Author Archives: broadlandmemories

I was contacted this week by John Cannell who had read a previous blog post on here about Bureside house at Wroxham. John kindly sent me an extract from his personal journal recalling his memories of staying at Bureside during … Continue reading →

I do love a quirky bit of Broadland history, and this one fits firmly into that box. A while ago I spotted an old press photograph for sale on a well know auction website. Captioned and dated on the back to … Continue reading →

During the early years of the Second World War, the possibility of invasion by Germany was seen as a very real threat. The eastern coastline of Britain was thought to to be the most likely point of attack, with East … Continue reading →

There are numerous photographs of houseboats on the Broadland Memories website, some traditional and some that were slightly more unusual in origin. From simple eel huts to converted lifeboats and wherries, and from floating pontoons with caravans balanced on top to … Continue reading →

Whilst boating holidays have been attracting holidaymakers to the Norfolk Broads since the Victorian era, hotels, boarding houses, riverside bungalows and apartments have also accommodated their fair share visitors over the years. A recent email to Broadland Memories HQ included a rather intriguing … Continue reading →

The Collins Family name was synonymous with boat building and hire on the Norfolk Broads, from humble beginnings in Coltishall to establishing one of the most successful hire fleets in Broadland at Wroxham . Ernest Collins in particular was renowned … Continue reading →

I’m remastering and researching two collections of black and white photographs for Broadland Memories at the moment, both sets of which I had originally bookmarked as being early 1960s and filed away for further study once I was able to start … Continue reading →

In June 1957, The Andrews’ Family set off from their home in Croydon for a two week adventure on the Norfolk Broads aboard the motor cruiser “Somari”. The trip was documented in a detailed, 40 page scrapbook which I have … Continue reading →

Amongst the galleries of the Broadland Memories website is an extensive collection of images of Broadland taken by local resident Donald Shields between 1903 and 1910. Although an amateur, Donald was an extremely talented photographer who captured some stunning images … Continue reading →

I recently picked up an interesting little curio which I thought I’d share with you in the run up to Christmas. I have a few festive postcards depicting wintry Broadland scenes, but this one is rather special as it was … Continue reading →

I have a small collection of old Norfolk Broads holiday brochures which are invaluable when researching collections of old photographs. Whilst the excellent Boats of The Norfolk Broads database, created and maintained with absolute devotion by the late Craig Slawson, … Continue reading →

On the morning of Saturday the 20th of June 1914, a group of prominent businessmen from the city of Bath boarded a Great Western Railway train, settled down in their reserved carriage and begun a journey which would see them alight … Continue reading →