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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
Ballgowns and Dinner Invitations
We recently held one of our popular Reading from the Archives events with a very swish title – Ballgowns and Dinner Invitations. Planning for this event was an opportunity to scour the archives using our online catalogue, and find some … Continue reading
How Much Has School Really Changed In The Last 100 Years?
Introduction Adults often say “you have school far easier these days” to young people like myself. Making me wonder, how much has school really changed in the last 100 years? How does my modern experience of school compare to the … Continue reading
All Quiet. Roof Still On: Jarrold’s Fire Watching Log August 1940-May 1941 (Part 2)
(Continued from Part 1, taken from the Jarrold’s fire watch log book JLD 4/10/16) Battling the Enemy Britain went to war with Germany in 1939. The Jarrold’s firewatchers went to war with the rats in August 1940. Youngman took it … Continue reading
Book of Orders for Dutch and Walloon Strangers: Refugee Week 2021
For Refugee Week, we take a look at the Book of Orders for Dutch and Walloon Strangers (NRO, NCR 17d/9). This is a document containing orders for the regulation of the Strangers’ Hall in Norwich and for ordering the life … Continue reading
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Tagged book of orders, dutch and walloon, norwich, Refugee Week, refugees, Strangers, weaving
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All Quiet. Roof Still On: Jarrold’s Fire Watching Log August 1940-May 1941 (Part 1)
Jarrold’s department store in Norwich had to adhere to the 1940 Fire Watchers Orders by having firewatchers on duty at all times. This log begins in August 1940 and ends in May 1941 (JLD 4/10/16). It records the duties and … Continue reading
Forgotten: R. H. Mottram
It’s become a historical trope, not to mention a clever marketing ploy, to use forgotten in book, article, blog and documentary titles, whether actually warranted or not (Google ‘forgotten history’). It’s catchy, pithy, and excites curiosity. In the case of … Continue reading
The Peterloo Address by the Citizens of Norwich
The 16th of August 1819 saw what has become known as the “Peterloo Massacre” (Wroe, 1819) at St Peter’s Field, Manchester where between nine and fifteen men, women and children were killed and hundreds of people were injured. The Events Over … Continue reading
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Tagged manchester, norwich, peterloo, peterloo massacre, prince regent
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