TO BE LET: Sashed House ... Parlour, Hall, Keeping Room, Kitchen, Laundry, Cellar, 5 Chambers,
3 Garrets, Stable, large Garden with fruit trees ... *** now occupied by Rev Smith.

1805
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MILITIA: 150 Fifeshire Militia marched from Yarmouth to Beccles where they were drawn up
in  the  Market  Place.    8  Recruiting  Sergeants  present.  all  150  volunteers  enter  42nd  Royal

Highlanders.
SALE: Land at Beccles to be sold at King’s Head: All enclosures, viz:
1. The School Piece, or Mill Hill or Satten Pans (12 acres),

1805
 

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2. Bullock-Shed Piece (9 acres)
3. Middle Close or Upper 6 acres,
4. Farrow’s Close or Upper 6 acres: Triangle Piece or Mill Piece (all tree adjoining) ,

 
1823

 Swine’s Green Close or Rigbone Hill ... all but 3 in occupation of Mr Scoles.
BECCLES  LEGAL CASE: Rev Dashwood  v  Garnham, for malicious arrest.Refers to fortune
(£8,000 of Dashwood’s wife). Garnham had supplied Mrs Dashwood with goods valued at £49.

Garnham won
These are the last things

1834 
1834

1834
1837 
1837 

SOCIETY for Rewarding GOOD CONDUCT in SERVANTS, Cottagers & Occupiers. Inaugural
These are the last things after October

HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY: 4th Seasonal Meeing. “The Cottagers’ table was was the surprise
LECTURE  on  Astronomy  by  Withers  Dowson  “more  numerously  attended  than  any  previous

1837
1839 

THEATRE: French Performance in Assembly Room: Testot, “celebrated Professor of Recreative
These are all in May & June, nothing in August

1839
1839

BECCLES HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY First Exhibition: Greenhouse Plants by W Delf, Esq
SALE  of BUILDING  STOCK in Beccles  by R Rix  of Charles Maplestone,  junior  on his Building
Yard

1839
 1839

CHURCH SERVICES: Letter: Cause of Dissent: Sermons read. Absence of Resident Clergymen
BECCLES REGATTA. Monday 15 July

1839 Last thing in November
1839

in
Last things in Sept-Dec

1840 
1840 
1840

LIGHTS in TOWN: Letter “No lights in Beccles until 1 October”. Town in Total darkness.
EDUCATION: Mrs Jannings removed from Geldeston to start School at Ashman’s Hall on 27

1840
1841 
1841

CONCERT: David Fisher, Concert in Theatre. Monday 28th December at 8 pm. Patronage of Sir
Last things in 1841

SALE of BANKRUPT Charles Crickmay, Houses, Granary. Quay 140ft long.
CONCERT by David Fisher at Beccles & Bungay

1841
1841
1841

MUSICIAN: David Fisher, junior, moves from Bungay to Norwich. Teaches singing, Violin & Piano
EDUCATION in WORKHOUSES of Pauper Children in Norfolk & Suffolk. In Dec 1837: 1906

FARMERS’ CLUB at Halesworth. Members from other Clubs Beccles etc “The Cultivation Clauses
in
SERMON: “Doctrine of the Holy Trinity & some objections by the Unitarians examined” Sermon at

1841
1842 

Up to 29 October 1842 & no more
I have only these for the year

1843 
1843

FARMERS’ CLUB PLOUGHING MATCH on Friday 12th May at Mr Newman’s (The Castle) 15
QUARTER SESSIONS: at Beccles: Letter from Sir Thomas Gooch, retiring after 50 Years.

1843
1843

BECCLES RACES:Tuesday & Wednesday 8th & 9th of August.
RACES: Pesence of a Party ofOfficers of the Scot’s Grays enlivened the scene in a dashing four in
RESCUED: As a Party of Ladies & Gents coming up the River intending to land near the Bridge after

1843
1843

1843
1843 

CRICKET: Return Match, Beccles v Bungay
HORTICULTURAL SOCIETIES: Ploughing Competition at Central Suffolk Agricultural

1843
1843
1844 

BECCLES NAVIGATION: Waveney overflowed again (frequently of late): water flowing in New
Nothing after 22 May except these

FIRE:  Edmund  Botwright  &  John  Spelling  to  Beccles  gaol  charged  withsetting  fire  to  a  Barn
occupied
FIRE: Botwright Transported fpr Life. Various other sentences: Life or 20 Years Transportation.

