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Acle, The Folly Tree c.1950
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The busy trunk road to Norwich winds through the heart of Acle past many pleasing old houses. Years before, in 1869, a Mr Thorn stopped to catch his breath here during a pioneering ride to Norwich on his new-fangled bicycle velocipede, 'so much in vogue in Paris'. His progress was 'considerably retarded by the roughness of the roads and a powerful gale'.

A Selection of Memories from Acle

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Acle

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I have many happy memories of this school, I went there when it first opened, we were so lucky, the school had all modern equipment and really nice classrooms, and a brilliant Headmaster, Mr Phillips, he was very strict but fair, as were most of the teachers, Miss Leadbetter, Mr Flowerdew,Mr Powell, Miss Smith, Mrs Tilbrook, Mr Priest - these are the names that I can remember. I became a Prefect in my final ...see more
I am looking for a church called Heringby or St Ethelbert Church where my ancestor Hugh Atte Fenne was buried in the chancel next to his mother. He bequeathed money to rebuild the tower, roof and porch around 1474 when he died. He also founded a college and an almshouse for the poor. Could this be the same church? I have been searching for it. My e-mail is sjlatshaw@comcast.net ~Susan