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Monthly Archives: October 2010
“Dutch Tutch” – a phoenix from the ashes
Dutch Tutch which stands on the bank of the River Thurne at Potter Heigham is probably one of the most instantly recognisable, and most photographed, buildings in Broadland. It has been on this spot for the last 100 years and, … Continue reading
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Lads holidays …. nothing new!
I’ve started work this week on getting two sets of photographs from the Edwardian era onto the website – The Benson Collection, which I mentioned in an earlier post and span the years 1902 – 1910, and another collection of … Continue reading
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Enter The Dragon
Fear not … I’m not about to start blogging about Bruce Lee films! This is the wherry Dragon which seems to keep cropping up in the course of my work and research on the website. I mentioned the wonderful collection … Continue reading
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From the news vaults … one of our cruisers is missing!
I have occasionally watched hire cruisers rushing past on changeover day, knowing that they should have been back at the yard and hour before …… but have they ever not made it back at all? There are many interesting old … Continue reading
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Reed cutting … living life on the sedge!
This week I have been working on two collections of photographs from the 1980s and 1990s which will be uploaded to the Broadland Memories website within the next week. The picture below, taken by Neil Lambton, is one of those … Continue reading
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For Mash Get ….. POM?
One of the joys of browsing through the Blakes and Hoseasons brochures from the first half of the 20th century is the adverts they contain, many of which were specifically worded and illustrated for the Norfolk Broads. From unwieldy portable … Continue reading
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Aylsham Navigation Community Project
2012 will see the 100th anniversary of the closure of the Aylsham navigation – the stretch of the River Bure between Coltishall and Aylsham. The navigation was opened in 1779 and served several villages along the way, wherries transported a … Continue reading
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The Benson Collection – The Norfolk Broads 1902-1912
I was recently contacted by Ray Arnold about a collection of photographs of the Norfolk and Suffolk Broads which were taken between 1902 and 1912. Ray had been in conversation with a lady who mentioned that she had inherited an … Continue reading
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The Ferry Inn Horning – an eventful history
It was good to see the Ferry Inn at Horning reopening this summer, having spent the previous 18 months boarded up and closed – I haven’t had the chance to pop in and check the place out yet, but wish … Continue reading
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Historic Broads footage on British Pathe
I have lost hours of my life recently on the British Pathe website! What an incredible resource their archives are …. over 90, 000 old newsreels and films dating from the 1890s to the 1970s featuring a multitude of subjects … Continue reading
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Welcome to the Broadland Memories Blog!
Welcome to the new Broadland Memories blog which is intended to compliment the Broadland Memories website and keep you up to date with what is happening behind the scenes, give sneak previews of new submissions and let you know about … Continue reading
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