1 20 1026 https://reephamarchive.co.uk/omeka/files/original/b10b355e7e060beb8c89bd60255cd2b2.pdf b60f8ccb8b19d3778842583ade798168 PDF Text Text Johnson's Shop In 1971 Sheila Johnson began trading in the premises that now houses Reepham Post Office. Both floors were used to sell children's, women's and men's wear, as well as wool and haberdashery. She also dealt with shoe repairs, knitting services and dry cleaning. Sheila moved across the road in 1974 and the Post Office moved into its present position. GB/REE/2608201100 �Johnson's Shop in the 1980s �The shop 'dressed' for its appearance in The Tragedy at Marsdon Manor , (a Poirot episode 1991). ��� 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 Johnson's Shop Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GB/REE/2608201100 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Digital Streets & Buildings/Market Place [File 17] Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1970s -1980s Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1970s -1980s Market Place Description An account of the resource Mrs. Johnson ran this shop in the Market Place from 1971 beginning in the current Post Office premises. A very popular shop, it also provided dry cleaning and shoe repairs. The business moved across the road in 1974 into the shop now occupied by Kings Opticians (2026). 1971 1974 1980s Johnson https://reephamarchive.co.uk/omeka/files/original/b9441e97706d58e4efaf270bea1cba2a.pdf 9148b907d75bf2160e8ff2952c5ed82f PDF Text Text ���� https://reephamarchive.co.uk/omeka/files/original/ad7c5a1249ae71a00ff441c6d1e2490c.pdf 0fcb7e2667607e5c212058e1d3237f29 PDF Text Text Document Title: Manor of Kerdeston Reiffham, Absolute Surrender: Rev. C T J Blake to W H Blake Esq. Original Dated: 25 May 1877 Copy Dated: 1 November 1877 Date Transcribed: 10 June 2026 Location in Archive: Large Documents – Box 123 Dated 25th May 1877 Manor of Kerdeston Reiffham The Reverend Charles Thomas Jex Blake to William Heitland Blake Esqre. (Copy) Absolute Surrender 1st November 1877 Received original for Presentment and entry John Hinchen Steward Manor of Kerdeston Reiffham Be it remembered that on the twenty fifth day of May in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and seventy seven the Reverend Charles Thomas Jex Blake of Lyng in the County of Norfolk Clerk in Holy Orders a Copyhold Tenant of the said manor came before me Charles Searle Deputy Steward of the said manor for this turn and purpose only and in pursuance of his covenant for that purpose contained in a certain Indenture bearing date the twenty fourth day of May One thousand eight hundred and seventy seven and made between the said Charles Thomas Jex Blake of the one part and William Heitland Blake of Newcastle under Lyme in the County of Stafford Gentleman of the other part and in consideration of the sum of Three hundred pounds the apportioned consideration on the sale of the Copyhold hereditaments hereinafter expressed to be surrendered to him the said Charles Thomas Jex Blake paid by the said William Heitland Blake the receipt whereof is by the said Indenture acknowledged Did out of Court according to the custom of the said manor surrender out of his hands into the hands of the Lord of the said manor by the hands of the said Deputy Steward by the rod in the presence and testimony of Joseph Nelson a credible person attesting the same all and every the messuages lands tenements and �hereditaments whatsoever situate lying and being within and holding of the said manor by Copy of Court Roll which the said Charles Thomas Jex Blake together with Mary Blake widow and Arthur Allan Heitland Esquire both since deceased had and took up within their heirs and assigns under and by virtue of the last Will and Testament of the Reverend Henry William Blake late of Thurning in Norfolk Clerk in Holy Orders deceased at a court held for the said manor on the seventh day of February one thousand eight hundred and sixty and all the rights members privileges and appurtenances whatsoever to the said hereditaments belonging or in anywise appertaining and all the estate right little interest use trust inheritance property possession power claim and demand whatsoever (legal and equitable) of the said Charles Thomas Jex Blake therein and thereto to the only proper use and behoof of the said William Heitland Blake his heirs and assigns for ever absolutely and without any manner of condition whatsoever at the will of the Lord and according to the custom of the said manor and by and under fines rents suits and services therefore due and of right accustomed. Taken the day and year first above Charles Thomas Jex Blake By me C. Searle Deputy Steward for this turn and purpose only. In the presence of Jos. Nelson � Text-handwritten 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 Manor of Kerdeston Reiffham: Absolute Surrender Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GB/REE/2606171035 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Paper, 419 x 342 mm, folded Large Documents - Box 123 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 25 May 1877 Description An account of the resource Absolute surrender of the Manor of Kerdeston Reiffham: Revd Charles Thomas Jex Blake to William Heitland Blake. