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William White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk 1883
[Transcription copyright © Pat Newby]
BANHAM parish has a small village on a gentle eminence, 6½ miles from Harling Road Station, 3½ miles from Eccles Station, 2¼ miles from Kenninghall and New Buckenham, and 5 miles E. by N. of East Harling. It is in Guiltcross union and hundred, Attleboro' county court district, Norwich bankruptcy district, Guiltcross and Shropham petty sessional division, East Harling polling district of South Norfolk, Rockland rural deanery, and Norfolk archdeaconry. It had 1142 inhabitants in 1881, living on 3963 acres, and has a rateable value of £5885.
The trustees of the late Isaac Fiske, the Earl of Albemarle, Misses Charlotte and Louisa Clarke, trustees of John Gall, Lady Hampton, Richard Bird, Thomas L. Palmer, John Henry Palmer and some smaller owners are the principal landowners. In consequence of the Duke of Norfolk inducing his tenants to enfranchise, there is now only about half-an-acre of copyhold in the parish, which is of the manor of Hockham. J.O. Howard Taylor is lord of the manors of Banham, Mareschalls, Beckhall, Greys, and Hockham.
The parish is noted for the manufacture of cider; Messrs. Gaymer & Son have extensive stores, established over 200 years. There are two brick and tile manufactories, the clay found here containing a percentage of oxide of iron, which gives the colour for the red brick.
The CHURCH (Virgin Mary) is a large and handsome structure, which was thoroughly restored in 1863, chiefly at the expense of the rector. It comprises nave, aisles, and chancel, with a square tower with clock and six bells, surmounted by a leaded spire, 125 feet in height. On the north side of the chancel is a wooden effigy of Sir Hugh Bardolph, Kt., in armour, and on the south side are three sedilia and a piscina. The fine five-light east window is filled with beautiful stained glass. The pulpit, lectern, reading desk, reredos, and chancel stalls are of richly-carved oak. The nave is furnished with open benches with carved ends, and the organ is a sweet-toned instrument. The font is of Caen stone, with crocketed spiral canopy of wood, in the Early English style. At the east end of the south aisle is a stained window in memory of some members of the Gall family, and on the north side of the chancel is a two-light in memory of the wife and son of the present rector, inserted in 1876, and another was unveiled in 1882, in memory of the Wick family.
The rectory, valued in the King's Book at £9 3s. 6½d., is in the patronage of the Lord Chancellor and incumbency of the Rev. John George Fardell, M.A., who has 34 acres of glebe, a yearly tithe rent-charge of £1250 per annum (exclusive of the tithe on the glebe), and an ancient but comfortable residence, in which is a fine collection of old carved-oak cabinets and furniture. A cemetery, about 1½ acres in extent, given by the rector, was consecrated as 'an addition to the churchyard' on July 15, 1881; it being distant a quarter of a mile, a mortuary chapel was erected by voluntary subscription at a cost of £300.
The Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists have each a chapel here; the former was built in 1822.
The yearly sum of £3 18s. is paid to the Board School out of 6 acres of land left by John Bidwell in 1713, for schooling six poor children. The TOWN LANDS, partly acquired in the 15th century, have been conveyed to trustees from time to time for the church and poor, and consist of about 43 acres with a cottage, let for £58 a year.
A SCHOOL BOARD was formed in 1875, and consists of Messrs. Thomas L. Palmer, William Gaymer, jun., Isaac Cook, Richard Rout, and Joseph Armes. Mr. L. Lane is clerk to the Board. A new School for 180 children was built in 1877 at a cost of £1362.
The Fuel Allotments, awarded at the enclosure in 1790, consisted of 123A. 2R. 2P. of fen and 9A. 3R. 27P. on Holme Hills; but 113A. have been recently exchanged with the Earl of Albemarle for an estate of 89A. 0R. 29P. in Kenninghall Park Common, now let for £74 per annum, which, with the rent of the remaining land, and 10s. a year from Leeder's plantation (Bidwell's gift), is distributed to the poor in calico, coal, blankets, &c.
The Guildhall Feoffment consists of an old building divided into two tenements, three small cottages called the Town Houses, and 3A, 1R. 0P. of land, let for £5. These premises being settled for superstitious uses, fell to the lord of the manor, who in 1549 granted them to feoffees for the use of all the copyhold tenants on condition that the lord should have the liberty to hold the manor court in the old building called the Guildhall. The poor have 20s. a year, left by Mrs. Dorothy Gawdy. In 1832 Mrs. Mary Bowles gave 5A. 3R. 20P. of land, in trust for the poor of Banham and Kenninghall in equal shares.
The POST, MONEY ORDER OFFICE, and SAVINGS BANK is at Mr. T.S. Barnard's. Letters arrive at 7.15 a.m. and are despatched at 7.10 p.m., and on Sundays at 10.25 a.m., viâ Attleborough. New Buckenham is the nearest Telegraph Office.
