Category Archives: NRO Research Bloggers

This post started as an exploration of the changes to Tombland that have occurred between the 1630s production of Richard Wright’s map of Norwich and the modern day. However, as I came to learn more about the story surrounding this … Continue reading →

The Georgian Period in 18th century England was often associated with elegance and strict social order, however it was also marked by a series of scandals which were tried and testified in court houses such as Walsingham Abbey in Norfolk. Being … Continue reading →

Throughout history, humans have tested the limits of their mortality, ranging from the dangerous and bold, to the outright idiotic. While historical knowledge of unusual deaths are often lost to time, there are a number of unlucky individuals whose deaths have been immortalised in a 14th century Coroner’s Roll from King’s Lynn.  Coroner’s Rolls are a type … Continue reading →

Continued from part 1 The Trial The trial of James Blomfield Rush was held at the Norwich Assizes, otherwise known as Norwich Castle, the court room is situated within the Norwich Shirehall which sits on the Norwich Castle complex. Many … Continue reading →

On a cold night on the 28th November 1848, the stillness of the Norfolk countryside was shattered by the sound of gunfire echoing across the fields surrounding Stanfield Hall. By morning, the master of the house, Isaac Jermy and his … Continue reading →

Norwich has been a city associated with rebels and radicals for centuries. Whether against the King, the Church or the Government, Norwich has always immersed itself in local and national movements of riot and rebellion. It is therefore not surprising … Continue reading →

While visiting a house on The Street in Poringland a member of the local Archive Group noticed signs above two doors, one with “girls” and the other “boys”, indicating that at some point the building may have been used as … Continue reading →

Reverend John Crawford Crawford became the rector of 2 parishes, East Walton and Gayton Thorpe in 1886. A leaflet in St Mary’s Gayton Thorpe stated that these 2 churches had shared a rector since 1737. St. Mary’s is also the … Continue reading →