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The ‘Community Archives: Skills, Support & Sustainability’ project has been set up by the Norfolk Record Office with the aim of providing Norfolk’s community archive and local heritage groups with advice, training and resources to help them improve the management … Continue reading
Posted in All Posts, Behind the Scenes
Tagged ArchivesAreYou, Aylsham, CASSS, Community Archives, COVID, IAW2022, local history, Town Archive
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King’s Lynn Golden Jubilee procession identity parade
One of the more eye-catching items from the records of civic events is a photograph of the mayoral procession that took place as part of the celebrations for Queen Victoria’s golden jubilee. They are photographed standing on the Saturday Market … Continue reading
Posted in All Posts, Snapshots from the Archive
Tagged golden Jubilee, jubilee, Kings Lynn, procession, St Margaret's Church, staff bearer, sword bearer
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Church court records at the Norfolk Record Office
Introduction Church court records, more specifically the records of the Norwich Consistory Court, are probably the most salacious at the Norfolk Record Office (NRO). Before the mid-nineteenth century, church courts had jurisdiction over many aspects of life, including matrimony, probate, … Continue reading
‘He will have the Dance of Swing’: Norfolk’s Involvement in the Swing Riots of 1830s England
When the harsh winter of 1830 followed a poor harvest and caused reduced wages for labourers, agricultural riots spread across Norfolk and throughout the south and east of England. The labourers wanted to stop the spread of new threshing machines, … Continue reading
Posted in All Posts, Snapshots from the Archive
Tagged 1830s, agriculture, Attleborough, Captain Swing, norwich, Norwich Castle, Norwich Cathdreal, Norwich Gaol, Prision, Prisioners, swing, Swing Riots
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Died in the Line of Duty – The Norwich Baedeker Raids of April 1942
Between July 1940 and August 1941 Norwich had suffered 27 bombing raids. There then followed eight months of relative calm until Monday 27th April when the city suffered heavy losses as a result of the Baedeker raids. The German Baedeker … Continue reading
Norfolk’s New Railways: The Arguments For and Against the Introduction of Railways in 19th Century Norfolk
The First Line The coming of the railways to Norfolk revolutionized many aspects of county life. The first railway from London to Norfolk arrived in the 1840s, when the line was opened via Wymondham and Cambridge and, from 1849, the … Continue reading
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Tagged church, Cromer, parliament, Public House, pubs, Railways, religion, Thorpe
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Reading from the Archives: Out of the Mouths of Babes
For our next Reading from the Archives session, we have a special Family Friendly theme featuring documents written by children. We have once again delved into our collections to uncover the words of children from the pages of our documents, … Continue reading
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