FAKENHAM.
Fakenham, formerly called Fakenham-Lancaster, is a market-town and parish, 33¾ miles from Norwich, and 137½ from London. The town is very pleasantly situated on a declivity, north of the river Wensum. It has of late years been considerably improved by the erection of several neat houses: the streets are well paved, and lighted with gas. The market; held on Thursday, is well supplied and attended. There are two fairs; on Whit-Monday and November 22nd. The population, in 1851, was 2,347.
The New Corn Exchange was opened August 23rd, 1855, and is a very fine erection, suitable for the purposes required.
The church of St. Peter is a handsome structure, chiefly in the later English style, with a lofty embattled tower, crowned by crocketted pinnacles, and containing eight bells; it has a nave and chancel, with north and south aisles. A new east window, in five compartments, partly filled with stained glass, was erected in 1805, and a new organ in 1826—the latter at the expense of the late rector. The inside of the church is neatly pewed; the chancel is separated from the nave by a finely-carved screen; the font is octangular, and embellished with carvings of the arms of the duchy of Lancaster, and the emblems of the Evangelists, the Trinity, and the Passion. A beautiful altar-piece of Bath stone, in the Gothic style, designed by Mr. Brown of Norwich, and executed by Mr. Daniel Forster, was put up in 1844. The living is a rectory, in the gift of Trinity College, Cambridge. The Rev. M. A. Atkinson is the rector.
CLERGY, GENTRY, &c.
Atkinson, Rev. Michael Angelo, rector of Fakenham, Post-office street
Blanchflower, Miss Ann, Wells road
Blanchflower, Mr. John, Wells road
Canham, Mr. William, Bridge street
Cousins, Mrs. Mary Ann, Wells road
Damant, Thomas William Esq., M.D., M.R.C I.L.L.I.A., Post-office street
Legge, Rev. William, dissenting minister
Marrison, Mrs. Frances, Wells road
Potter, Richard Goodwyn, Esq., Market-place
Roberts, Mrs. Matilda, Wells road
Rogers, Mrs. Phebœ, White Horse street
Rudds, Mrs. Alice, Bridge street
Rudling, Mrs. Alice, Wells road
Seppings, Mr. Edmund, Norwich street
Sillett, Miss, Post-office street
Soams, Mrs., White Horse street
Woodcock, Mrs. Ann, White Horse street
TRADES, PROFESSIONS, &c.
Alderslade, Henry, clothier and general outfitter, opposite the Corn Hall
Allshorn, Lavel Lawlor, station master
Anderson, George, British schoolmaster, White Horse street
Ansell, Robert, cabinet maker, auctioneer and appraiser, Norwich street
Antingham, James, shopkeeper and bricklayer, Oak street
Bacon, William Brett, grocer and tea dealer, Norwich street
Baker, William, baker and farmer, Norwich street
Baldwin, George Thomas, veterinary surgeon, Norwich street
Bambridge, Martin, china and glass dealer, Post and Stamp-office, Post-office street
Barley, Edmund Johnson, chemist and druggist, Market-place
Barrett, Robert, cattle dealer, Rampant Horse street
Barrett, William, butcher, Oak street
Berrett, James, butcher and dealer, Wells road
Bottomley, Charles, stone and marble mason, Norwich street
Boulter, Robert, plumber, glazier, and painter, Market-place
Brereton, John, licensed brewer, Hall staithe
Brett, John, baker, Norwich road
Burrell, Daniel, hair dresser and perfumer, Market-place
Burrell, Daniel, furnishing ironmonger and clerk to the market, Market-place
Burrell, George, hair dresser, Bridge street
Burrell, Mary Ann, Berlin wool shop, Norwich street
Bushell, Charles D., furnishing ironmonger, Market-place
Bushell, John Dunham, wholesale and retail grocer and tea-dealer, Market-place
Bushell, Samuel, saddler and harness maker, Broad street
Campbell, Robert, farmer, Hay’s lane
Carter, William, shopkeeper, Bridge street
