Monthly Archives: August 2016

Morningthorpe Manor Appeal

Posted on August 30, 2016 by

The Norfolk Record Office (NRO) is constantly adding to its collection to ensure archives which give new insight into the history of the county are protected from loss or damage and are made freely available to the general public.  In … Continue reading →

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Alfred Albert Suggate: Loddon’s musical maverick

Posted on August 30, 2016 by

Amongst the Parish records for Loddon we find a hand addressed envelope containing a printed letter dated 1847, detailing the work of a Mr A. A. Suggate. Who would have thought that this ordinary letter held at the Norfolk Record … Continue reading →

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Ready…Steady…Bake!

Posted on August 24, 2016 by

Picture yourself in a long white tent. Outside rain falls down in torrents in a very British attempt at a monsoon and inside the air is cool, which keeps reminding you that tomorrow you will have to make a shiny … Continue reading →

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Seals and sealing: An introduction to seals through the archives of the Norfolk Record Office

Posted on August 19, 2016 by

Many visitors to the Norfolk Record Office will have come across seals on documents, through requesting records to the searchroom, on display in behind-the-scenes tours or waiting in conservation for our kind team of volunteers who sew socks to fit! … Continue reading →

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