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Transcribed by Geoff Fisher 10 June 2026 using Transkribus Relation A related resource GB-REE-1603301450 Manor of Kerdeston Reiffham: Transfer of Copyhold Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Acquired from eBay on 17 March 2015 by Mike Cowdrey https://reephamarchive.co.uk/omeka/files/original/a8cd939b3cfec71cbc9942d934e26302.jpg 40fe7ea6a08bcb269d76313b72b73462 https://reephamarchive.co.uk/omeka/files/original/c5db85dc4f78af8aea97c45551ae8b7e.jpg 17a8cb22f3dc053064554f865f57ddc3 Photograph-digital Any photograph for which there is no previously existing hard copy in the Archive. The photograph can be stored on CD, DVD, memory card, USB stick, on hard drive or 'cloud'. It may have been sent electronically to the Archive or it may be a photograph owned by someone else which we have scanned or photographed. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Gibbs Family Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GB/REE/2604201700 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Digital Families & Businesses [File 6] Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1900s Description An account of the resource Edward & Emma Gibbs with their three children Evelyn, Edward (Ned) and Marjorie. The second image, taken at a later date, is of Marjorie Gibbs with her pet rabbits, probably taken in the garden at The Laurels, the Gibbs family home on Dereham Road, previously called Verandah House. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Wesley Piercy Gibbs https://reephamarchive.co.uk/omeka/files/original/83a8be86bee17d01165d55acbd5b0fd3.pdf 34fd5f730c9a479c2224556128ac655c PDF Text Text Sale of Properties, 1919 GB/REE/2602181500 ���� 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 Sale of Properties 1919 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GB/REE/2602181500 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Digital Streets & Buildings [File 17] Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1919 Description An account of the resource Irelands sale at the Kings Arms in May 1919, advertising a number of freehold properties in the three parishes. <br />The top lots were Ivy House in Whitwell, and The Bungalow in Hackford. Other lots included more cottages and land at Bilhams Hill, and a double cottage in Reepham. <br />William Overton, the baker, purchased Ivy House for £250 paying a £50 deposit.&nbsp;<br />Ivy House is described as being <em>'at Bilhams Hill, next the road leading from Whitwell Street to Eade's Mill.</em>' The Bungalow faced <em>'the road to Hackford Vale, near Reepham Market Place.'</em> Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource S.Bird 1919 Overton Whitwell Street https://reephamarchive.co.uk/omeka/files/original/08ba1b477a4aae0b590e53ac27024fd7.jpg 8a2dbdf6d9397d6e7d3bde5983a55d6a 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 Hettie Sexton Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GB/REE/2602151530 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Digital Families & Businesses [File 6] Description An account of the resource Harriet Sexton (1899-1934) Baptised Harriet, Hettie Sexton was born in Briston in 1899. In 1911 she was boarding with Charles Timbers and his housekeeper in 5 Newland Villas. She was still lodging with Charles in 1921 in one of the cottages on The Hill and working as a dressmaker. In 1925 she married Cecil Reeve, a tailor.. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Wesley Piercy Reeve Sexton https://reephamarchive.co.uk/omeka/files/original/09bff45e3598d16c9f8dfa4853ee8eb1.jpg e862bfb3532b0886e374000f4d7d3873 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 George Mason Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GB/REE/2602151500 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Digital Families & Businesses [File 6] Description An account of the resource Studio photograph of George Mason (1890-1959), probably taken when he enlisted during WWI. In the 1920s George worked as a horseman at Eades Mill Farm for R. B. Howes. George married Lucy Piercy in 1923. In 1939 they were living in the Birchams Yard cottages on Norwich Road. