Anchorsholme, Norfolk
Anchorsholme maps
Historic maps of Anchorsholme and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Anchorsholme maps
Anchorsholme photos
Anchorsholme books
Displaying 3 of 10 books about Anchorsholme and the local area. View all Anchorsholme books
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Memories of Anchorsholme
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My Grand parents lived in Hunsett Mill House around 1920-1930, Grandad, whilst I never knew him they had the house as a tied cottage as part of his job on the farm. He had to keep the dykes clear, and that was as least part of the funtion of the Mill. The child in the row boat is my Uncle John... [more]
Shared on 25 January 2008
last season on queen of the broads
I was one of the very last crew members of the queen of the broads before she was scrapped and was very sad when she was scrapped in lake lothing oulton broad suffolk
Shared on 18 November 2007
This photo shows Cox's boatyard in late autumn not long after the boat shed on the left had been built. The shed had been part of a wartime camp some where in East Anglia and had been re-erected by the Cox brothers, Lewis and Sonny, complete with American pinups.
Shared on 04 September 2007
My father died just before I was born and my mother had to put my brother and I into Reedham orphanage. I was still on a potty as I remember complaining that I was now old enough to go on the toilet and have some privacy. I remember a row of potties along a wall oposite the tiny 'grown up' toilets... [more]
Shared on 18 September 2006
Extracts From Anchorsholme & Norfolk books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Anchorsholme, inspired by Frith photos.
King's Lynn Photographic Memories
This is one of the largest keeps in the country, richly decorated inside with a well-preserved medieval kitchen. The castle is built on a massive defensive earthwork, giving unrivalled views across the land and out to sea.
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King's Lynn Photographic Memories
This entrance lodge to the house and gardens was private until the area was opened to the public for the first time in 1908. All moneys from admission charges go to a huge list of charities, and garden produce is given to local hospitals.
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King's Lynn Photographic Memories
The owners of Gayton Flour Mill built all these properties to house their workers. The mill had a bakery supplying bread for the whole village, which was displayed in baskets and delivered by horse and cart. Depending on the strength of the wind, the employees were called out day or night to work the mill.
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