Agriculture - Bluntisham Heritage Project

Sir Henry Rider Haggard Visits Bluntisham

Thanks to Elaine Gebbie for another interesting article and the discovery that Sir Henry Rider Haggard visited Bluntisham in 1902. Open the document below to read the article.

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Potato Planting - Heath Farm - photo provided by Tim Rose

Around 1955/56 - Potato planting at Heath Farm. Cecil Rose is driving the crawler, with TIm & Sally Rose, Keith (Wimp) Chessum, Billy Hart & Brian Offer.

Horses & Cecil Rose - photo provided by Tim Rose

Harry Rose & Cecil Rose at Priors Field Farm, c1910

Milk Cart - Priors Field Farm - photo Tim Rose

The Rose Family delivering milk in Wood End, with the Saracens on the right and the Workhouse on the left.

Massey Combine - Heath Farm - photo provided by Tim Rose

Harvesting at Heath Farm on a Massey Harris combine, the driver is Keith (Wimp) Chessum, with Billy Hart and Tim Rose feeding in sacks. C1953.

The Rose Family - Priors Field Farm - photo Tim Rose

Susan & Emily Rose.

Cattle at Priors Field Farm - photo Tim Rose

Mr Rose MBE - Priors Field Farm - provided by Tim Rose

Harry Rose with son Cecil and Daughter Emily. He received the MBE from HM The Queen in November 1958.

Fruit Picking - Priors Field Farm - photo provided by Tim Rose

C1955 - Cecil Rose, Tim Rose, Sally Rose & cousin, loading fruit sold to Walter Game.

The Roses - Priors Field Farm - photo provided by Tim Rose

At Priors Field Farm, Harry & Susan Rose, with their children Cecil, Bill , Joyce & Emily (Sis)

Priors Field Farm - Photo provided by Tim Rose

From the left; Doug Birch, Alan Chapman & Tim Rose C1986.

Pigs at Priors Field Farm - photo provided by Tim Rose

Harry, Cecil and Bill Rose, at Priors Field Farm with Gullfield Cottages in the background.

Pigs at Priors Field Farm - photo provided by Tim Rose

Harry, Cecil & Bill Rose.

Cattle at Priors Field Farm - Photo provided by Tim Rose

Photograph taken in the farmyard at Priors Field Farm

David Godfrey, Plum Harvest

Photo provided by Jane Godfrey

Plum Harvest, Ruth Godfrey

Photo provided by Jane Godfrey

Plum Harvest, David Godfrey

Photo provided by Jane Godfrey

Orchard Group (Nora Boulter)

Ernie Boulter, Connie Hodge, Elsie Boulter, Stan Dunham, Alick Boutler, Mrs Hodge, Nellie Benton, Mrs Stiff, Mrs James, Mrs Smith, Nora Boulter

Orchard Group 1941 (Nora Boulter)

Mrs Darrington, Ida Searl, Mrs Hodge, Mrs Stiff, Alick Boulter, Nellie Benton, Elsie Boulter, Ernie Boulter, Fred Searl, Stan Dunham, June Darrington, Nora Boulter, Joyce Stiff, Margaret Darrington