1826 Norfolk DISS 95 p/m letter Bressingham Hall to Wymondham

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1826 Norfolk DISS 95 p/m letter Bressingham Hall to Wymondham SEE FULL DESCRIPTION BELOW IMAGE PLEASE NOTE ALL ITEMS SOLD ARE ORIGINAL & GENUINE, we do not sell copy or repro material. CERTIFICATE OF POSTING IS OBTAINED FOR ALL ITEMS SENT BY ROYAL MAIL ! 1826 letter from Charlotte Berney at Bressingham Hall charged "7"d with DISS 95 post mark to reverse. SEE SCAN BRESSINGHAM, a large scattered village, on the north side of the vale of the Waveney, 2 miles W. by N. of Diss, is in Guiltcross union, Diss county court district, Ipswich bankruptcy district, Diss hundred, Diss petty sessional division, Diss polling district of South Norfolk, Redenhall rural deanery and Norfolk archdeaconry. It had 509 inhabitants in 1881, living on 2313 acres, and has a rateable value of �3601 5s. The parish lies mostly in the Duke of Norfolk's manors of Bressingham and Boyland, (fines arbitrary), and partly in the rectory manor and Buckenham Priory manor, of which the rector is lord. The Duke of Norfolk, Arthur Pontifex, Esq., Mr. Rt. N. Bunn and Mr. H.R. Woodcock, of Fersfield Hall, are the principal landowners. Bressingham Hall, the seat of Arthur Pontifex, Esq., is a spacious mansion pleasantly situate near game covers. Boyland Hall, an ancient mansion, with a large farm, is the Duke's property, and was built by Sir Richard de Boyland, a judge of the time of Edward I., who formed here a subterraneous walk, or conduit, by which water was brought to his baths and moats, from an overflowing well, which still remains. The CHURCH (St. John the Baptist) was rebuilt by Sir Roger Pilkington, in 1526, and is a large structure, chiefly of Perpendicular architecture, comprising nave with aisles, chancel, porch, and fine tower with five bells. In the porch are the remains of a holy water stoup; and the east window has four figures in stained glass. The rectory, valued in the King's Book at �15, is in the gift of Jno. Wilson, Esq., of Bridgenorth, and incumbency of the Rev. George Henry Clarke Bidwell, B.A., who has 35A. of glebe, a handsome rectory house, built in 1842, and a yearly rent of �614, awarded in 1843, in lieu of tithes. The Wesleyans, Baptists, and Primitive Methodists have chapels here. The School Board, elected July 1, 1875, consists of the Rev. Edmund Farrer (chairman), and Messrs. A. Goodchild (vice-chairman), G. Hall, G. Hawes, and F. Crick. Mr. F. Fowell, of Garboldisham, is their clerk. A school was opened December 31, 1877, to accommodate 100 children. The Board have borrowed �836 at 3� per cent., repayable in 49 annual instalments of �4 5s. 3d. and the balance of principal and interest at the expiration of fifty years. In 1728, Elizabeth Barker left a house and land to be applied by the rector and churchwardens in the support of a School for poor children. The property, including an allotment awarded to it at the enclosure, consists of a house and schoolroom, and 5A. 3R. 8P. of land, worth about �12 a year. This is now used as a Sunday School. A yearly rent-charge of �2, left by John Welham, in 1702, is distributed among the poor in bread. The Fuel Allotment, 24A. 15P., was awarded at the enclosure in 1802, and is divided into small lots, on which the poor cut turf, &c. The Town Lands, partly acquired at the enclosure, comprise 10A. 31P., let for �15 a year, which is carried to the church and poor rates. Here are also two houses and 3R. of land, occupied by paupers. Payments by Paypal, UK sterling cheque, or sterling bank draft. KEEP CHECKING OUR EBAY SITE & EBAY STORE FOR; POSTAL HISTORY, STAMPS, DOCUMENTS, EPHEMERA, SHARE CERTIFICATES, BANKING & INSURANCE & OTHER PAPER COLLECTABLES, WE TRY TO CONTINUALLY ADD APPROX 100 ITEMS PER WEEK. OUR EBAY STORE lists all auction & fixed price sales, together with our own special catagory's, giving you easier access to find what you want, go to ! Pictures hosted by <... read more

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