1930s-1950s: More
Doorstep Deliveries in Brundall
“The
fish man didn’t provide wrapping so it was
usual to take a plate to get your fish on
and some other container to collect the
cockles in.”
1930s-1960s: Morse’s
Rose Fields, Brundall
“Brundall was nearly all
owned by Henry Morse and Sons. It was all
nurseries – shrubs, trees.”
1945: Getting to
school after the war: “When
we were quite young, about seven, we’d be
taken to the bus stop by one of the older
people but then we used to walk home so we
could save the bus money.”
1946-1971: Justice
in the District
“The village of Brundall is
considered sufficiently honest (or small)
not to need a Police Station. A solitary
member of the local Police Force may
occasionally be seen patrolling the
village street…”
1946: Water
Supplies in Brundall
“The
majority of water supplied in the village
of Brundall comes from pumps and wells in
the gardens.”
1950s-1960s: Brundall’s
Night Soil Collection
“The ‘night soil ‘ cart,
otherwise called ‘the honey cart’, was a
council lorry with sliding sides and two
operatives who emptied lavatories. Most
‘lavs’ were outside the house so could be
readily accessed without disturbing
anyone.”
1950s – 1960s: Listening
to the Radio
“Our radio, a large brown
Bakelite set, sat on a small table on the
far side of the living room. There it
remained, as most radios were not portable
and needed a permanent electrical
connection.”
1950s – 1960s :Television
in Rural Norfolk
“By the end of the 1950s,
watching television was the main leisure
activity in the evenings and at weekends
for most people.”
1950s: Merrisons’s
Corner Shop and Post Office
“There was no self-service
and everything was entered into an account
book, the bill being settled at the end of
the week.”
1958: Ferries
Across the River Yare
“The Coldham Hall ferry was
a small ferry, although you could get
motor bikes into it, the big ferry of
course was the one at Surlingham, where
cars and lorries went across.”
1969: The
Doctor’s Surgery at ‘Bradesfield’ in
Blofield Road
“The surgery was in
Bradesfield in the Blofield Road, and a
specially converted garage was my first
consulting room. It took us about one year
to realise that it was non-sound proof and
that people in the waiting room could hear
everything.”
1939-2011: Population
Growth in Brundall
How
Brundall’s population grew from 1939.
1945-2020: A
National Timeline
Chronological
selection of national events.
1969: Reflections
on the Changing Scene in Brundall
An account of
how things had changed in the village
during the 1960s.
Brundall
Memories Reading List
Links to films and
useful websites