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Dear Mrs Cavell…

Posted on 12 October 2023 by victoriadraper24

Written by Christine Shackell The twelfth of October marks the anniversary of the death of Edith Cavell, the Norfolk born nurse, who was executed by the German military authorities in 1915 for sheltering British and Allied soldiers and assisting them … Continue reading →

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A Unique Treasure Revealed: Claxton Opera Costumes created by Helen Hoyte MBE

Posted on 17 September 2023 by victoriadraper24

The Norfolk Record Office are delighted to have accessioned ten folders of costume designs by celebrated textile specialist Helen Hoyte MBE. Mrs Hoyte designed and dressed eighteen stage productions for the Claxton Opera, founded by the late Richard White. Mr. … Continue reading →

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Searching for ancestors in Norfolk: Unsticking the Stark family

Posted on 7 September 2023 by victoriadraper24

Have you ever wondered who your ancestors were? The people who, through aseries of chance meetings and events over countless centuries, resulted in youbeing here today? The excitement of finding out first engaged my attention some years ago,sparked by my … Continue reading →

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Working in a heritage environment

Posted on 16 August 2023 by victoriadraper24

Twelve students enjoyed our latest work experience day at The Archive Centre. Pupils from Years 11-13 enjoyed learning about working in a heritage environment. They learnt how the archivists catalogue items in the collection, including how every document needs to … Continue reading →

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Black Shuck: The Hell Hound that Terrorises Blickling Hall

Posted on 3 August 2023 by nroeando2017

If you are familiar with the Norfolk Record Office blog, you may have read a recent entry on the death by duel of Sir Henry Hobart, the fourth baronet of Blickling Hall. Curiously, Hobart’s remarkable story doesn’t end with his … Continue reading →

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The Victorian Gentlemen and the Norwich Shawl Letters

Posted on 19 July 2023 by cbolsterNRO

Written by Christine Shackell, NRO research blogger, July 2023 The history of Norwich shawls may seem an unlikely topic for correspondence between two Victorian gentlemen but the archive holds four such letters, written at the beginning of 1897. (Norfolk Record … Continue reading →

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Norfolk’s Final Farewell to the Drama of the Duel

Posted on 23 June 2023 by nroeando2017

A seventeenth century document held by the Norfolk Record Office (NRO, FX210/1) details the high drama of a spectacular clash of egos that took place more than three hundred years ago. The broiling emotions of the challenger to the duel, … Continue reading →

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Around the World in 80 Documents

Posted on 1 June 2023 by cbolsterNRO

Just over a year ago, we began a journey ‘Around the World’ looking at the range of documents in the collections of the Norfolk Record Office. Inspired, of course, by the book and tv show ‘Around the World in 80 … Continue reading →

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