Category Archives: Snapshots from the Archive

The Cinemas of King’s Lynn from the Building Control Plans

Posted on September 25, 2020 by

The King’s Lynn Borough Archives hold the building control plans for the old Borough Council of King’s Lynn from 1883 up to 1960. The plans from 1960 to 1974 were sadly lost during the flood of the 1978. The plan … Continue reading →

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Religion in Norfolk at the Time of the Mayflower

Posted on September 16, 2020 by

This month marks the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower setting sail on a voyage that led to the foundation of Plymouth, Massachusetts. Of the 102 passengers on board we know that at least seven came from Norfolk. So what was … Continue reading →

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Then and Now: counting and control in time of epidemic

Posted on August 24, 2020 by

In a crisis like the plague it is vital to get a handle on what is happening.  The counting of deaths was one thing the Mayor’s Court was very keen on.  Norwich was one of the very first places in … Continue reading →

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The Eatons of Easton: The Archive of a Prominent Norfolk Family

Posted on August 12, 2020 by

The Eaton Collection is an extraordinary archive documenting the history and activities of the Eaton family over several generations from the late eighteenth century to the twenty-first century.  The archive was collected and maintained by Tom Eaton (1918-2010) and includes … Continue reading →

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Fighting the Plague in Tudor Norwich

Posted on August 1, 2020 by

People are supposed to learn from history, so it is interesting to compare the present situation with a similar, or even more calamitous, happening in Norwich’s past.  This is the plague, which first came to Norwich in 1349 (that first … Continue reading →

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King’s Lynn’s trading links with Europe: King’s Lynn and the Hansa

Posted on July 15, 2020 by

(Or, in a travesty of the old saying, Hansa is as Hansa does) Over time, King’s Lynn’s trading links with Europe have developed and evolved and continue to do so today. Records held in the King’s Lynn Borough Archives can … Continue reading →

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Remote Learning with the Coven of Atho

Posted on July 4, 2020 by

There are numerous references to witchcraft in the archives at the Norfolk Record Office. These references typically relate to cases of people being tried as witches. Of course, the defendants in these cases were victims of persecution but what about … Continue reading →

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Norfolk: A County of Welcome

Posted on June 16, 2020 by

Who was Lewis Ecker? Why did he have to leave his homeland of Russia in the 19th century? And what happened to him and his family on arrival in Norfolk? In this blog post we use a number of documents … Continue reading →

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