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King’s Lynn Golden Jubilee procession identity parade
One of the more eye-catching items from the records of civic events is a photograph of the mayoral procession that took place as part of the celebrations for Queen Victoria’s golden jubilee. They are photographed standing on the Saturday Market … Continue reading
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Tagged golden Jubilee, jubilee, Kings Lynn, procession, St Margaret's Church, staff bearer, sword bearer
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‘He will have the Dance of Swing’: Norfolk’s Involvement in the Swing Riots of 1830s England
When the harsh winter of 1830 followed a poor harvest and caused reduced wages for labourers, agricultural riots spread across Norfolk and throughout the south and east of England. The labourers wanted to stop the spread of new threshing machines, … Continue reading
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Tagged 1830s, agriculture, Attleborough, Captain Swing, norwich, Norwich Castle, Norwich Cathdreal, Norwich Gaol, Prision, Prisioners, swing, Swing Riots
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Died in the Line of Duty – The Norwich Baedeker Raids of April 1942
Between July 1940 and August 1941 Norwich had suffered 27 bombing raids. There then followed eight months of relative calm until Monday 27th April when the city suffered heavy losses as a result of the Baedeker raids. The German Baedeker … Continue reading
Norfolk’s New Railways: The Arguments For and Against the Introduction of Railways in 19th Century Norfolk
The First Line The coming of the railways to Norfolk revolutionized many aspects of county life. The first railway from London to Norfolk arrived in the 1840s, when the line was opened via Wymondham and Cambridge and, from 1849, the … Continue reading
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Tagged church, Cromer, parliament, Public House, pubs, Railways, religion, Thorpe
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Reading from the Archives: Out of the Mouths of Babes
For our next Reading from the Archives session, we have a special Family Friendly theme featuring documents written by children. We have once again delved into our collections to uncover the words of children from the pages of our documents, … Continue reading
Cures for all!
Just over 2 years since it was first brought to the public’s attention and for most people focus is still very much on COVID 19. In the past two years we have learnt a lot about social distancing, mask wearing, … Continue reading
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Midshipman’s Log of Robert Horace Walpole 1870-1: The Start of a Life of Adventure
Robert Horace Walpole was born in 1854 and joined the Royal Navy in 1867. This blog is an account of Walpole’s Midshipman’s log on HMS Bristol from February 1870 to January 1871. No great adventures are recorded here; the predominant … Continue reading
Hidden Stories behind the Asylum Records
Written by Christine Shackell, NRO research blogger The Thorpe Asylum casebooks held at the Norfolk Record Office give us a snapshot in time of the lives of the patients admitted there. Extending the search to include other records gives us … Continue reading
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