Holt, High Street c.1955
Photo ref: H102010
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Photo ref: H102010
Photo of Holt, High Street c.1955

More about this scene

The postman carries an unsafe-looking load on his bicycle. Holt has been a market town since the time of Edward II; the town suffered a major fire in 1708. Sir John Gresham founded the grammar school here, still known as Gresham's School: old boys include Sir John Reith, founder of the BBC.

A Selection of Memories from Holt

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 Holt

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I was stationed at West Beckham next to Bodham on the road to Holt. I have lovely memories of a lovely place and friendly folk, at least the girls were. They said there was a shortage of men in Norfolk, I think they were trying to get hitched tom someone out of the area. I know some RAF mates got married and are still happy, so I think it was the happy go lucky nature of the younger generation. The ...see more
Late 1880-90? my great grandfather was a teacher at Gresham School. We would love to know when he taught there and where he lived. Thank you for the pictures, most interesting.