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Somerleyton, The Broads c.1960
Photo ref: S146001
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This tranquil scene, with pleasure craft moored along the towpath, contrasts with the activity here in the Victorian period. The Somerleyton Brickworks, over to the left of the photograph, supplied brick via the river system both locally and nationally. Bricks from Somerleyton were used in building Liverpool Street Station in 1874.

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Memories of Somerleyton, the Broads c1960

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. These memories are of Somerleyton, The Broads c.1960

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The 'Wherry Dyke', Somerleyton, was the home of 'Ripplecraft Co' which built and hired out the Broads Cruisers that the picture shows. It had been owned by Sir Francis Cockeral, inventer of the Hovercraft, who tested his original model on this water. The 'Dyke' was dug out to allow the wherry sailing craft to collect bricks from the local brickworks for transporting around Britain. Where the Wherry Dyke enters ...see more