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Gladys Ford
Gladys Ford 1894-1984 (married name unknown) with her daughter and grand-daughter Anna Hancock. Gladys was the youngest daughter of William Ford and his first wife Ellen Fuller Clarke. She was born in Reepham and baptised in Hackford Parish Church.
Ruth Roseveare
Obituary from The Times for Dr. Ruth Roseveare (1917-2014), surgeon and missionary who served in India from the end of WWII to her retirement in 1983 when she came to live in Reepham. Dr Roseveare's brother-in-law was Dr Arthur Garrett, who was with…
Supply of Electricity to Reepham
Map printed on linen showing plans for the supply of electricity to properties in Reepham. Shops and houses are marked in colour. Reepham was one of the first rural towns in the country to get electricity.
Town Map 1994
Reepham Norfolk Town Map issued to celebrate The 75th Anniversary Year of the Bircham Centre. These maps were sold in aid of the Bircham Centre Restoration Fund for 15p each.
Past News by Harry Hawes
Transcription of notes written by Harry Hawes in two notebooks, describing houses, their occupiers and businesses in Reepham. It begins with details of Reepham Moor and continues into Reepham Market Place. Many of the tales from 'A True Story',…
St. Michael's & Millers Stores
View of St. Michael's Church & Church Plain showing Millers Stores with people standing outside the shop. The church tower is covered in ivy.
Copy of an original postcard : J&S 5578
Copy of an original postcard : J&S 5578
Elizabeth II Jubilee Album
Hard backed album marked "Jubilee 1977, List of Children receiving Crown Coins. Each sheet records 15 children, mostly in alphabetical order, who signed by hand or by finger print for their coin. One original 5/- coin remains with the album together…
Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee
Newspaper photograph of Reepham's Jubilee Queen, Mary Shepherd, on the Town Hall steps after the children's Jubilee party.
Pask's Shop
Picture of Mr. Pask's shop after he moved his business from the Market Place to Towns End Corner. The signs read: Outfitter, Master Tailor, Draper.
Pask's Shop at Towns End Corner
Mr. Pask outside his shop with two ladies, probably his two youngest daughters Hilda and Rosie who continued to run the business after he died in 1943 aged 91.
The windows advertise the range of clothes offered; liveries, breeches, hunting uniforms…
The windows advertise the range of clothes offered; liveries, breeches, hunting uniforms…
Reepham Railway Station
The platforms at the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) Reepham Station taken from or near the railway bridge at the junction of Cawston Road and Wood Dalling Road. There are no hedges, unlike the the overgrown embankments that line the…
School Road, Reepham
School Road when the Sun Barn and the Band Hall are still standing, the Fire Station has replaced Sunbarn Pit, Reepham Motors are selling Fina petrol and Abbs Garage opposite supply Esso petrol.
Sheep in Reepham Market Place
Flock of Sheep in Reepham Market Place.
There appears to be no restraints, no dogs and no shepherd but the animals seem quiet and relaxed. They are spilling on to the road.
No indication that it is a market day. Perhaps it was a film shoot.
There appears to be no restraints, no dogs and no shepherd but the animals seem quiet and relaxed. They are spilling on to the road.
No indication that it is a market day. Perhaps it was a film shoot.
The Page Family Children
Children of the Page family outside the Crown Pub.
Back Row: - Rosa Blanche, Edith May and Nell (Florence Ellen)
Middle Row: Frances, Alice, Alfred and Bessie
Front Row: Sidney and Kate with Joey the dog.
Edward Page is listed as licensee in…
Back Row: - Rosa Blanche, Edith May and Nell (Florence Ellen)
Middle Row: Frances, Alice, Alfred and Bessie
Front Row: Sidney and Kate with Joey the dog.
Edward Page is listed as licensee in…
Malthouse - St Johns Alley
View of part of the malthouse/maltings building in St. John's Alley before changes were made.
From the entrance opposite the Spar shop in Ollands Road St. John's Alley leads past this now renovated part of the malthouse, emerging next to the post…
From the entrance opposite the Spar shop in Ollands Road St. John's Alley leads past this now renovated part of the malthouse, emerging next to the post…
Malthouse Demolition - Comments
Newspaper reports and letters recording comments and arguments about Randell's proposed demolition of the malthouse/maltings & the two attached cottages. The plans in this file did not take place as proposed. Partial demolition took place…
Randell's Premises
Two views of Randell's shopfront. Possibly early 1980s.
The top picture gives a closer view of the shopfront.
In the lower picture the Malthouse Cottages have been demolished. The wall of the malthouse/barn has been reduced & the lower windows…
The top picture gives a closer view of the shopfront.
In the lower picture the Malthouse Cottages have been demolished. The wall of the malthouse/barn has been reduced & the lower windows…
Malthouse Cottages- Ollands Road
Malthouse Cottages at the bend on Ollands Road. Once used by Randell's.
Malthouse on Ollands Road
View of part of the malthouse/barn on the bend at the bottom of Ollands Road before any major demolition work took place.The lower half of the outer wall still exists. The windows were bricked in. A wide blue metal gate stands where the double doors…
Junction of Old Brewery Lane & Ollands Road
A view of the bend in Ollands Road before any new houses were built on the Spar side. The sign directs to the car park at the back of the Old Brewery House Hotel.