Adams Mrs Mary farmer, Chequers farm
Armes Joseph miller, baker and farmer, Moor farm
Badcock Jno. vict. Crown, & farmer
Barker William miller
Barnard Albert vict. Greyhound
Barnard Thomas Syrett tailor and woollen draper, Post Office
Bethell John Edgar Ward saddler, furniture broker, &c
Betney Henry farmer
Betts Harry farmer and cattle dealer, Haugh farm
Blackburn Robert farmer
Bowen James wheelwright
Bowen Thomas horse clipper
Brown Thomas farmer & fruit dealer
Burgess Thomas farmer
Burlingham Mrs Maria
Calton Mrs Esther clothes dealer
Chapman Geo. blcksmth. & parish clk
Clarke Misses Charlotte
& Louisa The Hall
Cole William principal, Banham Commercial School
Cook Isaac farmer, The Grove
Copeman John hurdle mkr. & thatchr
Cracknell Mrs Jemima flour and meal dealer
Cracknell Miss Matilda
Elizabeth plumber and painter
Cunningham George farmer, Fen
Egmore John grocer and draper
Fardell Rev. John
Geo., M.A. Rectory
Foulger Robert farmer
Frost James farmer
Frost Robert shoemaker, Moor
Gaymer Edwd. T. frmr. The Wash frm
Gaymer Mr Wm. The Wash farm
Gaymer Wm. & Son cider manfrs. & merts. & frmrs.
(See Advertisement) [see below]
Gaymer Wm. jun. cider manfr. (Wm. & Son), and farmer,
Heath road
Germany Mr John
Germany Thomas Geo. farmer, Moor
Huggins Robert farmer, Church grn
Holmes Miss Mary Banham house
Humphrey Miss Elizabeth shopkeepr
Humphrey James carpenter
Hunt John Birkbeck brick and tile manufacturer and farmer
Hunt James Lilly gardener and beer and wine retailer,
Garden house
Hurrell Wm. whitesmth. & blacksmth
Jolley Edgar G.A. farmer
Jolley Mrs Sarah farmer, Church grn
Kemp Robert shopkeeper
Kemp Stephen farmer
Kettle Alfred plumber and painter, and at Winfarthing
Limmer George bricklayer
Lighton Alfred shoemaker, coal dealer and shopkeeper
Ludkin builders and general contractors
& Son (See Advertisement) [see below]
Ludkin Wm. builder (& Son), & frmr
Ludkin Wm. Hy. bldr. (& Son), & fmr
Moore David shoemaker
Moore Henry shoemaker
Mounsher Miss Martha
Elizabeth
Murrell Mrs Elizabeth Rose cottage
Newell Mrs Sarah The Moor
Newson Mrs Sophia Rose cottage
Nudds Robert victualler, Brickmakers' Arms,
and carpenter
Palmer Mr Ellis
Palmer Miss Martha Ann infant Board schoolmistress
Palmer Thos. Leonard fmr. & landownr
Pashley William grocer, draper and cider manufacturer
and agent to the Norwich Equitable
Fire Assce. Co.
Pawson Thos. Branton Board schlmstr
Pitchers Wm. vict. Red Lion, & pig dlr
Ribbons Charles fruiterer
Robinson David farmer and landowner and brick and
tile manfr
Rolfe Fredk. farmer, Potash farm
Roper Miss Eliza Yew cottage
Roper John farmer, assistant overseer and
highway rate collector
Rout Fredk. Rd. (R. & Son), cider mfr
Rout George butcher and dealer
Rout Henry Chas. butcher and dealer
Rout R. & Son cider manufacturers
(See Advertisement [see below]
Rout Richard (R. & Son), butcher, farmer and
cider manufacturer
Ryder James boot and shoe maker
Saunders Charles farmer
Saunders James farmer, Rectory farm
Smith John vict. King's Head
Spurling James wheelwright
Stevenson John foreman carpenter
Stone James farmer
Taylor Hy. builder & timber merchant
Taylor Henry carpenter and smoke bacon curer
Taylor Herbert bricklayer
Turvey John farmer, lime burner and whitening
manufr. Limekiln farm
Turvey Robert vict. Horse Shoes
Twiddy Mr Robert
Vout William carrier to Norwich
Wake George horse dealer & beerhs
Wells Mrs Amelia ladies' seminary, The Priory
Warlow Thomas Meyler, classical master at Banham
M.A., LL.D. Commercial School, Beech cottage
Whistler Rev. Alfred
Jas., B.A. curate
- CARRIERS -
- William Vout to Norwich, Mon. and Thurs., returning Tues. and Fri.;
- Filby, New Buckenham, passes through for passengers and goods to Norwich, Wed, & Sat - Banham Commercial School; Mr W. Cole, principal
- [In the original, this is in the alphabetical directory, between Badcock and Barker].
- In the advertisements at the end of the directory are the following:
- Page 8 - Gaymer
Page 11 - Ludkin
Page 19 - Rout
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