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I want to break free

Posted on 1 July 2025 by victoriadraper24

This is the story of John Cooper escaping from Kings Lynn goal and the events leading up to it. The information comes from the report by the Chief Constable of Kings Lynn’s police to the Borough’s Watch Committee and a … Continue reading →

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The Story And Crash Of The ‘Belle Of The East’ B-24H Liberator Bomber Aircraft

Posted on 15 June 2025 by norfolkroadmin

On August 25th 1944, a B-24 Liberator heavy bomber crash landed in the village of Belton in Suffolk near Great Yarmouth. Named the ‘Belle of the East’, this remarkable aircraft and its crew were returning from a bombing raid in … Continue reading →

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A brief and interesting history of Mousehold Aerodrome – Norwich’s first airport.

Posted on 30 May 2025 by victoriadraper24

Mousehold Heath, to the North-East of Norwich, is known for its many trails through its valleys, its beautiful viewing spots of the city and its good picnic locations! However, not much is known about its aviation history and airminded citizens. … Continue reading →

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Volunteer visit to John Innes Centre Library and Archives

Posted on 14 May 2025 by victoriadraper24

At the suggestion of one of our Norfolk Record Office repackaging volunteers we were lucky enough to visit the John Innes Centre Library and Archives ( https://www.jic.ac.uk/research-impact/scientific-facilities/library-and-archives/) recently with a group of our fantastic volunteers. The John Innes Centre Library … Continue reading →

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The Masque of Anne Boleyn

Posted on 30 April 2025 by victoriadraper24

We’ve all heard the stories, the myths, the rhymes of King Henry VIII’s infamous second wife Anne Boleyn (Bullen), the beheading of a Queen that shocked the Tudor court in 1536. However, this blog is not a mere biography of … Continue reading →

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The Norwich Lad’s Club and its history, 1918-1988

Posted on 10 April 2025 by victoriadraper24

In this post we look at the history of the Norwich Lad’s Club, which was formed for the purposeof giving many youngsters in Norwich a place to channel their natural mischievous andenergetic qualities into sport and recreations, rather than into … Continue reading →

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‘Love has no borders’; High-flying romance

Posted on 28 March 2025 by victoriadraper24

Not all stories you find in the archives are hundreds of years old. This story is from only 30 years ago so we have changed the names in order to keep those involved anonymous. In an article for a local … Continue reading →

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An Opening Performance

Posted on 11 March 2025 by victoriadraper24

26th September, 1921. How much can we imagine what the opening performance of As You Like It might have looked like, at the brand new Maddermarket Theatre in Norwich? Could it be possible for a theatre built centuries after Shakespeare’s … Continue reading →

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