Tag Archives: Sandringham

Post-war Demining Operations in the Norfolk Wash and Police Invasion Procedures from the Second World War

Posted on 6 August 2018 by nroeando2017

A closer look at Norfolk Record Office document, C/PO 1/60. This intriguing document contains primarily Copy Number 500 of the 1942 revised version of procedures that the British Police should take in the event of an invasion by Nazi Germany … Continue reading →

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Gates fit for a Royal: The Norwich Gates by Barnard, Bishop and Barnard

Posted on 9 December 2016 by elizabethjayne2015

The magnificent wrought-iron gates which guard the main entrance to Sandringham are called the Norwich Gates. They were made in 1862 for the International Exhibition at South Kensington, London, in the foundries of Barnard, Bishop and Barnard in Norwich, and … Continue reading →

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