Cates, Robert, solicitor, the Grove
Chapman, Charles, draper, White Horse street
Clark, John, boot and shoe maker, Oak street
Clarke and Son, tailors, Oak street
Clipperton, Robert, saddler and harness maker, Market-place
Coker, William, boot and shoe maker, Mill lane
Cole, R. F., miller, Holt road
Cole, Thomas, grocer and draper, Market-place
Collett, Jonas, watch and clock maker, Market-place
Cowles, Messrs. and Son, classical and commercial academy, Norwich street
Cook, Mary Elizabeth, straw bonnet maker, White Horse street
Cook, Edward, coach builder, Bridge street
Cooper and Ward, linen drapers, Bridge street
Cox, Robert, boot and shoe maker, Norwich street
Crane, Robert, shopkeeper, Post-office street
Crisp, William, brewer, Market-place
Cummings, T. C., tailor, draper, and hatter, Norwich street
Cushing, John, brazier, Post-office street
Davey, Samuel, corn and seed merchant, Wells road
Davy, John Mays, watch and clock maker, silversmith and jeweller, Market-place
Dawson, William, watch and clock maker, Norwich street
Diggins, Henry, the Oak inn, Post-office street
Donaldson, John, manager to the East of England bank, Market square
Drew, Alfred, surgeon, Norwich street
Drewell, Robert, hair dresser, Bridge street
Druery, John, tailor and outfitter, Market-place
Dunham, William, boot and shoe maker, Oak street
Ebberson, Robert M., grocer, Bridge street
Eglington, John, draper, Norwich street
Fidgett, William, currier and leather merchant, Broad street
Fidgett, William, pianoforte warehouse, musical instruments and music seller, Broad street
Flowers, Robert Hall, Railway tavern and farmer, Norwich road
Flowers, Rouse, cooper, Norwich road
Forster, Daniel, stone and marble mason, Bridge street
Frost, Robert, shopkeeper, Oak street
Fyson, Joseph, miller and maltster, Fakenham mills
Gant, Richard, baker, Hay’s lane
Gardiner, David, tailor and draper, Upper Market
Garrod, John, iron foundry and engineer, Wells road
Gates, John, boot and shoe maker, Bridge street
Girling, Robert, builder, Hay’s lane
Goggs, Arthur, plumber, glazier, and confectioner, Norwich street
Goggs, Nathaniel D., grocer and draper, Corn Hall square
Goggs, Thomas R., miller, Bridge street
Goodman, Ann, dress-maker, Wells road
Goulson, Robert, Bull inn, Bridge street
Gray, Baker, baker, Oak street
Green, Henry, solicitor, Bridge street
Gricks, William, the Nelson, Hay’s lane
Grimes, William, Corn Hall tavern, Oak street
Gurneys, Birkbeck, and Co., bankers, Market-place
Habberton, Mrs. Elizabeth, boot and shoe maker, Norwich street
Hamond, Robert N., bank manager, Tuns street
Harding, John, sub-contractor for the Eastern Counties railway company, Wells road
Harper, William, shopkeeper, Wells road
Harrison, Roger, Red Lion hotel, Market-place
Hendry, William, boot and shoe maker, Oak street
Herring, Robert, gardener and seedsman, Wells road
Hill, Martha, school mistress, Infant National school, Wells road
Hipkin, Mary Ann, straw bonnet maker, Post-office street
Horne, Robert, boot and shoe maker, Bridge street
Horsley, Charles and Son, coach builders, Bridge street
Horsley, Elizabeth, the Bell, Norwich road
Horsley, Mary, whitesmith in general, Tuns street
Horsley, Richard, relieving officer and register, Tuns street
Horsley, Robert, Black Horse, Quaker’s lane
Horsley, Robert, gunsmith and bell-hanger, Quaker’s lane
Howchin, Mary Ann, milliner and straw bonnet maker, White Horse street
Howorth, Edward, corn and seed merchant, Hay’s lane
Hubbard, Robert, linen draper, grocer, and tallow chandler, Norwich street
Hunt, James, agent to Norwich Fire and Life Office, Bridge street
Hyder, William S., plumber, glazier, and ornamental painter, Norwich street
