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Monthly Archives: September 2018
Hashtags and 280 Characters: My Experience of Teen Twitter Takeover Day
During the summer I was lucky enough to take part in the Teen Twitter Takeover 2018 at Norfolk Record Office. Hosted by museums from across the country the Teen Twitter Takeover gives teens the chance to experience not only the … Continue reading
Lord Willoughby and ‘the time of rebellion’.
Request The King’s Lynn Borough Archives received a request for information regarding an ‘apparent uprising’ in West Norfolk in 1548, which was described by Francis Blomefield in 1728. On researching this uprising the archivist discovered a number of references within one … Continue reading
Extending his Grasp on Science even after Death
The statue of Sir Thomas Browne stands in the Haymarket in Norwich, often covered by birds, and occasionally wearing a traffic cone on his head. But how many people passing by really know who Sir Thomas Browne is. Hopefully, with … Continue reading
Posted in Snapshots from the Archive
Tagged Burials, norwich, St Peter Mancroft, Talking Statues, Thomas Browne
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Locating a fitting tribute to Norfolk’s Hero of the Sea
Many Norwich citizens know about Nelson’s statue in the Cathedral Close in Norwich, now voiced by Stephen Fry for the Talking Statues project. But how many people know about the huge column on the coast? At the very south end … Continue reading
Posted in Snapshots from the Archive
Tagged great yarmouth, Monument, Nelson, Talking Statues
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