{"id":5941,"date":"2020-04-10T20:21:31","date_gmt":"2020-04-10T19:21:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/marthamnorfolk.co.uk\/?page_id=5941"},"modified":"2023-12-09T16:22:30","modified_gmt":"2023-12-09T16:22:30","slug":"countryside-collection","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/marthamnorfolk.co.uk\/?page_id=5941","title":{"rendered":"Countryside Collection, Martham"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Countryside Collection, Martham <\/strong>(AKA <\/strong>Church Farm, Martham).<\/p>\n\n\n

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Richard & Judy Fairbairns farmed 230 acres of land at Church Farm, Martham for many years. In 1977 they began incorporating a museum into the activities of their conventional arable farm. They started with open days that included demonstrations by craftsmen and the following year opened all year round.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Neil Bradfield son of Donald & Doreen Bradfield <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Local businessman Donald Bradfield<\/a><\/em> took over the museum and developed it into the Countryside Collection that included brass rubbing and an attractive tearoom which became a popular destination for holiday makers. He put on a number of special events culminating in September 1980 in what was billed as an English Civil War Battle. The re-enactment recreated the battle between the \u201cIllustrious Persons & Great Gentlemen of the King’s Army & The Roundhead Association\u201d. The all-day event saw the Cavaliers & Roundheads battle it out in period costume with musket, pike & cannons.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The Collection eventually closed and was broken up in a sale in March 1985.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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c1981. Victoria Mobbs & Sue Pickles.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Opening of The Countryside Collection. Bob Warnes son back left side, Meyer Tungate at the driving end<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Inside the Countryside Collection with owner Donald Bradfield<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Church Farm in 1978 when it was a real working farm. <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Click a thumbnail for a close-up and scroll through all the images from there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Countryside Collection, Martham (AKA Church Farm, Martham). Richard & Judy Fairbairns farmed 230 acres of land at Church Farm, Martham for many years. In 1977 they began incorporating a museum into the activities of their conventional arable farm. They started with open days that included demonstrations by craftsmen and the following year opened all year … Continue reading “Countryside Collection, Martham”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5941","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t