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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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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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The Life & Times of Charles H. Harrison, Broadland artist
Charles H. Harrison (1842-1902) was known for his landscape paintings depicting the Norfolk countryside. Born in Great Yarmouth in a dull neighbourhood, his parents moved to a more comfortable cottage where the first signs of the young prodigy bloomed. Harrison … Continue reading
Legal Battles, Prison Sentences and Requests for Prayers: The Stories of the Owners and Occupiers of Snettisham Farm
King’s Lynn Borough Archive has a huge collection of ancient documents on all manner of subjects, among which is a large series relating to Snettisham Farm. The Farm has a very chequered and interesting history, with one occupier ending up … Continue reading
Anchored in Beer and Land – Bullards Brewery Estate Plans
The estate plans for Bullards Brewery date from 1895, beginning shortly before it registered as a limited company when it was recorded that it owned 280 houses and leased 161. Eight volumes of plans detail their estates across Norfolk and … Continue reading
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Tagged beer, brewing, bullards, bullards brewery, estate plans, norwich brewing
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Concentration Camps- for Horses!
It is very interesting being an Archive Blogger and having access to so many maps and documents that provide windows to the past. There is, however, one problem that continually arises when you are researching a specific topic, the distraction … Continue reading
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Tagged 1917, Boer War, cattle, Concentration camps, Cuba, fakenham, horses
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A Murderer in the School: The case of Eugene Aram of King’s Lynn.
When I was a kid in Bradford, one of my favourite weekend outings was to York. Among its attractions was the Castle Museum and the condemned cell, where I first came across the story of Eugene Aram. At that time, … Continue reading
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