Aylesham Romeo lived next door to Grandad

Clive Webb of the history of Nonington site has clarified some points for me:-

• He is clear that this picture is not Ackholt farm , he says- farm house looks nothing like. land too flat. he doesnt and there are no buildings such as the ones shown.

He adds:-

I have seen a copy of this photo before, neither myself or my late father, who was born in the parish in the 1920's, nor my mother, who lived in Aylsham in the 1930's have been able to identify the view.

Thanks, Clive I'm not yet totally convinced. I grant you the house does look very wrong, but even in the picture is in the process of alterations, I think. The cottages could be the ones demolished in the fifties? if you stand to the left of the house with Ackholt wood behind you cant the farm lokk pretty flat?

I guess I just need time to give up my claim to this photo.

• Clive confirms that the the farm is still part of the Fitzwalter estate, so my family would have been tenant farmers ( not owners as we first thought).

On the Aylsham Romeo-

• Clive says Frank Turner married the daughter of a Mr Hope, a gamekeeper of Lord Fitzwalter's and lived opposite Ackholt farm in keepe's cottage

Clive, my server is blocking your aol address, I have had to send a reply to the Noning ton site, hope you get it.