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.

Harvest & Horse and cart
From the left; Rev Fekine, Ron Brown, Vivian Hadder, Mrs Darrington, Mrs Benton, Elsie Boulter, Nellie Benton, Ida Searle and Fred Searle

Farming Group
From the left, Alick Boulter, Mrs Benton, Ernie Boulter, Nellie Benton, Stan Dunham, Nellie Dunham (behind) Ida Searle, Connie Hodge and Mrs Darrington.

Mill Lot 1941
Back row from the left; Mrs Darrington, Ida Searle, Mrs Hodge, Mrs Stiff, Alick Boulter (in cap), Nellie Benton, Elsie Boulter, Ernie Boulter, Fred Searle. Girls at the front from the left June Darrington, Nora Boulter, unknown, Joyce Stiff and the youngest girl is Margaret Darrington.

Plum Picking group
From the left, back down, First Lady unknown, Elsie Boulter, Mrs James, Fred Searle, Nellie Benton, pet dog, Nora Boulter, Ida Searle and Mrs Darrington. From row, unknown boy, Mrs Hodge, Mrs Smith, and Margaret Searle. Chap at the back also unknown.

Station Field
Left to right on ladders - Nellie Benton, Connie Hodge, Elsie Boulter. In front from the left; Mrs Smith, Mrs Stiff, Mrs Hodge (mother of Connie) and Mrs James

Mill Lot 1941
From the left: Elsie Boulter, Mrs Darrington, Nellie Benton, Mrs Stiff, Fred Searle, Mrs Hodge (in front of Fred Searle) Ernie Boulter, Alick Boulter and the names of the boys are not known.

Fruit Harvest
From the left, Ernie Boulter, Connie Hodge, Elsie Boulter, Stan Dunham, Alick Boulter, Mrs Hodge, Nellie Benton, Mrs Stiff, Mrs James, Mrs Smith and in front of is Nora Boulter (Nora Crick)

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.

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.








