The Hamond family
In the early 20th century the family let, and later sold, the market rights to the Swaffham Urban Council
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Harry Carter
A cousin of Howard Carter who discovered the tomb of Tutankhamun
Harry Carter (1906-1983) was one of the many artists, craftsmen and engineers of the Carter family. A cousin of Howard Carter who discovered the tomb of Tutankhamun he grew up in Swaffham and taught Art and Craft at Hamond’s Grammar School and at the Convent school in the town.
Today he is probably best known for the wooden town signs in many of the towns and villages in Norfolk and beyond which always depicted the story of the town or village. One of his early signs was a reconstruction of the original Pedlar town sign in the 1930s.
Jack and Merle Boddy
Very early on he became immersed in the National Union of Agricultural Workers in Lincolnshire
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Howard Carter
He was invited to join a team of archaeologists in Egypt as a tomb painting copyist and soon developed a love for archaeology.
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Henry William Plowright
In 1869 the company began an engineering works on the Marketplace and continued to expand the business.
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Dorothy Smith
From 1944 until 1955, when the National Health Service was being set up, she was chairman of the General Nursing Council.
Learn morePedlar of Swaffham
The Pedlar of Swaffham is an English folktale from Swaffham, Norfolk.
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