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William Rising a Martham farmer was of the Rising family of Somerton Hall and Horsey, landowners and farmers.

Contains title deeds; farm account books; family papers; papers related to the First World War and Second World War; housing committee papers for Aylsham Rural District Council, and miscellaneous items.

Concerns also the Browne, Rimington, Hawes and Cremer families. The papers relate mainly to probate and to property transactions and include correspondence, copies of returns to the Inland Revenue, accounts, bills, receipts and inventories of personal property, also legal case papers including one bundle relating mainly to the case Norgate vs Parker, 1862-1908, concerning Swannington Hall Estate.

Farm ledgers and cash books.

Photocopy of letter from Ann Pilgrim of North Walsham to her son, Robert Larter of Newark, New Jersey, America, 1846. Mentions her joy that he was still alive and at hearing from him after such a length of time, that she was continuing the business as a licensed victualler (including selling ginger pop in summer) with Alfred [probably her son] apparently after her husband's death, debts she owed, high prices, and family news, including the theft of teaspoons, a watch and money from aunt and uncle Howlett, which was due to come up at Quarter Sessions.
Photocopy of letter from William Larter of Mundesley to his uncle [Robert Larter], aunt and cousins in America, 1863. Gives farming and family news, also mentioning recent high tides which eroded parts of the coast around Mundesley, and the distress in the manufacturing districts caused by the scarcity of cotton during the American Civil War, and collections made in aid of distressed weavers.
Photocopy of letter from Susannah Larter Long enclosing the 1863 letter, 1977.
Photocopy of letter from North Walsham Urban District Council to Mr R. E. Larter of Massachusetts, giving contact details of people with the surname Larter in the North Walsham area, 1970.
Transcript of the 1846 letter.
The photocopies appear to have been made in about 1977.

Abstracts of title, conveyances, and other deeds 1923-1952, Sir Kenneth Kemp, baronet to H.C. Cragg esq.

Photocopy of 1923 sale catalogue for the estate, sold by Sir Kenneth Kemp, baronet.

Collection falls in two parts. One are oral histories of people from Norfolk and Suffolk about their lives. The second are interviews with retired railway workers about their experiences, excerpts of which were used in a radio programme called, "The Last of Their Line", broadcast in the late 1960's.

Schedules of 6609 acres of freehold, manorial, agricultural, and sporting domain for sale by auction at the Mart, Tokenhouse Yard, E.C. on 18 July 1910.
Includes photographic illustrations of the entrance to Cornell's Wood, the gamekeeper's cottage, the West Mere (and the catch of Mr Tillott at said mere), the Rock Gardens and church ruins, the Rose Walk, the resident agent's house, the gardener's cottage, the Manor house, the woodlands at Cornell's Wood, the old church at Wretham, a view into the village, the Forest cottage, and Smoker's Hole cottages. Plus advowson and Lordship of the Manor of East and West Wretham.

Farm Labour Books from farms at Salle, Great Witchingham and Alderford, 1878-1957, with cash book, 1901-1909.

Farming records and other miscellaneous items including newspapers.