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The Alford family outside Lodge Cottage (now demolished) in Robin's Lane, Reepham, also referred to as Back Lane and Bar Lane.

Absolute surrender of Hackford Hall by Eliza Ann Holley and Windham Hunt Holley Esq to Arthur Leamon.

Transcription followed by copy of document.
Tr. Ref. No. SH_001_INDE

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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Gibbs' Staff with delivery lorry

L to R :
Gordon Frankland, Ron Gibbs, Ernie Wilkinson,
Terry Arthurton

Ronald Gibbs with delivery lorry, presumably in Gibbs' yard.

Ronald was evacuated from London at the age of 8 and came to stay in Reepham with the Gibbs family. Edward Gibbs' wife Emma (whose maiden name was also Gibbs) was Ronald's great aunt. …

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Stanley Watson, ?possibly F. Hurn & a young Gordon Frankland with horse & cart in Gibbs' yard

Stanley Watson driving Gibbs' cart in Hall Road (now called Ollands Road). In the background is the old granary, later Wilkin Bros. property.

Reepham Pierrot Group was formed from members of the church choir.

L to R :-
George Cocking, Mabel Utting, Nancy Geake ,
Olive Chapman, Donald Chapman,
and Mrs Fred Gibbs (seated)

Reepham Pierrot Group was formed from members of the church choir.

L to R :-
George Cocking, boot and shoe repairer
Mabel Utting, butcher's daughter
Olive Chapman
Mrs Fred Gibbs, organist, draper & milliner, seated
Nancy Geake, Rector's…

An outdoor concert to celebrate the recent accession to the throne of King George V in May 1910. Note the crowns in the top corners of the photograph.
This was the first appearance of the newly formed group at a fete held in Dr. Perry's grounds at…

Programme of musical entertainment based on a Minstrel Show, with H. C. Peck as the Interlocutor (Master of Ceremonies). The Black Diamonds Troupe also included a Tambo and a Bones (nicknames for the musicians who played the tambourine & the…

The group includes :-
George Fisher (in white jacket)
Mr. Howe (probably) far right with hat in hand,
Benjamin Edmunds Wyand - with a full beard and G.C. Clarke, Reepham, Veterinary Inspector

Reepham Society identifications:Doorway :- Broughton, Eileen Alford, David BirdMiddle Row :- Wendy & Tessa Seely, Kathleen Middleton, Edith Pask, Sylvia Willimott, Diane Ewing the May Queen, Elizabeth MillerFront :- Pamela Lowe, Olive Secker,…

A formal dinner in Reepham Town Hall.
Names of the diners and the occasion unknown.

Sidney Eglington (nicknamed Togo) on a steam engine towing a plough in front of the Dial House. The man on the right is George Reeve.

Standing (l–r): Bob Wasey, Jack Ling, Horace CollisonSeated (l–r): Gordon Frankland, William Burton, Cyril Lowe, Bob Smith, Ernest TuddenhamThe original source did not identify the man standing at the left-hand end. Based on comparison with item…

Military group on right are probably RAF. On the left are firemen in helmets. The Bircham Institute and the King's Arms pub with a glass canopy on the right, are in the background.
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