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Wesley Piercy Mason Piercy https://reephamarchive.co.uk/omeka/files/original/42d6b80ca82e897095d718c84f2b62a5.pdf 00c2fad212cc305c9b5d2f564a36e256 PDF Text Text Bell Ringers in St. Michael's GB/REE/2602151400 � 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 Bell Ringers in St. Michael's Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GB/REE/2602151400 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 2 B&W photographs 210mm x 160mm Poor condition Families & Businesses [File 6, Archive Box 106] Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant St. Michaels Church Description An account of the resource Walter Ford was a member of the Norwich Diocesan Association of Bellringers for 60 years and Reepham's tower captain from 1944. Walter began ringing when he was 15. He lived long enough to see the re-hanging & addition of two more bells (1977-1979) but was prevented by ill-health from ringing on them. He rang 59 peals for the Association of which 11 were on hand-bells. The first image shows the ringers in St. Michael's. L to R :- Herbert Laskey, Roy Smith, ?, Eric Durrant, Christopher Hurst, John Smith from Aylsham, Rev. Hurst, ?, & Walter Ford The second image shows a handbell group outside St. Michael's. L to R :- Roy Smith, ?, Eric Durrant, Walter Ford, & Herbert Laskey Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Eastern Daily Press Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Eastern Daily Press bells Ford Laskey https://reephamarchive.co.uk/omeka/files/original/ea2b6e961be7701220957236cc0a3437.jpg 833738c2e6689b995141a106279bf7a2 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/. Title A name given to the resource Herbert Temple Christian Owen Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GB/REE/2602110930 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource A4 cream card Families & Businesses [File 6, Archive Box 106] Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1957 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1957 Reepham Parish Church Description An account of the resource Illuminated address presented to Herbert Temple Owen in 1957 to mark his services as church warden for more than fifty years. Herbert came from North Walsham where his father was a clergyman. In 1901, at the age of 25, Herbert was already a bank manager and by his early 30s he had become bank manager for Barclays Bank in Reepham. He lived at Moor Lodge, Reepham with his wife Annie who was the youngest daughter of Rev. Michael M. U. Wilkinson, vicar of St. Mary's, Reepham. He died in 1959 and after his wife's death in 1964 their daughter Barbara continued to live at Moor Lodge until her death in 2006. Owen Wilkinson https://reephamarchive.co.uk/omeka/files/original/822859272cdbb7bad9a5841dd280cf79.jpg a0a9dfc0dfd28384e980826ee0b4cfd8 https://reephamarchive.co.uk/omeka/files/original/ade1562f3cb319f81247357ce125b021.jpg 4399f4ef4ec7e396a95c5afc2185bce8 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 Henry Piercy Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GB/REE/2508041730 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 1 B&W photograph 1 digital image Families & Businesses [File 6,Archive Box 106] Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1916 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1916 Description An account of the resource Henry John Piercy (1860-1933) was a great uncle of Wesley Piercy (cousin to Wesley's grandfather Thomas Piercy). Henry was married to Emma Bowes in 1884 and worked as a gardener. In 1901 he was working in Euston, Suffolk, for the Duke of Grafton at Euston Hall. In 1911 Henry and Emma were back in Reepham and in 1921 Henry was working for the Kendrews on the Ollands estate and, as his address is Norwich Road he may have occupied one of the two cottages that belonged to the estate. Emma died in 1915 and the following year Henry married Fanny Hilda Archer. Henry died in 1933 and both he and Fanny are buried in the Whitwell Road Cemetery. The photographs of Henry and Fanny suggest they were taken at their wedding in 1916. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Wesley Piercy Piercy https://reephamarchive.co.uk/omeka/files/original/fa770bf338145eebe529acf9b05ba89f.jpg f2c594ad3189c8cb219b834e78084c54 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 Eva Mabel Leonard Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GB/REE/2602031920 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Digital Families & Businesses [File 6} Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1918 Description An account of the resource Eva Mabel Leonard (1896-1977) Studio portrait taken about 1918 Eva's husband was Reginald Fisher, youngest son of George Ephraim Fisher. George ran the grocery an drapery business from the premises that was once Motts Pharmacy, now the Deli/Farm Shop. Reginald & Eva were running a shop in Barnham Broom in 1939, living next door to Eva's parents Herbert and Hannah Leonard. Herbert was a retired farmer who had once run Ollands Farm in Heydon. In 1921 Reginald was a boarder as a farm pupil with the Leonards in Heydon. Reginald and Eva were married in 1924. