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King’s Lynn Tank

Posted on 2 May 2018 by victoriadraper24

Using documents held at the King’s Lynn Borough Archives. When I was very young- and we’re talking now of the early 1950s- my grandad, who’d served in WW1 with the Bradford Pals in the West Yorkshire Light Infantry, gave me … Continue reading →

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A Tale of Two Spectres: Will the Real Syderstone Ghost Please Stand Up

Posted on 13 April 2018 by jumpyspiders

Search online for the Syderstone Ghost (Syderstone is a village near Fakenham in Norfolk) and you will find one strong connection. Look a little closer and you will come across a less well-known contender. Fortunately, Norfolk Record Office has you … Continue reading →

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From Gunpowder to Fire Engines: The Role of the Cannonier in looking after Norwich’s seventeenth-century fire Fighting Equipment

Posted on 20 March 2018 by victoriadraper24

Today, the Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service protects Norwich, along with the rest of the county, using dozens of emergency vehicles and a range of advanced equipment. In the seventeenth century (when most buildings were made of wood) the technology … Continue reading →

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‘It was a dreadful sight to see!’ Descriptions of the Crimean War

Posted on 7 March 2018 by victoriadraper24

‘It was a dreadful sight to see! Both to my left and right men were cut away from me. I thought it would be my turn every minute but, thank God I have escaped as yet.’ These words were written … Continue reading →

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‘I suppose you think that I am shot’: Problems writing home from the Crimean War.

Posted on 21 February 2018 by victoriadraper24

‘I suppose that you think that I am shot since you have not heard from me for so long but thank God I am not yet but I have had some near escapes.’ These are the words of Private Thomas … Continue reading →

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A military wedding at Great Yarmouth and a mutiny

Posted on 31 January 2018 by victoriadraper24

For couples where the groom was serving in the military, time could be of the essence to marry before his regiment moved on, or ship sailed again and many military occupations are represented in marriage licence bonds.  This is particularly … Continue reading →

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The Mackenzie family of Scotland and a Norfolk romance

Posted on 17 January 2018 by victoriadraper24

The unusual survival of some letters, found with the marriage licence bond for Henry Bathurst and Frances Mackenzie, 14 July 1807, give us a rare insight into a mother in Scotland eagerly awaiting news of her daughter’s marriage in the … Continue reading →

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Tales of the Great and the Not So Good

Posted on 2 January 2018 by victoriadraper24

Marriage licences were often favoured by families of high social class since they allowed the couple privacy, ability to choose their parish of marriage and were faster to arrange than banns.  The marriage licence could also be a status symbol … Continue reading →

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