Ludham
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Ludham books (4 available)
- 6 photos on Ludham appear in 4 Frith books - View photos of Ludham
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Ludham memories
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Sergeant Sissen
I knew Sergeant Sissen well as he used to meet the Hickling policeman in Catfield where I was born. Local police met regularly in what was called, I think, a "point". I was born in 1925 so I remember the two policemen standing by their tall cycles outside the junction of Catfield Street and Limes Road.
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Fairyland
As a child in the early 1960's my family used to holiday on and around the Broads. My most vivid memory is of a place I considered the most magical in the world....Fairyland in Ludham !! I know it is long gone now but I would LOVE any pictures or memories others have of this place. Sadly, although I know photos were taken my parents obviously didnt keep them and none have survived. I can recall it being rather overgrown with large wooden models of flowers and toys in glass cases having tea parties etc !! The object being to follow the trail and look for fairies ! I never found one but I loved looking !! ...read more here
Contributed by JANET REYNOLDS
Acting Sgt Sissen
My great uncle:Stephen Sissen, was policeman to Ludham from 1922 to 1936 Whilst serving in Ludham he received numerous commendations for his work and the Kings Silver Jubilee medal was awarded to him on 10th May 1935
Contributed by Martin Zuerner
Norfolk memories
Sergeant Sissen
I knew Sergeant Sissen well as he used to meet the Hickling policeman in Catfield where I was born. Local police met regularly in what was called, I think, a "point". I was born in 1925 so I remember the two policemen standing by their tall cycles outside the junction of Catfield Street and Limes Road.
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Extracts From Ludham & Norfolk books
Ludham sits on ‘high’ ground, which in Broadland can be just a few feet above sea level. Opposite Ludham Church an interesting row of thatched cottages adjoins two small Georgian houses, one with a slate roof and one with Norfolk tiles. The thatched dormer window has now been altered to match the other four, and the Alfresco Tearooms have replaced the shop with its fascinating display of old implements.
An extract from from"East Anglia".
This range of 18th- and 19th-century cottages, some thatched, look across to the parish church, whose churchyard wall can be seen on the left. The village hardware shop is now the Alfresco Restaurant.
An extract from from"Norwich Photographic Memories".
Ludham is a crossroads village set on higher ground between the rivers Thurne and Ant, both tributaries of the Bure. It is at the head of its own tributary channel to the Bure, Womack Water.
An extract from from"Norwich Photographic Memories".
The thatched house north of the crossroads no longer has a village shop. The outbuilding on the right is now The Cat’s Whiskers, a hairdresser’s whose name wittily puns on the road name.
An extract from from"Norwich Photographic Memories".
In this typical scene, a wherry sails past a disused early 19th-century drainage windmill, typical of the 200 that once turned to keep the marshes drained.
An extract from from"Norwich Photographic Memories".