Abbots Bromley Horn Dance the 19th century the dance remained the traditional prerogative of the Bentley family, eventually passing to the Fowell family in 1914. The Fowells continue to run it to this day. Such an ancient origin for the dance has been doubted by some folklorists, who point out that while the reindeer antlers date to the 11th century, reindeer were long since extinct in England and Wales (and probably Scotland), and there is no evidence that any domestic reindeer herds remained at that time. Therefore, even more confusingly, the antlers must have been imported from Scandinavia at some point between the 11th
Nelly Bromley Nelly Bromley Eleanor Elizabeth (Nelly, sometimes Nellie) Bromley (30 September 1850 – 27 October 1939) was an English actor and singer who performed in operettas and musical burlesques. She is best remembered today for having created the role of the Plaintiff in Gilbert & Sullivan's first success, "Trial by Jury", although she played in that piece for just over three months out of a successful career spanning nearly two decades. Bromley was born on 30 September 1850 in London to an actress and singer, also Eleanor Bromley (1826–1859). The identity of her father is unknown. Her mother was born into