Johnson, Henry, plumber and glazier, Tuns street
Kendall, Joshua, Cattle Market inn, Market-place
Kent, Henry, solicitor, Market-place, h Balance hall, Norwich street
Kent and Watson, solicitors, Market-place
Langley, Benjamin, horse breaker, Wells road
Langley, Vincent, builder, Oak street
Leeder, Besome, furniture broker, Market-place
Leverage, Maria, baker, Quaker street
Lulman, Charles, surveyor, Bridge street
Mace, Charles, draper, Market square
Margetts, Job, coach builder, Wells road
Mason, Matthew, green grocer, Norwich street
Mason, Samuel, fishmonger and carrier, Norwich street
Middleton, Francis B., actuary to the Savings bank, Post-office street
Miles, T. A., bankers’ clerk, Norwich street
Miller, Thomas John, printer, bookseller, binder, and stationer, Market-place
Newby, William, draper and silk mercer, Market-place
Nicholson, Samuel, chemist and druggist, opposite the Corn Hall
Oakford, James, brazier, Holt road
Page, William, attorney’s clerk, Tuns street
Pawley, Robert, the Cow, Holt road
Pawley, Susan, straw bonnet maker, Norwich street
Plattin, Howard, chemist, druggist, and surgeon dentist, Market-place
Readwin, Joseph, builder and surveyor, York street
Readwin, Joseph, builder and surveyor, Quaker’s lane
Readwin and Tuck, milliners and dress-makers, Wells road
Richardson, Richard, boot and shoe maker, Norwich street
Rivett, William, whitesmith and bell-hanger, Quaker’s street
Rivett, William, cattle dealer, Rampant Horse street
Rolf, James, basket maker, Oak street
Rudge, Edward D., physician, Wells road
Rudland, George, butcher, Bridge street
Rudland, Henry, butcher, Market-place
Rudling, Joseph, the Star, Oak street
Sands, Isaac, Brewers Arms, Tuns street
Sayer, John, butcher, Norwich road
Sayer, Misses. R. and S., milliners, Corn Hall square
Scarle, George, chemist and druggist, Market-place
Sharpe, John, bankers’ clerk, Oak street
Scurl, Benjamin, the Sun inn, Norwich street
Sheringham, William, wine merchant, Market-place
Sly, Samuel James, confectioner, Bridge street
Sillett, Robert, wine, hop, seed, and wool merchant, Post-office street
Skipper, John, postman, Mill lane
Smith, Henry, miller, Bridge street
Smith, John, earthenware dealer, Oak st.
Smith, John, tailor, Holt road
Smith, John W., carpenter, Market-place
Southgate, William, coach builder, Post-office street
Stewardson, G. N., printer, bookseller, binder, stationer, and fancy repository, Upper Market
Stoke, Mrs., ladies’ day school, Mill lane
Stoughton, James, Crown hotel, commercial inn, and posting house, Market-place
Strangleman, George, horse dealer, White Horse street
Strutt, Samuel, the Rampant Horse, Rampant Horse street
Syder, George, farmer and seed merchant Oak street
Syder, Soughton, coal merchant, Quakers’ street
Trundall, Ann, milliner and dress maker, White Horse street
Turner, John, builder, Rampant Horse street
Tye, John, butcher and grocer, Norwich street
Utting, George, tailor, Quakers’ street
Utting, Samuel, boot and shoe maker, Market-place
Vurley, Elizabeth, milliner and dress maker, Rampant Horse street
Ward, William, tea-dealer, Wells road
Waters, Benjamin, coach builder, Holt road
Waters, Elizabeth, milliner and dress-maker, Holt road
Waters, John, coach builder, Holt road
Wilson, Thomas, policeman, Police station, White Horse street
Winter, George, cabinet maker, Brewers’ Arms street
Woodhouse, Henry, smith in general, Holt road
Wright, Gregory, marine store dealer, Oak street
Wright, John, clerk to the magistrates, do. taxes, do. board guardians, Wellingham union, superintendent registrar, secretary to Corn Exchange, agent to Sun Fire office, Bridge street
Wright, Samuel, boot and shoe maker, White Horse street