Alderford
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Names of Lifeboatmen....
The gentleman laying on the ground in the front is my great grandfather John 'Teapot' West. He was a fisherman and lifeboatman but also well known for being a 'Fisherman Evangelist'. Together with William Craske and William Long he was a Methodist Preacher for over 50 years. They travelled throughout the county preaching and after visitors heard them they appeared at rallies in such places as London, Birmingham and Liverpool. These fishermen/lifeboatmen were strong, brave and somewhat exceptional men. There is a phrase used which I think fits them beautifully - 'Iron Men in Wooden Boats'.
Pictured from left:
1. Henry 'Joyful' West
2. Wilson Able (with pipe)
3. Grice (in the background - unsure of Christian name)
4. 'Brighams' ...read more here
A memory of Sheringham contributed by Barbara West
Tiny Post Office.
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 shed was used to house chickens before finally rotting away.
A memory of North Wootton contributed by The Frith Memory Archivist
Family connections with the 'Louisa Hartwell'.
My father and grandfather both served with Henry Blogg on the 'Louisa Hartwell' and my dad was one of the pallbearers when Henry Blogg died.
A memory of Cromer contributed by Mrs M Wright
Old John Barley Corn....
Known as the 'John Barley Corn' children because at the Staithe where they all used to play, there is an inlet. In the 1920s, when boats came past, the children would sing 'Old John Barley Corn if you throw us a penny we will sing you a song'. Sometimes handfuls of pennies would be thrown. The people on one boat 'Nelson' were always quite generous. It was quite a scramble to each get a couple of pennies.
A memory of Belaugh contributed by The Frith Memory Archivist
Extracts From Alderford & Norfolk books
Colman the cutler and ironmonger (right) was a partner of Glendenning, a saddler and travelling case maker for the gentry. Arthur Bunting (left) dealt in woollens and linen. Curl Brothers owned the huge shop on the right of the picture, which was floodlit at night by the eight lamp posts erected on the pavement. Curls was a popular forerunner of today’s department stores.
An extract from from"East Anglia".
This tiny street of small shops offers a glimpse of the city’s gleaming white castle, which rises from a great mound raised in prehistoric times. Until the 19th century, the castle keep was in use as a prison. The narrow passage was built in the early 19th century to link the market at the castle with the central market place.
An extract from from"East Anglia".
John Sell Cotman, who founded the Norwich School of artists with Crome, was born in this riverside village in 1782. The banks of the Yare are thick with chestnuts and willows, and pleasure boats and dinghies glide through smooth waters between fine old houses. Thorpe is now almost a suburb of Norwich. Further down is the Rush Cutters pub.
An extract from from"East Anglia".
The dignified square castle dominates the city from its prehistoric mound. In 1345 it became the county gaol, and for the most part was not to play a great role in the county’s history. It now houses a splendid museum. Huge sheep markets were held in the market place, and the farmers and buyers refreshed themselves in the Woolpack, a convenient public house across the road from the castle.
An extract from from"East Anglia".
This pleasant market town sits on the road from Thetford to Norwich, and was once a resting place for pilgrims – it still has a fine Guild Chapel dedicated to St Thomas ŕ Becket.This well-maintained timbered market cross was built in 1618. It provides a welcome resting place for shoppers and visitors. The modern shop fronts in the town hide many old medieval houses. Robert Kett, who led a rebellion in Norfolk during 1549, was born in Wymondham; he held the first meeting of peasants on Wymondham common.
An extract from from"East Anglia".