 |
Down
on the Farm
|
Pictures of Farming Life in Ludham
The Broadland village of Ludham has its
roots
firmly based in agriculture. Farming has been the mainstay
of the local
economy
for generations and provided much of the work for the
local population.
The
village is surrounded by rich farmland which has been part
of one farm
or
another for the last 1000 years. Here are some pictures
from our
collection showing life on Ludham Farms.
Situated at the junction of Yarmouth Road and Fritton Road, High House Farm was a cattle and arable farm with yards, boxes, a barn, a stack yard and blacksmith’s shop. Horse power was used until 1936 when one of the first tractors in Ludham took over.
It was farmed by Walter Barrett in the early 1900s and then until 1935 by William Grimes when it was bought by Buller Goodwin.Here are some photographs taken in the 1940s and 50s showing farm machinery in action at High House Farm.
A chaff cutting machine is powered by belt drive from a tractor.
A binder in action
Colin Gibbs (on tractor) and Buller Goodwin show how to hoe a field
Modern tractors have the hoe in front so the job can be done by one man
Loading by hand
An early combine in action at High House Farm
William Grimmer shows what the machinery took over from. High House Farm, date unknown.
Fruit picking at How Hill Farm was once a seasonal job for people in Ludham village. Here are a few pictures:
 |
 |
This wonderful picture shows Herbert Hacon and his wife Emily with their family.
Walton Hall Farm
Home of the Johnson family.
 William Johnson on the binder |
 George Newton and Maggie Johnson |
It was not all hard work. William Robert and Ella Johnson in the 1930s
