Rocklands, Norfolk
The Villages of Rockland All Saints and Rockland St Peter
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Looking up Chapel Street, from the Crossroads on the AttleboroughRoad.
In the old photograph the Methodist Chapel can just be seen between the tree trunks
The southern end of Chapel Street
The Primitive Methodist Chapel was built in 1849. Regular services were held and other activities included a Youth Club, a Sunday School and Meetings of the Band of Hope. Whit Monday was a special occasion when flower decorated wagons would assemble on the Green, then go round the village, with hymn singing, accompanied by a harmonium. Tea was provided on the Green or in the school room and this was followed by a nut scramble, as hazel nuts were thrown over the Green.
The Grocer's Shop has now been converted to a house (April Cottage), the horse and cart replaced by a white van.
St Peters Church Hall
was built in the early 1900s adjacent to St Peter's Rectory. It was built of wood and corrugated iron, but had neither water nor electricity. It was used for many activities including the Mothers's Union, whist drives, concerts, wedding receptions and dances, which during the war were attended by American Air Force personel from Deopham Green Air Base. Some young ladies recall hiding in the small toilet when fighting broke out among the American troops It was knocked down when the Village Hall was built in the 1950s.
