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Monthly Archives: September 2011
Jack Powles 1968
I’ve got a busy winter ahead of me trying to catch up with all the submissions which have come in over the summer months! In the last fortnight I have received another lovely collection of photographs, this time from the … Continue reading
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Sail boats, canal boats and cruisers too!
Now here’s a real blast from the past! I vividly remember the TV advert for Hoseasons boating holidays from the late 1970s/ early 1980s with it’s accompanying take on the song “Messing About on the River”. This has been on … Continue reading
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More 1930s Gadgetry!
Following on from the last post about the McMichael portable radio which seemingly featured in one of the latest submissions to the archive, I thought I’d do a further post in a similar vein on another “gadget” which features amongst … Continue reading
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Back to the 1930s!
Another week, and another collection of photographs has been scanned ready for future addition to the Broadland Memories website! This particular set of photos comes from an album which records a holiday taken on board a motor cruiser in 1936. … Continue reading
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1960s home movie footage
Another lovely piece of old home movie footage of the Norfolk Broads appeared on YouTube last week. It looks to date from around the mid 1960s and was presumably shot on 16mm film as the quality is very good indeed. … Continue reading
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Potter Heigham Bridge Collision 1960s?
There are quite a few people who wouldn’t be sad to see the old road bridge at Potter Heigham demolished thus opening the Upper Thurne to more boats – in fact one local boatyard owner allegedly offered a considerable bribe … Continue reading
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