Church Street – Old Vicarage

Photograph of The Old Vicarage on Church Street taken in 1912, looking south. It is rumoured that a set of six silver bells from the Church were hidden in a passageway between the Vicarage cellar and the Crown House Hotel to save them from Cromwell’s troops...

Old Vicarage Print

Print by Sydney R Jones (1881-1906)of the Old Vicarage, Church Street taken from ‘The Charm of an English Village’, by D H Ditchfield, published in 1908. The Elm Tree Pub sign can be seen centre right. The Old Vicarage is a 15th century timber-framed house...

Pilgrim – John Thomas Pilgrim and wife Carrie

Photograph of John Thomas Pilgrim and his wife Carrie taken from the Pilgrim family photo album. The Pilgrims were a wealthy farming and brewing family. The brewery was behind The Maltings Pub on School Street. When John died in 1892 his son Edward John Pilgrim took...

Pilgrim Family Photo Album

Leather bound photo album of the Pilgrim family from the late 19th century. The Pilgrims were a well-known family of farmers and brewers in the village.