Great Massingham, Norfolk
Great Massingham photos
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Great Massingham maps
Historic maps of Great Massingham and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Great Massingham maps
Great Massingham books
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Memories of Great Massingham
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Great Massingham Crown Brass Band
Hello,
My grandfather was George Frederick Fish, bandmaster to Great Massingham Crown Brass Band. I would dearly love to learn more about both him and the band. Does anyone have any information about them? I believe they once played at Sandringham at Christmas after the king heard them playing in Kings Lynn (I think). I am told that the king was... [more]
Shared on 15 March 2008
Norfolk memories
Evacuation from London to Harpley
I remember Harpley when it had no running water, electricity or gas. I was evacuated there during the war years and stayed in a cottage near to the village pub. At that time we had to cross the road to draw drinking water from the village well. Washing and bathing water was supplied by rainwater tanks kept at... [more]
Shared on 04 January 2009
Hi - My family history research finds that my mother Isobella Stephenson was born in Houghton in 1917. Her family may have been in the pub buisness, but her father Harry John Middleton worked for the railways. They eventually ended up in Barnsley where I was born. Any information on this family would be of help to me,
Regards Allan Broadhead... [more]
Shared on 02 September 2006
My great grandfather John Robert Leaman was school master at Castle Acre school - his wife (my great grandmother) was Elizabeth Jane Leaman (nee Ellis). I have visited Castleacre recently and found the village such a beautiful, interesting idyllic place to be. If anyone knows or has any history of this time I would love to hear about them. The time... [more]
Shared on 13 October 2008
In 1940 my dad James Smith and his brother William was evacuated in Great Dunham on Hill Farm with Mr and Mrs Everington and they wanted to adopt my dad and brother but my nan said no. My family were from Hackney in London. In 1941 my Aunt Joan was born in Hill Farm Cottages too while my nan was visiting.
Shared on 02 November 2008
My grandfather the village postman
My grandfather, Bert Sampson, was the postman in the late 40s/ 50s. My grandmother, Ivy, and he lived at Woodview. My father said he used to sell produce from his smallholding as he did his rounds. Anyone remember?
Then his son Ron and his wife moved in and had all my cousins. Eight of them. They all lived in this small... [more]
Shared on 18 April 2008
Memories from My father Tom Ebert who was evacuated to Dersingham from Poplar during WW2
My first recollection of Dersingham was as a seven year old boy in 1941.
My mother, sister and I were evacuated from the East End of London during the blitz and arrived, after a long train journey, at the Station Hotel one late afternoon which was owned then by a Mr and Mrs Parminter. After some tea and sandwiches we were... [more]
Shared on 10 July 2009
We lived in the village shop Virginia Stores owned by Peatling & Cawdron. My dad won the Vernons Football Pools in 1955 a great sum of £505.6s, my sister and I had new bikes, and mum and dad went for a holiday to Blackpool! with her new fur coat. We moved to Brancaster after that when they bought the pub there.
Shared on 07 May 2007
Extracts From Great Massingham & Norfolk books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Great Massingham, inspired by Frith photos.
King's Lynn Photographic Memories
This is one of the largest keeps in the country, richly decorated inside with a well-preserved medieval kitchen. The castle is built on a massive defensive earthwork, giving unrivalled views across the land and out to sea.
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King's Lynn Photographic Memories
This entrance lodge to the house and gardens was private until the area was opened to the public for the first time in 1908. All moneys from admission charges go to a huge list of charities, and garden produce is given to local hospitals.
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King's Lynn Photographic Memories
The owners of Gayton Flour Mill built all these properties to house their workers. The mill had a bakery supplying bread for the whole village, which was displayed in baskets and delivered by horse and cart. Depending on the strength of the wind, the employees were called out day or night to work the mill.
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