The Denny Story

Sydney was born July 17, 1886, and died October 16, 1960 in The Old House, Harleston. He married May Cutting on September 26, 1909, daughter of William Cutting and Alice Page. She was born August 12, 1881 in Cross Street, Bungay, and died April 9, 1931.  
He married Nellie Kathleen Wilkinson June 5, 1933. She was born February 20, 1893 in Hull, and died December 12, 1987 in St Neots.

Sydney married May - one of 7 sisters. He built a house on the Needham Road, Harleston called Haroldstone. May's sister was widowed in the first world war and he built a house for her next door called Rudenahalle. Sydney ran G Denny & Sons with his brother Hedley. He moved to The Old House. This was a large house in the middle of Harleston and they ran it as a guest house. Among those who stayed there were the crew of the R111 Airship in Pulham. May developed TB and died. Sydney then married Kathleen Wilkinson. Kathleen had been a guest at the Old House while she worked as pharmacist for the local doctor- Dr Rainey.

Sydney was an accomplished amateur photographer. He died at The Old House
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