Early Days
dward Mornement’s father must have been quite a character, and a very entrepreneurial person, who was to lay the foundations to Edward’s life. He was a farmer, as his father was before him, but in an effort to improve his standing, moved his farm three times, upgrading the amount of land he farmed each time. He was also in partnership to run a successful coal and corn merchants’ business. The partnership even had a stand at the Norwich Corn Exchange, by now trading in seed, wine and spirits, Edward also owned and ran the Railway Tavern at nearby Eccles (Norfolk) for a number of years. His final farm move was to the 2,435-acre Roudham Hall Farm, where he employed 30 men and 7 boys. A farm of this size would have had much use of steam ploughing sets as well as threshing tackle operating throughout the autumn
