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Cantley, Norfolk
Cantley maps
Historic maps of Cantley and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Cantley maps
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Cantley books
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Norfolk Broads Photographic Memories
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Norfolk Coast Photographic Memories
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Norfolk Photographic Memories
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Memories of Cantley
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Heresay says my boat was built in the 1880s for the then-owner of the Red House at Cantley, and was called "Lama" or possibly "Llama". Does anyone have any information on owners/landlords, or boating pictures of that period?
Thanks
Shared on 07 March 2008
Norfolk memories
I am looking for a church called Heringby or St Ethelbert Church where my ancestor Hugh Atte Fenne was buried in the chancel next to his mother. He bequeathed money to rebuild the tower, roof and porch around 1474 when he died. He also founded a college and an almshouse for the poor. Could this be the same... [more]
Shared on 28 July 2009
My grandad was a hairdresser in Hardley, he cut hair at his home. His name was Nicholls, anyone out there remember him?!
Shared on 04 June 2008
Peggy from the USA, who sent a memory of Brundall, is my cousin. Arthur Henry Brigham was my grandfather, and he was the Signalman at Brundall railway station. I knew Sydney (her father) very well, and also spent many happy days at Brooms boatyard. Get in touch Peggy - it's your long lost cousin calling!!!
Shared on 01 March 2009
Imagine my surprise while sitting here in U.S.A. looking at pictures of the village Brundall, the village that I was born in. I saw a picture of my dad, Sidney A. Brigham, launching a sail boat at Brooms Boat Yard. The year of the picture, number 11, is 1955. He had worked at Brooms since he was about 15 and worked... [more]
Shared on 20 September 2008
I lived at Riverside (now renamed Bureside) from 1955 - 1961. I went to the village school and clearly remember Miss Freeman. I was baptised at the church, as was my younger brother. My dad was Edward (Teddy) Land who taught in Gorleston - he used to produce posters for village events. My mum was Ethel - she... [more]
Shared on 14 September 2009
My name is Keith Howlett and I was born there in 1946, my father came from Filby and my mother from Norwich. My father was a master grocer and then he became the post master. My first school was Stokesby and then I went to Duncan Hall School in Scratby. We lived there until 1961 when we moved to Norwich.
Shared on 21 April 2009
This gentleman is my grandfather Geoffrey John Hart. He owned and worked the business, Hearts Cruisers, with his two sons, Dick and Jack, and we spent many a happy hour there. In those days you could swim in the river as pollution was almost non-existent. Uncle Dick's many descendants are now mainly living in New Zealand but pay regular visits to... [more]
Shared on 10 May 2009
Extracts From Cantley & Norfolk books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Cantley, inspired by Frith photos.
Set on the banks of the River Yare, Cantley is dominated by its sugar refinery, which was built to process local beet. Customers at The Red House could not only see its smoke but also watch a steady stream of vessels hauling freights up to Norwich. There is a fine church with a Norman doorway.
This is an extract from Norfolk Photographic Memories.
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The hotel is on ground well below the level of the water in the river Yare, and is protected from flooding by the riverbank. Excess water has to be pumped up from the low-lying land and discharged along the rivers: this is now done by electric pump.
This is an extract from Norfolk Living Memories.
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Norfolk - A Second Selection Photographic Memories
Although it is close to the sugar-processing factory, this village on the River Yare is an ideal spot for holidaymakers. The mooring is free, the meals at the hotel are good, and there is a ferry and a railway by which you can travel to Norwich, Lowestoft and Yarmouth quicker than by boat; no wonder Cantley is popular with visitors and... [more]
This is an extract from Norfolk - A Second Selection Photographic Memories.
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