Neatishead, Backwater c.1950
Photo ref:
N136005
Photo ref:
N136005
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Bundles of Norfolk reed are stacked on both banks of this shallow backwater. The growing of reeds provides one of the principal industries of the broads area. Note the shallow boats which are necessary to reach the reed beds.
An extract from Norfolk Broads Photographic Memories.
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My Gt Grandfather, Edmund Woollard Willis, was the Licensed Victualler of the Castle Hotel in Wroxham about 1912. As I am researching my family history I would be very interested to hear from anyone with photo's or stories that you could share with me please.
I've been looking into my family roots and my gt gt grandad came from here, the Howards then moved to Hull, Yorkshire.
I spent holidays in this magical place as a boy, staying year after year with my beloved aunt and uncle and my two cousins. It was a vibrant and exciting English village that buzzed and thronged with life and activity. I watched each dawn from my bedroom window as the village street and the busy post office slowly came to life. I ran the lanes and glorious fields with my cousins and our friends ...see more
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