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Raise the Banners! Norwich in the 1926 General Strike
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
Outliving St George
This Thursday is Saint George’s Day, an event with special connections to Norwich. George is known from his legend as the dragon-slayer, but almost nothing is really known about him, except that he was martyred for his Christian faith by … Continue reading
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LGBTQ+ history in the archives, part 2: the diaries of William J. Dennis
The diaries of William J. Dennis from 1940 give a vivid glimpse into the life of a queer man in wartime Norwich. These diaries record Dennis’s sexual experiences with men in detail, making them a rare and fascinating source for … Continue reading
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LGBTQ+ history in the archives, part 1: the diaries of Judith M. Ferrier
Finding the lives of lesbian and bisexual women brings challenges to historians. In Britain, sex between women was never criminalised in the same way that it was for men. It’s because of legal records that historians have been able to … Continue reading
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Reusing old documents
The Reformation, in particular the suppression of the monasteries in the 1530s, resulted in the dispersal of liturgical works and monastic libraries. Many of the new secular owners of the property of the defunct religious houses saw no reason why … Continue reading
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Poringland Children’s Home – a brief history
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 Robert Crawford: The life and strife of a Parish Rector 1886 – 1912
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
That which was lost – is found
In early 2024 a memorial to the men of a small Norfolk parish, who had served in WW1, was discovered in a shed in Cleethorpes. A ‘phone call to the then Clerk of Poringland Parish Council followed, who consequently travelled … Continue reading
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