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The photograph
shows Marjorie Rootham helping with the farm's threshing
circa 1929.
The corrugated iron roofed barn was installed in
1928. |
The
Rootham Family -
Radwell Farmers 1908 to 2006 |

College Farm House - 2005 |
On 8
July 1908 Amy Florence Peck (the elder daughter of William
Lenton Peck a farmer of Radwell Moor End House) married
Reginald Joseph Rootham (the son of Joseph Rootham a builder
of The Green, Harold). Their wedding was the first to be
held in Radwell Chapel, even though it had been built a
hundred or so years earlier. Also in 1908 an agreement was
drawn up between Trinity College, Cambridge and Reginald and
Joseph Rootham for the transfer of tenancy of College Farm,
Radwell from the Peck family to the newly
married Reginald and
his father Joe. Reg and Amy had two daughters, Marjorie Gwendolyn
born in 1911 and Edna born 1915.
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The family eventually bought College Farm and also Underwood
Farm. Amy died in 1951 aged 67 and Marjorie took over the running
of the farm when her father died in 1962 aged 80 . Marjorie died in 2006, aged 95 years, having lived at
College Farm all her life. For details of her life see the
Obituary page.
College Farm House,
Radwell - 1890
Before the addition of the front porch extension.
Left to Right:
Mr Wiggins, Mr Nicholson, Mr Marriott senior, Mr Marriott and
seated Mrs Marriott with Willie on her knee and Edward (in the
sailor suit). Polly Taylor holding the hand of Nellie and
Amy Florence Peck
and
Mr and Mrs ? |
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The
wedding of Amy Florence Peck to Reginald Joseph Rootham 8
July 1908.
Photo taken outside Moor End House, Radwell (the home
of the Marriotts and the Pecks).
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During the 1970's and 80's the house
fell into disrepair,
was vandalised and
finally demolished.
Photo: David G Smith
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Reg and Amy Rootham
at Skegness 1929 |
Marjorie Rootham |
Marjorie and her
father |
The
photographs below give an indication as to how the land was
farmed at College Farm from the 1920's to the 1940's. |
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Information and Photographs (unless otherwise stated) by kind permission of Janet Barbour
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