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Postcards Of The Norfolk Broads

Ludham

Another postcard of Ludham Bridge c1905-1910.

Another view of Ludham Bridge c1905-1910 showing the old cottage which once stood on the northern bank, just downstream of the bridge.

Beaumont’s Mill on the River Ant pictured c1910. Ludham Bridge can be seen in the background. The mill was named after Charles Beaumont who ran the mill from somewhere around the time of the First World War up until at least the late 1930s. The mill was demolished during the 1960s

Another view of Beaumont’s Mill c1910, taken from just below Ludham Bridge.

How Hill Staithe with Boardman’s Trestle Mill in the background, thought to be c1920s.

Ludham Bridge pictured in a postcard dating from 1935.

The Saddler’s shop at Ludham which was owned by Albert “Knacky” Knights, pictured c1970. The shop is now home to the Alfresco Tearooms.

Thiis card featuring Ludham Village was posted in 1973 but the photograph probably dates from the late 1960s. The Kings Arms pub can be seen on the right - the old post office in the background, and the shop seen on the corner of Yarmouth Road are both now private houses.

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A trading wherry moored at Ludham Bridge c1905. The old arch bridge had long been known as a serious hazard to navigation, restricting the size of vessel which could pass underneath and was often referred to as the “bung hole”. When tides were high, even the trading wherries which regularly made there way up the Ant to Stalham and, at one time, North Walsham would have difficulty passing through.