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Wesley Piercy Fisher https://reephamarchive.co.uk/omeka/files/original/10e323082f7a458bdfad9531f44cdb3d.jpg e19b2d5da7bf8b65d3ec298b826b3cd9 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 Alice Maud Gayford Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GB/REE/2602031900 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Digital Families & Businesses [File 6] Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1920s Description An account of the resource Alice Maud Gayford (1894-1939) Alice was the daughter of Frederick Gayford, a carpenter. She was a domestic servant The photograph was probably taken in about 1921 when Alice was working for William and Mercy Pitcher in London. William had been a schoolmaster in Reepham, living in the school house next to the school on School Road (also called Whitwell Road). William and Mercy had lived in Reepham for more than 20 years but in 1921, after retirement, they are registered in south west London where Alice was their servant. Alice died in Reepham in January 1939. By the late 1920s the Pitchers were back in Reepham where Mercy died in 1928. In 1939 William was living on Norwich Road with his brother-in-law Archie Chaffey, also a retired teacher. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Wesley Piercy Gayford https://reephamarchive.co.uk/omeka/files/original/7159605bf14910e52a7855647de5b069.jpg 4fa80e64ee7a6ec7f78e92db9721dd1c 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] 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 November 1914 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 WWI [File 21] Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource November 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 November 1914 Reepham VAD Hospital Description An account of the resource Newspaper cutting describing the facilities provided for wounded soldiers who began arriving in Reepham to recuperate in November 1914. 1914 Town Hall https://reephamarchive.co.uk/omeka/files/original/f416f0be4ef5285366a0821e27562e43.jpg dbdc42dd7700fe2ef04ef4dc6cc8cd04 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 Robert Howe Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GB/REE/2512101100 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource B&W photograph 135mm x 85mm Families & Businesses [File 6, Archive Box 106] Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1939 Description An account of the resource Robert Matthew Howe (1863-1940) in Bircham's Yard, Norwich Road. Robert was a stockman at various farms in the local area. Born in Swanton Morley, he lived for a long while in Weston Longville. In 1921 he was living in Bircham's Yard and working on a farm in Booton. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Wesley Piercy Howe 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/e6fc071c4acab03058e3c0b7d25d6f08.jpg f58e760baee295632ea2d259684b6cb4 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 John William Frankland Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GB/REE/2510041500 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Families & Businesses [File 6] Description An account of the resource John William Frankland (1895-1964) John's father, Charles Frankland, was a tailor (& a gardener) who worked for William Pask. John himself worked as a gardener and after serving in WWI he worked at the Moor House for Ernest Hudson. The family lived in Reepham Moor and John continued to work as a Market Gardener with his nephew Charles Bernard Frankland. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1910s Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Wesley Piercy Frankland https://reephamarchive.co.uk/omeka/files/original/17c018e7f603684d99c9663a38509e1e.jpg 415b4ed57e68dae1d44c3773f36e3657 https://reephamarchive.co.uk/omeka/files/original/6ad31f8fc1553d685b2b28090ca0d462.pdf 846d75a1a78cc785441858d688d64e9d PDF Text Text Two Men in a Car GB/REE/251001100 In 2023 Reepham Archive received an enquiry about the location of the photograph shown in the Reepham Life calendar for September 2024. The query originated from Michael Edwards, author of several books on De Dion Bouton cars. It is an image of a 1903 De Dion Bouton, taken around 1905. Cars at the time were rare and very expensive so the owner would have been a person of means. Could we verify the location? The definitive clue is the guidepost which shows places local to Reepham. The three adjacent parishes of Hackford, Whitwell & Reepham with Kerdiston were still separate until 1935. So the 'Hackford' part of the sign would have been accurate for the estimated date of the photograph, i.e. 1905. The viewpoint suggests the corner of Station Road and Dereham Road (outside V's Cafe/The Crossroad). Most of the photographs of that era show guideposts of the iron type. But there is one image that shows this white guidepost :- Further evidence comes from the 1906 Ordnance Survey map where the guidepost is clearly sited on the Dereham Road side of the Towns End crossroads. A 1903 De Dion Bouton was one of the original five cars that launched the Montagu Motor Museum in 1952. It had been in the Montagu family since 1913 when it was acquired from a tenant on the Beaulieu Estate and was used as a works vehicle by the estate engineer until the early 1930s. Edward, Lord Montagu found the car in an outhouse and placed it on display in Palace House in 1952 as part of a small display of cars which was the nucleus of what would later become the Montagu Motor Museum, now the National Motor Museum. Information from the De Dion Bouton UK Club website : dedionboutonclub.co.uk � 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 De Dion Bouton Car Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GB/REE/251001100 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Digital Streets & Buildings/Dereham Road [File 17 ] Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1900s Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1900s Towns End, Reepham Description An account of the resource Image of two very smart young men in a De Dion Bouton car, taken at the bottom of Dereham Road. