Bunwell Heritage Group
.....help needed
.....help needed
Please contact us if you can help solve the following problems;
Gone to the Dogs
The Queen's Head on The Turnpike ( closed since 1971) has been the venue for a number of unusual activities. Active members of the Rat and Sparrow club have long since joined their maker, but there may be some about who can still remember the greyhound racing. We would particularly like an illustration to add to our text. If you have a photograph connected with greyhound racing at Bunwell we would be most grateful for a copy.
Bunwell Smock Mill
Bunwell's only known windmill stood on the glebe land off Rectory Lane. It's history is well researched but we have no photograph of the structure. It operated until 1891.
Gone to the Dogs
The Queen's Head on The Turnpike ( closed since 1971) has been the venue for a number of unusual activities. Active members of the Rat and Sparrow club have long since joined their maker, but there may be some about who can still remember the greyhound racing. We would particularly like an illustration to add to our text. If you have a photograph connected with greyhound racing at Bunwell we would be most grateful for a copy.
Bunwell Smock Mill
Bunwell's only known windmill stood on the glebe land off Rectory Lane. It's history is well researched but we have no photograph of the structure. It operated until 1891.
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The Bunwell Mill had an eight sided brick tower and a boat shaped cap.
It may have looked something like this Suffolk smock mill at Great Thurlow .
Photograph by courtesy of by Bob Patterson.
Photograph by courtesy of by Bob Patterson.
Previous Problems and Some Answers
What is this uniform?
From your responses to our question, we now know that the Reverend Adolphus Liddell Fellowes who was Rector of Bunwell from 1891 t0 1923 was wearing the uniform of an army chaplain dating between 1890 and 1904. From researching The London Gazette John Herne has told us that by order dated 4th July 1900 the Rev. Fellowes was made Acting Chaplain to the 4th Volunteer Battalion Norfolk Regiment.
From your responses to our question, we now know that the Reverend Adolphus Liddell Fellowes who was Rector of Bunwell from 1891 t0 1923 was wearing the uniform of an army chaplain dating between 1890 and 1904. From researching The London Gazette John Herne has told us that by order dated 4th July 1900 the Rev. Fellowes was made Acting Chaplain to the 4th Volunteer Battalion Norfolk Regiment.
Who was Porky Sturman?
The back of this photograph bears only the name 'Porky' Sturman. The puttees suggest he was a WWI soldier and the Bunwell Roll of Honour lists seven soldiers with the surname of Sturman. We have had suggestions that he may have been one of a Sturman family that once lived at Little Green. Robin Jackson e-mailing from North Texas thinks he may be from a family that lived on Mile Road. Can anyone identify him?
The back of this photograph bears only the name 'Porky' Sturman. The puttees suggest he was a WWI soldier and the Bunwell Roll of Honour lists seven soldiers with the surname of Sturman. We have had suggestions that he may have been one of a Sturman family that once lived at Little Green. Robin Jackson e-mailing from North Texas thinks he may be from a family that lived on Mile Road. Can anyone identify him?
Ernie's Poem
The grave stone of Ernest James, one time proprietor of Bunwell Chippie, contains two lines from the verse that was once fixed to the wall above the fryer. Click here to read the whole poem.
The grave stone of Ernest James, one time proprietor of Bunwell Chippie, contains two lines from the verse that was once fixed to the wall above the fryer. Click here to read the whole poem.
On 6th August 1907
Bunwell and The Last of the Summer Wine
Kathy Staff's (Nora Batty) father-in law came from Bunwell and Bill Owen (Compo) once visited Bunwell to attend a youth event. Click here to read more and perhaps help us with the answers to some questions.
Kathy Staff's (Nora Batty) father-in law came from Bunwell and Bill Owen (Compo) once visited Bunwell to attend a youth event. Click here to read more and perhaps help us with the answers to some questions.