Acle Fair

This is a photograph of the High’s Acle Fair which occured at Michaelmas. Old Michaelmas day fell on the 11^th October. It was held in variety of locations, sometimes near Molly’s Farm, in the village centre or as far away as Acle Bridge. Eventually in the 20^th century the fair became much smaller and was known locally as Rhubarb’s Fair.

Through Fynch’s photographs it appears that Acle was host to a variety of travelling theatre and circus productions. Samwell’s troupe came to Norfolk in the 1830s they were a famous equestrian act, common at the time. As can be seen in the edited photograph below Fynch has indicated that these shows took place in a barn that stood on the Marshes next to the New Road.