The Old Barn was the next sizeable building and across the road from there were the remains of the only pub, the White Horse. This had been run by Mr Colman. It was a ruin when I came but had a roof and I recall watching it disintegrate during a storm. Next to the Old Barn were two cottages and then the four council houses. Charles and Muriel Elmer and their daughter Joy lived in 51 The Street. 55 The Street was occupied by Stanley and Dolly Chapman . Albert and Kathleen Keeley lived at 57, with sons Ivan and Roger. I can’t remember who occupied 53 The Street.

Across the road was a newly built bungalow owned by Joan Stokes who commuted each day to work in the Stationery Office at Norwich. She was a widow with a daughter Liz whom I quite often took to school when I was working in Fakenham. I still keep in touch with her. The Alms house just before the village hall was rented to needy families. I remember a Mrs Farrow living there. Across the road were two cottages occupied by farm labourers and known locally as ‘the doorstep’ cottages. [ number 77 and 79 The Street]. The house next to the village hall now known as Dane House was occupied by Rita and Allan Pink. They kept Great Danes and hence the name of the house .

In the 70's the village hall organised Barn Dances which were held in the barn at Kettlestone House by kind permission of Mr Sharman. Bales of straw were brought from Fulmodeston to provide seating and there was a live band each time.

The Old Rectory across from the village hall had several occupants over the years. Further along Old Church Farmhouse was lived in by Mr Williamson and his Nellie. Their son Michael and his wife Judy lived in the courtyard part of Church Farm and looked after the farm buildings. Across the road lived Peggy Smith, quite a character. Her cottage was called The Pightles. Brenda Cooper lived in the next cottage and then there was the shop and post office. I remember being able to buy ham carved off the bone and it was delicious.

A family of hippies occupied Spring House and next to that Olive Bater lived in ‘Fernleigh’. A lady called Gwen Colman and her husband lived in Spring Cottage and across the road in Church View lived Leslie and Maggie Hill. Dick and Rita Bidewell owned the pig farm.

The Burgis family lived in Manor Farm at the end of the Street and the farm buildings occupied most of the land across the road. David Burgis was the farm manager having succeeded his father who died in about 1966. David married Madeline Chapman in 1974 .