Tag Archives: Second World War
The Boys are Back in Town! The American Red Cross Service Club, Bishop’s Palace, Norwich
A brief look at the time the Bishop’s Palace in Norwich became an American Red Cross Service Club during World War II. Continue reading
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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
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
Bomber Command Medical Officers During the Second World War at RAF Marham
Introduction On D-Day 1945, RAF Medical Officer Victor Tempest introduced his memoirs, Near the Sun: Impressions of a Medical Officer of Bomber Command (NRO, MC 2216/1, 928X7), with the claim that he had achieved a ‘history of how men overcame … 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
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
How a Second World War air raid caused the closure of a Norfolk School: The accounts of Amy Buckley, Head Teacher
On the night of 26 – 27 June 1942, St Mark’s Primary and Infants’ School on Hall Road, Norwich was bombed and destroyed during a Second World War air raid. The school’s temporary log book (NRO, N/ED 1/86), written by … Continue reading
Norfolk Record Office 