Glad to have been of help.
In 1936 our family moved to a house on London road so I had to pass your cottage at least twice a day on my way to and from the village school, at that time it was occupied by an elderly gentleman with a white beard,
The blacksmiths shop was destroyed by a bomb in May 1943,
The premises at the back of the cottage belonged to the local builder. I was employed by the builder from 1944 until I went into the forces in 1947, during this period the cottage was unoccupied. It was unusual for any habitable building to be left empty at this time as accommodation was in short supply. I can only assume that the cottage was badly damaged inside by the bomb that exploded about 20 yards away as the outside looked perfectly sound.
It is difficult to pinpoint the original position of the cottage as the area has been redeveloped, the road widened and the bend made less acute but if you face north (towards Lowestoft) and stand on the left opposite the Field lane entrance you will be in roughly the same position as was the photographer when he took the photo
