November 2025
Fincham -or Fyncham -Coats of Arms added to Lords of the Manor
More information on John and Ella Fincham who died in 1542 in Lords of the Manor
October 2025
Details of Harry Jude’s military career. See under Military First World War
First snippets of pages of the first edition of Fincham school’s magazine from 1954. See under Extracts from the Archives which includes other new material.
September 2025
More about the War Memorial. Also details about Ernest Seeker’s military career and death. See under Military-First World War
A new page has been added called ‘Extracts from the Archives’. This will be a random selection of pieces from archives we have access to such as the Parish Registers, school log books and Vestry meetings. Fincham has a huge amount of archives most safely stored in the Norfolk Archive Centre. A start has been made and pieces will be added from time to time.
August 2025
More information about First World War names on our War Memorial-Philip ‘Jack’ Laws, Sydney Bacon, Robert Secker. See under Military-First World War
July 2025
Adrian Maaz is researching all the names on the War Memorial. So far he has added Charles Robert Wilding, Isaac Sculpher, Arthur Cater and Arthur Thomas Utting , William Henry Crane. See under Military – First World War
January 2025
The Lords of the Manor-the story of the Fincham family who lived in Fincham Hall for centuries until the 1570’s. See under ‘People‘ or on main menu.
October 2024
A new section on Moat House with more photographs and information on its history and residents. See Buildings drop down menu.
August 2024
A new postcard and photograph of Playters Hall under Buildings.
A new photograph of The Crown under Inns and Beerhouses
April 2024
New postcard of the Royal Oak (courtesy of Reg Thrumper Memories of old Norfolk Pubs)
New article about a diary Rev William Blyth kept for nearly 50 years with many references to Victorian Fincham.
Under Religion-Rectors
January 2024
Catholicism in Fincham under Religion.
A few bits from the WI about different clubs under Clubs and Societies
Non Conformist Chapels (photographs and an article about the chapels) under Religion/ Non Conformity in Fincham.
Fincham WI under Clubs and Societies .
Piece about Mary Blyth and diary entry of Fincham in 1910. Under ‘Religion/Rectors’.
Trade Directory entries for Fincham listing prominent people, tradesmen and farmers. Under ‘People.’
An article written in 1921 where the writer compares the description of Fincham in the survey of 1636 given by the Hare map and accompanying Field Book to the village in 1921. Under ‘Maps of Fincham‘
December 2023
New information on the church bells from when Owen Needham organised the recasting of them in 1976 find under Religion
A re-organisation of Quirky Bits so each item is in the sub-menu
Extra item under Rev Blyth in Religion>Rectors about Parish documents
August 2023
We’ve added material to these sections
A table of Marriage Licences showing details of proposed marriages from 1730 to 1799 under People
Details of the World War II memorial in St Martins Church under Military World War II
May 2023
Some information on Rev Gordon Childs 1938-55
Some more information on Rev Edward Baty
A ‘Quirky Bits‘ piece about the Fincham oilfield of 1919
APRIL 2023
New information about Rev Stanley Gordon Bennett 1970-78
New photograph of the flood at Moat House 1912 in Buildings
MARCH 2023
New information about Rev Joseph Forby Rector 1787-99
JANUARY
We’ve added material to these sections
Summary of Listed Buildings with their Historic England description under Buildings
California under Buildings
DECEMBER
We’ve added material to these sections
Dates for 2023 on Meetings page but talks to be confirmed
NOVEMBER
We’ve added material to these sections
Names of those on the Fincham Choir photograph in Religion. (Typed for easier searching)
William Blyth’s drawing of the 1636 map of Fincham and a list of names on the map. A short piece on the Deed of Release of the Cobb family. added to Maps of Fincham
OCTOBER
We’ve added material to these sections
Photographs of the Blyth family c 1860s added to Religion/Rectors taken from Janet Blyth’s photo album.
Photograph of Fincham Church Choir from 1886 and other details of presentation to Janet Blyth on her leaving the village in Religion
Photographs from Janet Blyth’s album of street scenes, one of post office and the other of church, probably 1880’s, in Street Scenes
Drawing of St. Martin’s font from 1851 done by a relative of William Blyth’s from Oby. His brother-in-law was Rector of Oby. In Religion/church interior
SEPTEMBER
We’ve added material to these sections
A Contact page has been added to the main menu
A letter from Mrs Edwards, Shrubland 1899 added to People
Lincoln Bomber Crash 1952 added to Military
Details of our October meeting added to Meetings
JUNE
We’ve added material to these sections
The sensational story of Rev Arthur Loftus -Rector 1826 – 1846 in Religion/Rectors
MAY
We’ve added material to these sections
Two new additions to People
Maria Parish -a Georgian woman
Hubbard Lingley -a Victorian tragedy
The Fincham Timeline has been extended and brought up-to-date.
A little bit more information on the Stormont House School from which evacuees came.
The Common -under Quirky Bits. How the village lost a common.
APRIL
MARCH
We’ve added material to these sections
The Workhouse
Fairswell Manor
Fincham Street Names
Photographs added to Clubs and Societies
Climbing the church tower
Fincham Local History Society 