1844
1844

RAILWAY: Diss, Beccles &Yarmouth Railway registered provisionally.
All I have for 1845

1845 
1845

CORN EXCHANGE opening, bought 3 Months earlier by Edward Lock of Hoddeston from Messrs
RAILWAY  LINES: Meeting  at Public Hall, Beccles  on possible Railway  Lines. Capt Moorsom  &

Mr
QUARTER SESSIONS at Beccles: John Kerrick, Chairman, to Grand Jury: “The importance of

1845
1845
1845

SALE of EARL of GOSFORD’S Estate: 3,000 acres
TEMPERANCE SOCIETY: Second Annual Bazar in Corn Hall. 200 Persons at Tea, Address by Mrs

1845
1845

QUARTER SESSIONS:
YARMOUTH HERRINGS:  Record Herring Catches in one day. 500 Lasts (each 13,200) =

1845
1845

SALE of MANSION: (Mrs Smith, widow of Jeremiah Smith), New Market. Walled-in Garden (fruit
This is all after 26 Sep

1846 
1846
1846

EDUCATION: Fauconberge School: Headmaster Rev HN Burrows, MA
BUNGAY HIRING FAIR for SERVANTS: “ We protest against this annual Custom of bringing

1847 
1847

SALE  of  STOCK  &  FURNITURE:  of  Wine  Merchant  of  C  Chevalier  “Who  relinqueshes  his
Concern

1847
1847
1848 

QUARTER SESSIONS at Beccles: Chairman refers to Juveniles’ Act of last Session to correct
This is all after 4 March

1848
1848

SALE of TREES: Sale of Ornamental Trees & Shrubs at the Nursery. George Fenn, Auctioneer.
EDUCATION:  Ladies  School,  New  Market.  Miss  Sayer.  Vacancies  for  2  Pupils  &  one  Articled
Pupil.

Corn
This is all after 1 Sep

1849 
1849
1849

CHOLERA: 5 Fatal Cases: Two children named Laws quickly buried on Sunday. Poor Woman Algar
CHOLERA at Lowestoft. 7 patients brought ashore from vessels passing northwards. 3 Cases, all

1849
1850 

CHOLERA new occupying much space in Newspaper.
Nothing after this

1850
1850

ELECTIONS: Excitement on Friday at the Municipal Elections “Strong opposition to re-election of 4
Only this after June

1851 
1851
1851

BUNGAY: Foundation Stone of Bungay Baptist Chapel laid by Rev George Wright of Beccles.
SALE: KING’S HEAD, Beccles on Saturday 16 August, by B Rix:  Stables & Loose Boxes for 50

1851
1851
1851

SALE at Fox & Hounds by James Crisp for James Lawes, who quits the House: 2 Stacks of Hay,
INSURANCE: General Fire &Life Insurance Co: 

Beccles Agent 
Beccles agent 

SW Rix
George Fenn

INSURANCE: Legal & Commercial 
Only this after 24 Jul

1852 
1852
1852

SALE: Public House occupied by Robert Aldous, called “The Race Horse” to be sold by the
TO BE LET: TWO FARMS:  

1852
1852
1852

DUKE of WELLINGTON’S DEATH: The Council has determined, as a mark of respect to the
NEW MAYOR of BECCLES: On Thursday last the Council unanimously elected William E

RAILWAY STATION: On Thursday last, in pursuance of a notice from the Mayor, a very large and
Only these after 4 Mach

1854 
1854

FIRE  at  George  Syder’s.  W  Hammond  &  H  Starling  jun,  committed  for  Trial  at  Sessions  for
obtaining

1854
1854
1856 

SURVEYORS: John Garnham & George Fenn re-elected Surveyors. Fenn & Garnham, Guardians
Gap between April & August?

1856  
1856  

TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE: Meeting at White Lion to arrange permanent procuring by
RACES:  will  take  place  early  in  September.  A  Arcedkne,  Esq,  High  Sheriff  of  Suffolk,  Sir  ES

Gooch,
RACES & BELLS: The Use of the Parish Bells: Committee applied to Churchwardens for Bells.

RACES & BELLS: Next Meeting more fully attended. Mayor now attacks Rector (after reading his
17 April to 20 March 1861
This could be found at Lowestoft R.O. under Ipswich Journal, which goes up to 1873

1860:
 

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