Monthly Archives: February 2011

Following on from the previous post about the Horning water pump and Boulton & Paul, I thought that I’d add another couple of photographs from the John Chesney collection which show views of the Port of Norwich c1979. The first … Continue reading →

I posted a cine film still of the old water pump which once stood on the green at Horning on this previous post – I commented that I hadn’t actually seen anything like that before. Well, this week I stumbled … Continue reading →

If you’re a regular reader of the Norfolk Broads discussion forums then you’ll have noticed that one of the most recurring topics of conversation is the obstacle to navigation that is the old medieval road bridge at Potter Heigham. Some … Continue reading →

During the 1920s the sight of an airship in the skies above the East Anglian countryside wouldn’t have been an uncommon occurrence. The airship station at Pulham St.Mary had become operational during the First World War with the craft based … Continue reading →

Regularly topping the list of all time greatest albums, The Beatles “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” changed the face of the British and worldwide music scene upon its release in 1967. Amongst the tracks on the album is one … Continue reading →

As regular visitors to the Broadland Memories website will know, there is some fascinating material relating to the pleasure wherry “Dragon” on the site which includes some wonderful photographs and sailing log entries from the 1950s when she was under … Continue reading →

I have managed to put together a short selection of clips from the 1930s cine film as a trailer for the forthcoming DVD and have uploaded it to YouTube. I haven’t done any work on the film itself yet, other … Continue reading →