Houghton, Norfolk

Evacuation from London to Harpley

I remember Harpley when it had no running water, electricity or gas. I was evacuated there during the war years and stayed in a cottage near to the village pub. At that time we had to cross the road to draw drinking water from the village well. Washing and bathing water was supplied by rainwater tanks kept at... [more]

Great Massingham Crown Brass Band

Hello,
My grandfather was George Frederick Fish, bandmaster to Great Massingham Crown Brass Band. I would dearly love to learn more about both him and the band. Does anyone have any information about them? I believe they once played at Sandringham at Christmas after the king heard them playing in Kings Lynn (I think). I am told that the king was... [more]

Memories from My father Tom Ebert who was evacuated to Dersingham from Poplar during WW2

My first recollection of Dersingham was as a seven year old boy in 1941.
My mother, sister and I were evacuated from the East End of London during the blitz and arrived, after a long train journey, at the Station Hotel one late afternoon which was owned then by a Mr and Mrs Parminter. After some tea and sandwiches we were... [more]

dersingham 1954 c

We lived in the village shop Virginia Stores owned by Peatling & Cawdron.  My dad won the Vernons Football Pools in 1955  a great sum of  £505.6s,  my sister and I had new bikes, and mum and dad went for a holiday to Blackpool! with her new fur coat.  We moved to Brancaster after that when they bought the pub there.[more]

Kennedy

It's said everyone remembers where they were when President Kennedy was shot, I certainly do. I was at this spot coming from Snettisham when it came on the car radio. The picture of the church with the old barns is great as I was a boarder at the old vicarage further up the road, walked past the Manor Hotel (now gone... [more]

Stories of North Creake

My grandfather, John Arnett, was the teacher at the North Creake school for many years.  Four of his sons came to Canada.  When I was a little girl growing up in distant Saskatchewan the uncles would gather and tell marvellous tales of living in North Creake.  I have a photo of the grandmother riding her tricycle, of the brothers in front... [more]

The Old Hall

My father was in the US Air Force and we rented an apartment from Lady Stickland in the Old Hall. I went to the local school and was asked to play Snow White in the pantomime. We were in Snettisham when President Kennedy was assasinated. My father came to my class in his uniform and took me out of school for... [more]