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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
Posted in All Posts, Snapshots from the Archive
Tagged church, Cromer, parliament, Public House, pubs, Railways, religion, Thorpe
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The Angel Inn of King’s Lynn
It sometimes seems strange- though on second thoughts it’s only to be expected- how researching one topic recalls previous ones, with one thread leading to another, then another, until they are all intertwined. While browsing the records at King’s Lynn … Continue reading
Messing about on the river 1878 style
On Monday 26th August 1878 four friends, including the artist Ernest Arthur Freeman, set off from New Mills, Norwich on a five day canoe trip down the Yare and up the Waveney via the New Cut. The tourist industry on … Continue reading
Posted in All Posts, NRO Research Bloggers
Tagged beccles, bramerton, bungay, cantley, earsham, geldeston, Lowestoft, norfolk, pubs, railway, reedham, river waveney, river yare, somerleyton, Suffolk
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What’s happening at Norfolk Heritage Centre?
Good evening, It’s now nearly two months since I took up my role at NHC, having spent several years at NRO, and my former colleagues have kindly allowed me a guest post to talk a little bit about what we … Continue reading
Beer, Breweries, and Drunkenness in the NRO archives.
Last week, St Andrew’s Hall & Blackfriars Hall in Norwich were host to the 37th Norwich Beer Festival, organised by CAMRA’s Norwich and Norfolk branch. This was the perfect excuse for us to tweet about the wide range of beer-related … Continue reading
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