Category Archives: Snapshots from the Archive

‘Take a field mouse, skin it, fry in butter and give to the child’: Folk Medicine in 1920s East Anglia

Posted on 27 July 2015 by emilysarah2012

Dr Mark R Taylor was the first full-time regional  medical officer for Norwich from the years 1920-1927. He was a doctor at the forefront of the increasing spread of professionalised medicine. However, he was also a doctor with a keen … Continue reading →

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Norfolk’s Local Naturalist and Writer

Posted on 14 July 2015 by emilysarah2012

The eccentric, lovable character Arthur H. Patterson, was otherwise known as ‘John Knowlittle’, a typically self-deprecating pen-name for a distinguished local naturalist and prolific writer of books, poems and a nature diary for the Eastern Daily Press. The Norfolk Record … Continue reading →

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A Victorian Clergyman’s Diary: Capturing Norwich and Beyond

Posted on 7 July 2015 by emilysarah2012

The diaries  of a Victorian clergyman might not sound like a great read, but those of Revd William Pelham Burn have unusual appeal. Burn was born in London in 1859, the third son of Major-General Henry Pelham Burn. He studied at … Continue reading →

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Adding to Our Collection

Posted on 3 July 2015 by emilysarah2012

What connects the Plantation Garden Preservation Trust with Taylors of Kings Lynn? Taylors was a seed merchant’s in King’s Lynn, so they both share a botanical theme. But they are also connected because records of both were donated to the … Continue reading →

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Campanology: ‘Once you learn you will get hooked.’

Posted on 26 June 2015 by emilysarah2012

The final of the National Twelve Bell Striking Contest will be held at St Peter Mancroft Church tomorrow, when 10 of the best teams of ringers from across the country, plus several hundred visiting ringers will visit the city. The … Continue reading →

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A Hidden Love Letter

Posted on 13 February 2015 by emilysarah2012

When a member of staff bought a Singer sewing machine from a Norwich charity shop, she discovered a love letter that has remained hidden for the best part of 50 years. Karen explains…

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Evacuated to Canada

Posted on 11 February 2015 by emilysarah2012

Marion Cropley was one of the thousands of British children evacuated during the Second World War. Her wartime experiences are unusual because she spent the war in Canada, and kept a diary recording her life there. Her diaries, which were … Continue reading →

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