Monthly Archives: May 2019

A Blood Red Sky, RAF plane crash over Holt, 1968

Posted on May 28, 2019 by

On a stormy August night in 1968 at the height of the Cold War, Ted Buxton a farmer in the Heydon area witnessed a terrible collision between two RAF aircraft. An RAF Victor from RAF Marham on a training flight … Continue reading →

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New for (Twenty) Nineteen: Spring Term for Primary Schools

Posted on May 16, 2019 by

We are really pleased we were able to run 2 new workshops over the course of the Spring Term. Putting on a Tudor Pageant In January, Year 1 pupils from Charles Darwin visited us as part of the Putting on … Continue reading →

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Discovering Sound Recordings and the History of Railways: Spring Term for Secondary Schools

Posted on May 16, 2019 by

The spring term involved helping 2 local high schools with different projects they have been working on. Oral History Firstly we welcomed a group of pupils from Old Buckenham High School as part of their oral history project. The school … Continue reading →

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Building a Future with Volunteers:  The Norwich Building Control Plans Indexing Project

Posted on May 14, 2019 by

The Norfolk Record Office is embarking on an exciting project working with volunteers to enhance catalogue descriptions and improve access to an otherwise under used collection.  The Norwich Building Control Plans Indexing Project offers a brilliant opportunity for volunteers to … Continue reading →

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The Life & Times of Charles H. Harrison, Broadland artist

Posted on May 4, 2019 by

Charles H. Harrison (1842-1902) was known for his landscape paintings depicting the Norfolk countryside. Born in Great Yarmouth in a dull neighbourhood, his parents moved to a more comfortable cottage where the first signs of the young prodigy bloomed. Harrison … Continue reading →

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