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This dress box was sent to Miss H Cross of Lodge Farm, Rectory Lane, by Garlands of Norwich on 26th Jan 1933. It went to Cross & Co, seed, Oil Cake, Manure and Coal Merchants in Cattle Market St. (In Bridewell Museum collection, Norwich) |
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| Paddock Farm plaque |
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Plaque from Paddock Farm when the tenant was H J Fairman - brother of the Fairman who owned the Malthouse Farm. |
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| Dairy Farm Sale |
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Dairy Farm House stands west of Mulbarton Common (now modernised). When the farm was auctioned in December 1932, it had land west and south of the Common. The buyers were Mr. & Mrs. Lincoln - and 'Ollie' Lincoln is still remembered as THE MILK LADY. |
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| Lodge Farm from SW |
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This view of Lodge Farm house today shows that a large Georgian extension must have been added at the south end of a much older farmhouse. |
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| Lodge Farm from S |
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The elegant Georgian front of Lodge Farm house in Rectory Lane. In the (left) distance can be seen part of The Lodge (of which photos and info under HOUSES) |
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| Mulbarton's Banner |
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Banner of the National Union of Agricultural Labourers and Rural Workers - Mulbarton & District Branch. Proudly carried in processions in 1917 and 1962/3 (see other photos), and now in the Gressenhall Rural Life Museum. DOES ANYONE HAVE INFO ON THIS? |
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| County NUALRW |
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This County banner of the National Union of Agricultural Labourers and Rural Workers was also carried in procession through Mulbarton - see photos of 1962/3 and 1917 processions. Now on display in Gressenhall Rural Life Museum. |
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| Harvest early 1900s |
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This photo was taken in the early 1900s by Tom Nokes. The people around the horse-drawn hay cart are reported to include Mr. Potter, Mr. & Mrs. Tooke and sons, Mr. & Mrs. Albert Rice and other members of their family. |
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| Reaping The Harvest |
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Another Nokes photo probably taken in the early 1900s. All the family help with the harvest, and gather round the horse-drawn reaper. |
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| Paddock farm 1 |
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This old (undated) photo of Paddock Farm house, Norwich Road, can be compared with the modern view. It has changed little over the years - although the adjoining barns are now a shop and houses. |
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| NUALRW procession |
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Dated 1917, this photo shows the agricultural labourers' march to their Union rally on the Common, held every July. The banners were still in use nearly 50 years later - see other photos for detail. |
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| Nualrw Rally |
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A rally on Mulbarton Common of the local branch of the National Union of Agricultural Labourers and Rural Workers held on 15th July 1917. The VIPs are seated on a hay-cart - is their hero, George Edwards, one of them? |
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| NUALRW March |
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Members and supporters of the Agricultural Workers' Union march along Norwich Road, Mulbarton. Close-ups of both banners are also in this image section - and a photo of a similar rally in 1917! |
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| 1881 Foot n Mouth |
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Ketter to JamesTurner informing him that Paddock Farm has been inspected and restrictions against a Foot and Mouth outbreak have been lifted. 26 March 1881. |
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| Land Use 1931 |
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Extract from the Land Utilization Survey carried out by volunteers in 1931-2. Brown = arable; green = pasture; purple = orchards and gardens; yellow = rough pasture (used to show Mulbarton common!) |
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| Paddock Farm 3 |
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This photo was taken in the 1980s, before a fence was erected along the front and the barns turned into houses. Compare with the old photo (Paddock Farm 1) and you will see little has changes to the house itself. |
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| Lodge Farm from east |
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This view of Lodge Farm house, Rectory Lane, shows the paddock (foreground) and the huge barn behind the farmhouse. Compare with other photos here taken from west and south. |
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| Dairy Farmhouse 1 |
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Dairy Farmhouse lies west of the Common. It was allowed left to decay, but has now been renovated. In the distance (right) is part of the cob barn that once belonged to the farm and is now another house. See the 1932 auction poster in this section. |
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