It seems appropriate given the time of year, when plums and gages are all being harvested. That we have some new photos on the site showing the fruit harvest’s back in the 1940’s. All these photographs are courtesy of Nora Crick and Helen Starling.
Orchards and fruit growing are a large part of the heritage of our village. These photos illustrate this heritage, as they show Bluntisham families bringing in the fruit harvest during the 1940’s. All of these photos were taken during the second world war. Mainly women, children and men who were in protected occupations. The fruit was picked, sorted and then packed. Then it was sent to markets across the country via the Railway. In 1941, in the parish there were over 400 acres of orchard, so plenty to keep these people busy.
You can find these photos in the Residents section and the agriculture section of the site by following these links https://bhp-pc.org.uk/residents/ and https://bhp-pc.org.uk/agriculture/
Thank you to Helen and Nora for sharing. Also special thanks to Nora’s late parents, Elsie and Ernie Boulter, for their interest in photography back during the 1940’s. Which means that we are able to share their photographs on the site today, some 85 years later.
