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1950s History
1950s Memories
Horning 1958
Horning 1958
Horning 1958
Horning 1958
Potter Heigham 1959
Winsome 1950
Winsome 1950

John Bell onboard Herbert Woods “Winsome” in 1950.

Another picture of John Bell on “Winsome” in 1950. Note the size of the portable radio which would have been hired from the boatyard at extra cost.

Winsome 1950
Winsome 1950

Margaret Bell also pictured with “Winsome” in 1950.

Teatime onboard “Winsome” in 1950.

Acle Bridge Inn 1951

The Bridge Inn at Acle with it’s formal garden pictured in 1951.

Moss Rose 1951

Margaret Bell pictured on B293 “Moss Rose” in 1951. Apparently the boat was a new design for a Broads sailing cruiser and was very roomy inside. Whilst the extra room made for a comfortable holiday, she apparently did not sail as well as the more traditional cruisers.

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The next five pictures were sent in by Gordon Parker and date from the late 1950s. You can read Gordon’s memories of Broadland holidays in the 1950s and 1960s here.

Big sister Chris fishing at Horning c1958. Banham’s boat sheds can be seen in the background, a site which is now occupied by the Norfolk Broads Yachting Company.

Three year old Gordon proudly shows off a large Bream!

Gordon joins in with the fishing.

A well known Horning landmark - the white mill pictured here in 1958.

This is thought to have been taken on the River Thurne at Potter Heigham c1959.

The following collection of photographs belong to Adrian Bell and were taken by his parents, John and Margaret, during many sailing holidays taken on the Norfolk Broads in the 1950s.

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