Mrs B Lake ran a 58-acre mixed farm at Great Hautbois with the help of Mr D Andrews and her 17-year-old daughter Anne. Anne is seen in this photo from December 1963 cultivating a field while her mother and Mr Andrews were hedging nearby. (Image: Archant)
This week's archive pictures feature the ancient skills of hedge trimming and hedge laying – important tasks in the management of the countryside, requiring manual expertise and, where appropriate, mechanical assistance.
• If you recognise anyone in the pictures or would like to tell us more about them you can email rosemary.dixon@archant.co.uk
• To get a copy of one of our old photographs, visit www.edp24.co.uk/buyaphoto or telephone Diane Townsend Mon-Fri on 01603 772449.
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