Category Archives: Snapshots from the Archive

I want to break free

Posted on 1 July 2025 by victoriadraper24

This is the story of John Cooper escaping from Kings Lynn goal and the events leading up to it. The information comes from the report by the Chief Constable of Kings Lynn’s police to the Borough’s Watch Committee and a … Continue reading →

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A brief and interesting history of Mousehold Aerodrome – Norwich’s first airport.

Posted on 30 May 2025 by victoriadraper24

Mousehold Heath, to the North-East of Norwich, is known for its many trails through its valleys, its beautiful viewing spots of the city and its good picnic locations! However, not much is known about its aviation history and airminded citizens. … Continue reading →

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The Masque of Anne Boleyn

Posted on 30 April 2025 by victoriadraper24

We’ve all heard the stories, the myths, the rhymes of King Henry VIII’s infamous second wife Anne Boleyn (Bullen), the beheading of a Queen that shocked the Tudor court in 1536. However, this blog is not a mere biography of … Continue reading →

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The Norwich Lad’s Club and its history, 1918-1988

Posted on 10 April 2025 by victoriadraper24

In this post we look at the history of the Norwich Lad’s Club, which was formed for the purposeof giving many youngsters in Norwich a place to channel their natural mischievous andenergetic qualities into sport and recreations, rather than into … Continue reading →

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‘Love has no borders’; High-flying romance

Posted on 28 March 2025 by victoriadraper24

Not all stories you find in the archives are hundreds of years old. This story is from only 30 years ago so we have changed the names in order to keep those involved anonymous. In an article for a local … Continue reading →

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An Opening Performance

Posted on 11 March 2025 by victoriadraper24

26th September, 1921. How much can we imagine what the opening performance of As You Like It might have looked like, at the brand new Maddermarket Theatre in Norwich? Could it be possible for a theatre built centuries after Shakespeare’s … Continue reading →

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Poor Jack-  Food for the Poor or How to Make a Fortune

Posted on 29 November 2024 by victoriadraper24

My first independent foray into archival research at the Norfolk Record Office gave me a real headache in trying to understand the text but it was a fascinating and rewarding journey which lead to researching topics in many ways. Norfolk … Continue reading →

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Heckingham Workhouse: Filling in the Gaps

Posted on 24 October 2024 by cbolsterNRO

When a workhouse governor’s report book was received by the Norfolk Record Office from private hands in 2009, it helped shed light on day-to-day events at Heckingham Workhouse, between 1771-2 and filled a gap in our series of report books. … Continue reading →

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