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Died in the Line of Duty – The Norwich Baedeker Raids of April 1942

Posted on April 22, 2022 by nroeando2017

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 →

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Mapping the War: The King’s Lynn Bomb Map

Posted on June 12, 2017 by victoriadraper24

I have recently been cataloguing a run of maps from the list of uncatalogued material here in King’s Lynn Borough Archives. Out of this series of eight maps one was the King’s Lynn Bomb Map (NRO, KL/SE 3/8). It was … Continue reading →

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‘I had never imagined the ear-splitting noise’: A Norwich girl’s experience of the Baedeker Raids

Posted on April 29, 2017 by victoriadraper24

The Record Office has a number of vivid accounts from people caught up in the Baedeker raids, such as that of Betty Jacques (later Betty Crouch), who was sleeping in Norwich Training College in College Road the night that it … Continue reading →

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The Wail of Sirens, the Distant Throb of Engines: Norwich and the ‘Baedeker’ Raids

Posted on April 27, 2017 by victoriadraper24

By far the most serious air raids on Norwich were the ‘Baedeker’ raids on the nights of 27/28 and 29/30 April 1942, exactly seventy-five years ago. There are several collections of archive material in the Record Office that relate to … Continue reading →

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Archival Ambulations

Posted on November 14, 2014 by emilysarah2012

As part of the The National Archives -Explore your Archives initiative, the Education and Outreach Team conducted two Archival Ambulations on Monday and Tuesday this week. Our intrepid walkers met at the Nelson statue in the Upper Close of Norwich … Continue reading →

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