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Castle Rising maps
Historic maps of Castle Rising and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Castle Rising maps
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Illustrated Victorian map of Norfolk
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Castle Rising books
Displaying 3 of 10 books about Castle Rising and the local area. View all Castle Rising books
Norfolk Broads Photographic Memories
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£14
Norfolk Coast Photographic Memories
Paperback
£14
Norfolk Photographic Memories
Paperback
£13
2 Castle Rising photos appear in 2 Frith book titles. You can read extracts and browse photos from these books.
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Norfolk memories
Mr and Mrs Raines ran a postal service from this tiny shed at the bottom of their garden in 1908. The village was of course much smaller then: there were only four large families and no more than a dozen cottages. In the late 1940s the post office moved to a building in the main street. Later, the... [more]
Shared on 06 April 2006
I was born at Gaywood nusing home in June 1940
On the night I was born at Gaywood Nursing Home, Lord Hawhaw had given a message on the radio that the Germans would be bombing Gaywood Clock, and I was put under a table in the cellar. My father was in the special branch of the Home Guard having been invalided out of the RAF where he had been a fighter... [more]
Shared on 07 February 2009
gaywood Hall and the old estate
I have lived in Gaywood for 74 years attented school ín Gaywood and attented st Faiths Church Gaywood, and known many of the old families of Gaywood, I have so many memories growing up in Gaywood both in the war and peace time, we lived in Hulton Road at one time part of the large Bagge estate we played in the... [more]
Shared on 10 November 2007
Grandmother lived at Gaywood Hall
My late grandmother, Sheila Clifford (Bagge) Evans, grew up at Gaywood Hall. I was very close to her and she shared many stories of growing up in this area with me. I live in the U.S., specifically Arizona, but hope to someday travel to Norfolk.
posted May 27, 2007 by: Cristi (Barraza) Watson
Shared on 27 May 2007
Extracts From Castle Rising & Norfolk books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Castle Rising, inspired by Frith photos.
Built by William de Albini in the 12th century, Castle Rising sits inside a ringwork, with a small bailey on either side; these defences may originally have been constructed of wood. The keep is built from local stone, and contains a Great Hall, chapel, kitchen, a chamber, and a combined buttery and pantry. There are also two latrines, one of which... [more]
This is an extract from English Castles.
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Norfolk - A Second Selection Photographic Memories
Built on a large mound which was part of the town's defences, this is one of Britain's largest keeps. There is a well-preserved medieval kitchen, and the keep is richly decorated throughout.
This is an extract from Norfolk - A Second Selection Photographic Memories.
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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.
This is an extract from King's Lynn Photographic Memories.
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