Holt, St Andrew's Church 1896
Photo ref: 37979
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There was a church in Holt by 1086, the year of the Domesday Book. The present church is quite small in comparison to the more prosperous churches of Cley and Blakeney; the 14th-century rebuilding was completed to the instructions of Sir William de Nerford and his wife Petronilla, owners of one of the local manors. Originally the church had a spire. The restorations carried out in the last hundred years have left a rather ordinary-looking building.

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.