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Notes on items concerning education, schools and schooling in Reepham,

Studio portrait of Edward Gibbs (1861-1959) with his wife Emma (1863-1960), possibly taken to record an anniversary. They were first cousins and were married at Hickling in October 1888.If the occasion was their silver wedding the photograph would…

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Edward Gibbs in his Rover car (1910 6hp) while on leave during WWI.
Second image shows the AOC cap badge,shoulder badge and medal records.

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Invoice Form with decorative heading showing telephone number & postal address. Reepham 204. Norfolk NOR 71X.

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Detailed manuscript accounts book dating from the purchase of the Ironmongery and Agricultural Seed Business from Stephen Leeds in 1888 until 1915.
Business valued at £1196 on 11 October 1888.

From articles published in the Reepham Society Newsletter, Spring 1989, written by the editor, Michael Black, with assistance from Marjorie Gibbs.

Gibbs Ironmongers expanded and ivy covered + crowds at Towns End. Dixon's shop on corner across Station Road advertising "Triumph Cycles & Motors".On reverse :Darcy Collyer, Solicitor, in pith helmet"taken the first year of the great war. Welsh…

Eglington & Gooch's works existed on the site of the current Spar shop in Ollands Road employing a variety of skilled workmen, blacksmiths, carpenters, wheelwrights and farriers.

The view of the church towers in the background suggests that this is the workyard on the site of the current Spar shop and the yard behind it. Sidney Eglington is on the left, the older man in the three-piece suit may be Robert Parker Gooch who died…

Sepia postcard of Eglington & Gooch's machine works with a large assortment of agricultural equipment. The work yard based in the area of Malthouse Yard and the site of the Spar supermarket. The name on the right-hand shed is McCormick Harvesting…

The six semi-detached 'Electricity Cottages' on Cawston Road were built in the 1930s to house workers installing electricity in the town. The road was apparently then called Salle Road. Possible date of image 1938/07/08.

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…

Newspaper photograph of Reepham's Jubilee Queen, Mary Shepherd, on the Town Hall steps after the children's Jubilee party.

Embroidered Red Cross Badge in a gold frame. The badge was worked and given to Miss Evelyn Gibbs by one of the wounded soldiers during the First World War. Evelyn served as Assistant Commandant in the Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD) in the Hackford…

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…

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Portrait photograph of Miss Evelyn Gibbs inscribed 'daughter of Mr. Edward Gibbs, Market Place, Reepham'.

During World War I Miss Gibbs served as the Assistant Commandant in the Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD) of Hackford Military Hospital ,…

Towns End Corner looking toward Dereham Road. Crowd of people including some on flat roof of Pask's shop (Civil & Military High Class Tailor). Gospel Room on left beyond rounded corner wall.

Evidence gathered to prove that Hannah Ann Penny was the blood sister of Thomas Hunt, a sailor who died whilst serving on the ship 'Magicienne'.

Norfolk Research Committee : Excavation and Fieldwork to be carried out at Whitwell Hall on Saturday 31 March and Sunday 1 April - year tbc
This was part of a study course run by Chris Barringer and David Yaxley. These courses created a great…
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