Tag Archives: Victorians

Much Ado About Nothing?

Posted on March 7, 2020 by elizabethjayne2015

A Letter from Edward Harbord 3rd Baron Suffield, to his sixteen-year-old son starts ‘With an aching heart and a trembling hand, I take up my pen to reply to your note…’ The eleven-page letter written in 1829 and held at … Continue reading →

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Pablo Fanque’s return to Norwich

Posted on October 20, 2019 by elizabethjayne2015

Pablo Fanque, born as William Darby, was the first black British circus proprietor. Apprenticed at an early age to William Batty, a well-known equestrian and circus proprietor, he was first trained as an acrobat and gymnast and then in horsemanship. … Continue reading →

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From Victorian Corsetry to 50s fashions: The life of Annie Hardy

Posted on July 31, 2019 by victoriadraper24

In a brown non-descript cardboard box in the Norfolk Record Office, I discovered the uncatalogued accumulated photos and papers of Annie Hardy (NRO, ACC 2001/120) . In 2001, these physical memories were handed in for preservation, and as the first … Continue reading →

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North Norfolk Stories – Holt Primary School discover how life changed after the railway

Posted on October 22, 2015 by emilysarah2012

On Monday Year 5 pupils from Holt Primary School visited us for a session exploring the history of Holt in Victorian times and how Cromer and Sheringham changed after the invention of the railway. The students took part in 3 … Continue reading →

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