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource N. Sparrow 1900s RL Calendar 2024 Towns End https://reephamarchive.co.uk/omeka/files/original/149aab66450969d2360405b8848d46f4.jpg f3950eed004c3619b8f0559e0997b154 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 May Mary Tubby Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GB/REE/2509261500 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Digital Families & Businesses [File 6] Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1910s Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1910s Description An account of the resource May Mary Tubby -nee Barrett (1899-1983) Born in Felthorpe, by 1911 the family was living in Whitwell. Her father Edward was a farm labourer. In 1919 May married William Tubby and in 1921 they were living in Station Road, probably in the cottages opposite the car park. William was a chauffeur for Dr. Perry. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Wesley Piercy Tubby https://reephamarchive.co.uk/omeka/files/original/17bb59b2192a8bb8f41e3dab9854dfa1.jpg 1cf84038531caaa20c7469a7e12984e0 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 Mary Besford Timbers Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GB/REE/2509232015 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Digital Families & Businesses [File 6] Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1900s Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1900s Description An account of the resource Studio portrait of Mary Besford Timbers (1858-1940). Mary was the daughter of Charles Timbers & Charlotte Jarvis. Before she was married she lived with her grandfather William at Six Crossways where the women of the family ran a laundry business. In 1885 Mary married Thomas Piercy who worked for Edward Gibbs. They first lived in Hall Road (now Ollands Road) and later at The Hill, Hackford. Thomas died in 1930. Mary was Wesley Piercy's grandmother. She continued to live at The Hill until she died in 1940. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Wesley Piercy Piercy Timbers https://reephamarchive.co.uk/omeka/files/original/46feb2cbf54bfdded0b432f5558b9d76.jpg ed447b16efe88284eecf6e0bd217cb6f 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 Jasper Kiddell Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GB/REE/2509232000 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Sepia photograph + modern B&W 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 1900s Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1900s Description An account of the resource Jasper (1900-1971) was the youngest child of Ebenezer Kiddell and his first wife Elizabeth Cole. He had a sister called Charlotte who was 14 years older than Jasper. <br />On the back of this photograph was written :- <em>"Good morning Sister Lottie have you used Pear's Soap yet? What do you think of my little face? Mother and father are quite well. When are you going to write? Jasper<br /></em>Jasper worked as a stoker in the Royal Navy for many years.<br />Ebenezer Kiddell (1857-1924)was a wheelright, carpenter and beer retailer living and working in Oulton. He spent a few years in Stalham as a waggon builder but by 1904 he was living in Reepham with a work yard probably opposite the Methodist church on Station Road. His wife Elizabeth died in 1920 and in 1922 he married Elsie Rhoda Piercy, Wesley Piercy's aunt. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Wesley Piercy Kiddell Piercy https://reephamarchive.co.uk/omeka/files/original/97a2bb0c1d08cd257d9a982c6dfb26ea.jpg 2d9fcb8f12a763d55a265b29f4660fd0 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 Frances & Elsie Piercy Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GB/REE/2509221730 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Digital Families & Businesses [File 6] Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1900s Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1900s Description An account of the resource Wesley Piercy's mother Lucy had two sisters, Frances and Elsie. Frances Mary Piercy(1886-1969) - seated Frances was the eldest child of Thomas Piercy and his wife Mary Besford Timbers. She worked as a domestic servant until she married William J Loades in 1922. Elsie Rhoda Piercy (1895-1990) Elsie was the youngest child of Thomas & Mary Piercy. She worked as a drapers assistant in George Fishers shop in Reepham Market Place. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Wesley Piercy Piercy