I have been on the Family History trail again, and find myself in Horsham St Faith’s, a few miles north of the city of Norwich in East Anglia. This village was home to my Great Grandfather, George Wiseman, and indeed many of his other relatives. He was born here in 1850, and I suspect he had visited all three buildings seen in this view on many occassions.

Well, I know for a fact that he was baptised in this church, and may have been married there to his first wife, Caroline. But perhaps he downed an ale or two at the ‘King's Head’ opposite, whilst in earlier years he would have almost certainly attended the Sunday School to study – that building can just be seen between the pub and the church, and is now used by the local children’s playgroup.

I do know which roads he lived in, but of course they are in the most part transformed beyond recognition today, but my mind did wonder when I went along one of the streets and saw a couple of old cottages…

George was a harness maker, a trade he continued to perform after moving to London. But I must say that I do not know of anybody doing this job today!



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On 10 September last year; ‘Cygnets’