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A collection of photographs of people working on the land.

Farming in Feltwell

Many thanks to all those who kindly lent me photographs.

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Common Feltwell saying was "You're as slow as Old Hall's dog "!!.
Tobacco Growers Mr Dick Norcutt on his allotment at Wilton Road.

Ladies hoeing sugar beet.

Mr. Ben ? Halls.
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Possibly taken on Mr. Porter's Farm.
Photo from Mrs Betty Brown)
Possibly taken on Porter's Farm.
Photo from Mrs Betty Brown)
Harry (Doy) Lawrence, circa 1940 on "Tennis" field, Hythe Road, whilst working for A.W. Cock. The horse was called Peggy. He took the nickname Doy as he worked for Mr Doy the butcher as a lad.
Info. from Chris Cock
Harvesting in the 1930s


Photo provided by Mr P. Cooper

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John Waters and Harry (Doy) Lawrence, Whitedyke Farm c1955-56.
Photo from Alan Whitehand
John Waters on stack. His father Alfred Waters on Load. New Cut Farm c1955-56
Photo from Alan Whitehand
Fred Reeve, Sidney Payne, Harry (Doy) Lawrence, John Jacobon  on tractor. Whitedyke Farm c1955-56.
Photo from Alan Whitehand
Wiliam Rayner and John Jacob removing a bog Oak on Whitedyke Farm, C1955-56.
Photo from Alan Whitehand
bog oak1.gif (35688 bytes) John Jacobs, William Rayner digging out a bog Oak on Whitedyke Farm c1955-56.
Photo from Alan Whitehand
 gamekeepers.jpg (34963 bytes) Gamekeepers.

Photo from Frank & Mercy Edwards 

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