Broadflash

BROADFLASH

Broadflash cottage as pictured below in 1969, the place where my parents and i spent many years, surrounded by fields and woodland it was a real adventuring place to spend a child hood. The cottage has had many uses, including an officers head quarters during the second world war, while troops were encamped in and around Merton. Just before we moved in to the house a local poultry dealer kept his stock here. Below right, after a fire had gutted the roof area in May 1990 the house received a new roof, but with tiles this time.

Christmas Taylor ( right ) born at nr by Griston, and as a boy walked from Griston to Hockham and back home each day, being employed buy a shoe maker at Hockham, and later became a farm worker. At the time of this picture he lived in Broadflash cottage and was known at the age of 90, to walk from Merton to the Chapel in Pockthorpe lane, Thompson, he lived to the grand old age of 102 years. And died in 1951. His wife and Mr Taylor are buried at Griston marked by two small crosses.

Below George Page loading or unloading his coupes which contained rabbits and chickens at the live stock market at Swaffham which stood behind the Greyhound pub. George was a regular on a Saturday at the live stock market, buying and selling.
In the 1960s this would be my part loading and unloading. I have some happy memories working for George who was a real local character, He lived in the bungalow along Broadflash.
Christmas time always became the real busy time of the year for Mike Kay, Richard Harrowing., my Mother and I . George had his serious side but always liked playing a joke or two. First encounter i had with Georges joke playing, would be when he payed out my wages for the week, What do you want this year boy, your wage packet or this envelope I have in my pocket ? George would say. Picking the wage packet would seem the best idea I felt, so I did... George would give me my wages, after some 10 minutes later George would be back, Here are Boy, better have this envelope as well, which would contain a nice tidy bonus. George was one of the old school as we say, you treated him well he would return it.

Picture below right shows George with his wife Dorothy formally Bird at there home at Broadflash, Dorothy being the grand daughter of another well known figure, Dan Bullen seen in the bottom picture. A Miller and farmer, born & buried Stow Bedon, Dan died at the grand old age of 105 yrs old. Seen below at the age of 102..

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