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Stan
The photo is taken from the north end of Cross Row looking south to Low Row
https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/side-by-side/#zoom=17&lat=54.9945&lon=-1.5527&layers=168&right=BingHyb
There are twelve houses in the row and there are six double chimney stacks in the photo
Stan
Brilliant detective work and thank you for the map Stan.
I have two different sets of second great grandparents who lived in Bigges Main.
Daniel Watson Richardson and Ellen Richardson nee Reed lived on Cross Row in 1871 census with their children including my 1 year old great grandmother Eleanor Richardson. Daniel was an agricultural labourer. It is a shame I don’t know the number, might be able to tell which house it was in the photo. Also, I don’t know the year of the photo, would be nice to think some of those people in the photo might be family.
The other set of second great grandparents, Darius Church Money and Rebecca Elizabeth Money nee Swoish, had moved up from Great Yarmouth circa 1873. In 1881 census they lived on West Pit Row with their children, including my other great grandmother, Flora Eleanor Money. Darius was a hawker. In 1891 they are still on West Pit Row, number 18 and Darius is listed as a labourer on a boiler ship.
In 1901, they are still on West Pit Row. Darius is listed as a fish hawker. In 1911, Rebecca is widows but still living on West Pit Row with one of her sons. The photograph I have is of this couple outside their cottage, and the building, door, window, fencing etc is identical to the photo of the cottages in Bigges Main. This must have been taken on West Pit Row, which I’m guessing is just shown as West Row on the map. Shame I can post the photo here.
I wonder where the Masons Arms was on this map you’ve posted. I see the school is clearly marked.
I also had a great Uncle who kept pigs at Bigges Main, Mum tells me there were piggeries there.
Christian
