ::.::: audience ven] lareellJ drawn from Booton, and all seemed to appreciate . --9 sones, each of which was encored in the first part, and would have been in :'::'9 second, if time had allowed. As it was the concert lasted nearllJ three 0 2 " 0 urs. Sones The work with the children has throuehout beenve~ happlJ. The ==da~ Catechism and the choir have both been fruitful of results which :::'£l.';"e held eoed after children have erown up and eone awalJ. It has been a y-eat happiness to have been able to share with the DalJ and Sundal,l School :eachers in workine for our deliehtful children. 45 �46 �SOOn cdier the 19oj notes it seems that the Reverend Eiwin ~ to suDer. The Rev. W Elwin, author 01 tlze reports writes a .?'? - ., ~ z--= ;;o;e[lleiter as lze leaves the Parish in December 1907: -=-= K_"Tl} to leave Booton, and to leave you. But, if any doubts could = ~ ec1 as to its necessity, my recent illness has settled the matter. Por -= 3- =_:0 understand t.bat I am not likely tobestrons alJain at present,;r - - ==: :elcinS charse ofa Parish by myself .- ~--.-::' heen most sornJ to leave the Paris.b so neslected as it .bas been =- _ - ...:.:. no week-day services and no visitinS of t.be people. But it could ~ _ :E' - - --:Jed The task of findins a new Rector .bas proved most difficult. I -=- = -A:-~ ~,TifinIJ and enquirinS in every direction, day hy day. The church - - ~_:3E :nay he attractive, but t.be work is on too small ~ scale, and the '" s::; ~.:z£Iicient to meet t.be expenses, t.bat one after anot.ber to w.bom it ~ _--.:=~ offered .bas been ohlised to refuse it. Iiowelr er t.be matter is most -=-~_-:; seided at last. .-: ", ~nl1lJ .bas been accepted by t.he Rev. J liarry Buchanan, a - .: ;-=-...J2 - 'TV11Om you are fortunate in settinS as your Rector. I bow no-one ~.:= j could more .bappily .band over my work lie .bas sreat experience, -=-: =, ~n an excellent Paris.b Priest t.broush a lons course of years. been .boldinS back my resisnation, and devotins t.be income to __ =.::::.~ :Jrclericalhelp U1Itil a successorcouldbefolllld My resiSnation now _..-= ==al place on t.be ;}d of Dece111.ber. Mr Buchanan, however, callnot -=E::::e his work till January, for it talces a month to carrIJ t.brollsh t.be - ?7'2>-se.'7 formalities ofappoil1tillS a newRector. _- :'.=-;-e :·~eantime, t.bat t.beParis.b may .be put to l10expellseby my leavins, I am _ =£ Jl p rovidins for a clersymal1 for t.be SUl1days in December al1d lor C :tisTmas Day. 47 �In 100kil1(J back over the seven dJ:1d a half years that I have been with you, I have to thank you all for a (Jood deal ofkmdness. Tb.ere is no house in the Parish in which I have not always been made welcome. You have been a friendly people tome. I could wish that I had done more for your spirif--u ality. It is a matter of ven] serious concern to me that the number of communicants has dropped, and that the con(Jre(Jations have been smaller thdJ:1 they used to be, at dJ:1y rate in the second year of my ministry when c.b.urch maiters seemed to be Boin(J forward ven] encourd/Jin(Jly. I cannot help feelin(J that I must be chieUy responsible for this fallin(J off I trust it is only temporary. 'J.he work with the children has throu(Jhout been very happy. Tb.e SU11day Catechism CJ.J:1d the choir have both hc-elJ fruitful of results which have held(Jood alter the children have (JroW11 up alJd(Jone away. It has been a (Jreat happil1ess to have beel1 able to share ...,;ith the Day al1d SUl1day School Teachers in workil1(Jlor our deli(Jh tlul children. J1;ishilJ(J you every blessi11(J, in God ~ (Jood ha11ds. I am your s affectionately WElwin 48 � 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 Children of Booton 1900 to 1905 Description An account of the resource A booklet giving an insight into school and family life in Booton between 1900 - 1905. Extracts from St. Michael The Archangel Monthly Papers by Rev W. Elwin. Researched with drawings by Lorna Gray 2006. 16 illustrations including sketches, maps, photographs and text. The photographs of the interior of the school are generic photographs of rural schools of that period. They were not taken at Booton School. The children on the cover are from a wedding photograph of the Lee and Chapman families. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1900-1905 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1900-1905 Booton Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GB/REE/1808131224 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Lorna Gray Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource A5 booklet 48pp Card cover Local Villages/Booton [+ File + Archive Box] Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Scaned by Geoff Fisher Augsut 2026 1900s Booton Chapman Elwin Gray Holley Lee