Garboldisham, The Garage c.1955
Photo ref:
G188027
Photo ref:
G188027
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The tiny village of Garboldisham on the Norfolk / Suffolk border has many houses made of the knapped flint which is so characteristic of the area. Here, the most distinctive element of the photograph is the two tall petrol pumps at the local garage.
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A Selection of Memories from Garboldisham
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 Garboldisham
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Hi there I am doing some research on The Fox Inn, I am one of the directors who help to run the pub on behalf of the local community and I would be interested on any photos, documents, stories about the Fox
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Eddie
Hi, My relative from garboldisham is Maria Pigg,she married my 5 x great grandfather thomas smith at bressingham 1822. Her parents was william and Mary pigg all their children were born at Garboldisham. We have visited the village and been to the church, the relative headstones we found was Charles pigg, his wife elizabeth pigg and daughter Harriet pigg. We liked the village and it was good ...see more
I have been to this village but did not know this was the house my gt grandparents and grandparents lived it, my gt grandparents were Walter Selfe and Mary Maria Draper they married in Garbolidsham in 1877. I hope to be able to return again soon. kind regards, Lesley
I was born and brougt up in the village of Garboldisham in Norfolk and have so many memories of when I was a child - I always felt safe and everybody knew each other, a real village. One of my best memories is of the village shops - the General PO & Stores were looked after then by a lovely mixed race family called the Fades. However, the shop dearest in my memory is the little tiny cottage shop set ...see more
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