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“Old but quite fit for use” The Norfolk Survey of Schools 1903
The 1902 Education Act abolished the school board system and established Local Education Authorities (LEAs). Norfolk established LEAs for Norwich, Great Yarmouth, Kings Lynn and Norfolk County Council (NCC). NCC, to aid this transition; carried out a survey of its … Continue reading
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Tagged education, family history, headteachers, Schools, social history, survey, teachers, teaching, village life
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Planting the Seeds of Independence: The State of the American Colonies prior to 1776
Today marks 243 years since the signing of the ‘Declaration of Independence’, that illustrious document wherein the Thirteen Colonies asserted themselves as independent sovereign states that would no longer conform to the leadership of Great Britain. Since July 4th 1776 … Continue reading
The Generous Mercer of Hempstead
For Refugee Week 2019, David Stannard has looked at the impact of immigrants from Europe to the east coast of Norfolk and their links with the local textile industry. The East Norfolk Textile Industry The wider historical record makes it clear that the medieval … Continue reading
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Tagged hempstead, mercer, probate, Refugee Week, refugees, Strangers, wills
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Exploits on the Grand Tour
With the weather still cold and wet people are starting to think about their summer holiday. Many picturing warm sandy beaches and relaxing evenings. 200 years ago many of the middle classes were enjoying their first experiences of travelling abroad, … Continue reading
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Tagged diaries, Europe, France, Grand Tour, italy, journal, letters, travel, volcano
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A Blood Red Sky, RAF plane crash over Holt, 1968
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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Tagged Holt, North Norfolk, plane crash, RAF
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New for (Twenty) Nineteen: Spring Term for Primary Schools
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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Tagged Elizabeth I, Great Seal, Inventories, Pageantry, seals, Strangers, Tudors
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Discovering Sound Recordings and the History of Railways: Spring Term for Secondary Schools
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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Tagged filming, Hellesdon, Marriott's Way, Melton Constable, norwich, oral history, railway, school, secondary schools
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Building a Future with Volunteers: The Norwich Building Control Plans Indexing Project
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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