Monthly Archives: December 2011

A few weeks ago I purchased the latest acquisition for the Broadland Memories archive – a lovely amateur cine film dating from the early 1930s which records a holiday on board the wherry yacht Norada and includes some wonderful footage … Continue reading →

I was sent a few old photographs last week of Roys of Wroxham by family member Katy Roy who has a large archive of material relating to the famous Broadland business. Amongst them was a photo of Roys staff members … Continue reading →

My thanks to Brian Kermode, who runs the Postcards from the Norfolk Broads website, for getting in contact with me about the previous blog post on the motor cruiser “Corinthian” with some further information. I’d completely missed the entry for … Continue reading →

I often think of history as being a partially completed jigsaw puzzle with new pieces of that puzzle being added all the time. I don’t think the Broads jigsaw will ever be complete, but I’m always excited when I find … Continue reading →