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Introduction
The origin of the place name Thurgarton posted 15/o4/2010
Thurgarton village plan -1990 to 1730 posted 30/7/2011
Beating the bounds – a perambulation of Thurgarton parish posted 17/12/2010
Chronological History
Roman Thurgarton posted 4/3/2011
Mediaeval Thurgarton
Was there a castle in Thurgarton ? posted 30/03/201023
The Foundation of Thurgarton Priory posted 17/8/2010
Scandal at the Priory posted 23/5/2011
Mediaeval Doodlings in Thurgarton Priory posted 8 /02/2011
The mediaeval library of Thurgarton Priory posted 30/8/2011
Walter Hilton posted 17/8/2011
Misericords from Thurgarton Priory posted 21/02/2011
Mediaeval Tiles of Thurgarton Priory posted 17/3/2011
The surrender of the Augustinian Priory of St. Peter, Thurgarton posted 13/02/2010
Men in pants- the wrestlers of mediaeval Thurgarton posted 18/03/2018
Elizabethan Thurgarton
Making ones mark in Elizabethan Thurgarton posted 12/05/2010
The lost village of Horsepool posted 23/7/2010
17th century
The Civil War and Thurgarton posted 6/6/2010
Farming
Land use in Thurgarton – The earliest maps of Thurgarton posted 7/7/2010
Enclosure in Thurgarton posted 20/20/2010
The second oldest sheepwash bridge in England posted 5/02/2010
A farming family – The Featherstones of Thurgarton posted 29/12/2010
Visitor’s to Thurgarton Hall
Paradise on earth? Lord Torrington and Rev Powell visit Thurgarton posted 8/10/2010
The squire of England posted 11/03/2010
Lt. Cecil Gilbert-Cooper’s visit to Thurgarton in 1869 posted 25/11/2010
Thurgarton church in the first issue of the London Illustrated News posted 25/5/2011
Memoirs of village life
Christmas in Thurgarton a hundred years ago posted 27/12/2009
Miss Mabel Mott’s memoirs of Thurgarton posted 9/11/2011
Jim Bentley’s memoirs, part1 – The farming year posted 27/7/2010
Jim Bentley’s memoirs, part 2 – Life in the farmhouse posted 27/7/2010
Jim Bentley’s memoirs , part 3 -village life posted 28/7/2010
Jim Bentley’s memoirs part 4 – World War 2 posted 29/7/2010
Images of village events and scenes
The coronation of Edward 7th – photograph of Thurgarton posted 27/12/200942
Coronation celebrations in Thurgarton – photographs from 1902 -1953 posted 11/03/2010
School photographs of Thurgarton Primary School (1890-1974) posted 30/03/2010
Images of Beck Street posted 9/04/2010
Images of Thurgarton-before the motor posted 11/7/2010
Thurgarton in World War 1 and 2
Lest we forget posted 8/11/20103
World War 1 – postcards from the front. posted 21/7/2011
WW2 evacuees in Thurgarton posted 24/01/2010
Thurgarton prepares for the Nazi invasion posted 22/01/2011
Lancaster Bomber L7578 posted 20/8/2011
Village buildings and landmarks
The coming of the railway to Thurgarton posted 28/9/2010
Thurgarton Pinfold and Smithy posted 4/5/2011
The stones of Thurgarton posted 02/05/2010
Thurgarton open air school posted 24/01/2010
The Old Rectory at Thurgarton posted 14/1/2011
Thurgarton village hall posted 14/6/2011
The largest clock in the county posted 23/3/11
Folklore
Thurgarton Folklore - Brown Monks,Boggarts and Bellarmines/posted 18/11/2011
Thankyou for all your effort in recording the history of Thurgarton. A photo of the house of Manor farm was a constant in our house in Western Australia. It was pleasing to see that it remains in good repair. Only aunty Alice features in my memories, particularly her remonstration that I should “eat up coz your not a baby now” when I struggled with mum’s boiled cabbage, aged 5. Reading Jim Bentley’s volumes made me realise how little I know of my heritage. Thanks to your effort I now know much more.
Dear Sir/Madam,
I’m trying to find out more about my great-grandmother, Mary Payne, In 1861, she was working as a maid at “the Parsonage House” for Henry Lee Guilsband, Perpetual Curate of Thurgaton. She was looking after his two young sons.
I’ve tried to find a photo of the Parsonage House at the time, but I’m not sure which it is. If you could point me to an image, I’d be most grateful.
Many thanks
Mike
Hi Mike
The parsonage is The Old Rectory which is featured in an article on this site and includes photos of the house. The 1861 census of Rev Guillebaud’s household includes Mary Payne as a nurse aged 19yrs from Buckinghamshire
Hope this helps
Ellis