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Red House Inn, Cantley
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?
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A memory of Cantley contributed by Cliff Pope
School holidays
I feel I could write a book as the memories were brilliant! We used to spend the whole summer there and I cried when I had to leave. I remember the boatyard which was run by Mr May, his son was called Billy and he was my brother's best friend. My mom used to give me 6d to go into Lathams and buy maggots to go fishing, and I would sit all day by Mr May's shop and watch the boats struggling to go under the bridge. My dad would take us sailing on the Broads even up to last year before my parents passed away, we would ALWAYS sit and talk about the memories they had and when they spoke ...read more here
A memory of Potter Heigham contributed by stephen mackay
The Water Otter
Just by the road bridge on the Yarmouth side was a pub with a long grass garden which went down to the river, on the bank was a post with a notice on it which read "Don't disturb the water otter" and tied to the post was a rusty chain. Now the road to the bridge was like a grandstand overlooking the garden and people in the garden would encourage a friend to pull the chain and the people on the bridge, who knew about its secret, would cheer the person on to pull the chain VERY slowly so as not to disturb the water otter. Most people in those days dressed up to go to the Pub, slowly this MUDDY ...read more here
A memory of Potter Heigham contributed by John Hopthrow
Family Holiday
As I read out the memorable words from a guide book about the low bridge in Potter Heigham, and thus to be extra careful, I was greeted with the words "Too late" as we rammed the bridge. Thirty years after this photo and we were still causing havoc!
A memory of Potter Heigham contributed by Lorna Cowan
Extracts From Stokesby & Norfolk books
A step away from the green by the staithe is the inn, which is now called the Stokesby Ferry. Beside the pavilion is the departure point from which the chain ferry used to transport passengers across the river. In 1940 both river and marshes froze, so it was possible to walk the whole way to Acle. The ferry became redundant when a road was built. The Provision Stores with its old-fashioned vending machine on the corner is now a private house.
An extract from from"Norfok Broads Photographic Memorie".
A magnificent photograph of a trading wherry, with its square black sail and tall mast, on the Bure near Stokesby. The wide-hulled, shallow-draught boat was ideal for transporting goods up from Yarmouth. Only one original wherry remains, though replicas are now in use. Norfolk reeds are growing on the left of the river, while the right side shows the flat Halvergate marshes.
An extract from from"Norfok Broads Photographic Memorie".
A modern mini-market now houses Stokesby Post Office, and the building shown here has become a candle maker’s workshop and a tearoom with a charming garden beside the river. The elevation of the house has been altered to include a balcony and an extension on the left side.
An extract from from"Norfok Broads Photographic Memorie".
On the road leading to the priory gateway, this fine 14th-century, jettied, timber-frame building may have been built for visitors to the abbey. The period petrol pumps have now gone.
An extract from from"Norwich Photographic Memories".
The spacious market-place was established by 1130, but the present timber-framed ‘cross’ building dates from 1617. It replaced the original after yet another Norfolk fire gutted the town centre.
An extract from from"Norwich Photographic Memories".