Monsey Family at the old Ratcatchers Row.
Stanley Monsey (early 1890 - 1953), his wife May Monsey (late 1890 to mid 1970’s), and their children lived at the old Ratcatchers Row in the first half of the 20th. century. Stanley died in 1953....
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Norwich Road Paddock - Dents, Smith, Marsham and Bell Garage.
Grays held fairs on the paddock early 1900s The School were allowed to use this for Netball & Football....
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David Oakes
Peggy Payne
Des Cook
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/110" title="Dents" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dents</a></span></p>
<p><a href="http://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/62" title="Education Schools" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Education Schools</span></a></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/105" title="Football Teams" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Football Teams</a></span></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span><a href="https://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/70" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="Norwich/Haveringland Road">Norwich/Haveringland Road</a></span></span></p>
Howard Builders. Brickmakers and Undertaker.
<p>Photos of staff and invoices etc.</p>
<p>Richard Bothway Howard's Father Norman (1904-1972) was a Master Builder trading as M.D. Howard & Son, Cawston, The business was started in 1886 by his great uncle W.A. Howard who lived at Church Farm, Brandiston....</p>
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Richard Howard
Ivan Purdy
White to Cooks - Corner Shop at the High Street
Corner Shop on High Street/Church Lane Business History:
From Harness Makers to Electrical Business....
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Des Cook
Norman White
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a title="Old Post Office Business" href="http://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/112" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Old Post Office Business History</a></span><br /><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a title="Cooks of Cawston" href="http://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/154" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Cooks of Cawston</a></span></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a title="A.H. Harris. Corner Shop" href="http://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/272" target="_blank" rel="noopener">A.H.Harris</a></span></p>
Harmonica Band
The Cawston Harmonica Band was made up from members of the Cawston Wesleyan Reform Chapel....
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Ivan Purdy
<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/43" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="Wesleyan Reform Chapel">Wesleyan Reform Chapel</a></span>
Mills at Cawston
<p>Part of the <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a title="Media Projects East" href="http://www.mediaprojectseast.co.uk/cawston/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cawston Remembers Project;</a></span></p>
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<p>It was quite unique for 2 windmills to be built on the same site as the twin mills at Sygate being only about 50 yards apart and linked by railway lines, built possibly at the same time as the 4 Mill Cottages by the road in front of the mills and bearing the date 1853-JSH.</p>
<p>One mill had a white cap and the other a black.</p>
<p>The grain for milling would come from local farmers and from Cawston railway station, it was transported from the station to the the mill by horse and cart, the horses being stabled at the mill. The black mill was on right of the white mill looking from the road and was bought by Mr Stanley Oakes from Mr Bamber Stackwood. (also coal merchant).</p>
<p>The Black Mill was taken down in 1955 and the brick rubble used for a private road way (Jerry's Loke) off the Booton road in Cawston, the Mill was partly pulled down by way of a girder being placed on the inside across a window, a rope was then attached and tied to a motorized timber drudge, (winch) demolition was carried out by Taylor Bros of Wroxham. the white mill would have had the same fate but was saved by the rope breaking.</p>
<p>In the 1970's, the 2 left cottages were made into one.</p>
<p>In 2003 the white mill was converted to holiday accommodation.<br /><br />Click on file to view full screen....</p>
<p>More information can be found at the Heritage Centre.</p>
<p>Ivan Purdy</p>
<p>Alan Lee</p>
<p>Vic and Sally Purdy</p>
<p>Martin Sercombe</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a title="Media Projects East" href="http://www.mediaprojectseast.co.uk/cawston/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Media Projects East</a></span><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /><br /></span>Neil Storey<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></p>
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New Street.
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<p>File 1: Map & New Street Shop File 2: New Street early 1960s showing old school & start of building new bungalows being built, photo taken from Church Tower. Files 3. 4 & 5 General Photos.</p>
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<h4>New street leading to Church Lane and Ames Court - Named after the Rev Ames and famiy and Back Lane.</h4>
<h4>New Street From Memory Lane Early 1900’s by Stanley Oakes.</h4>
<p>New Street - early 1900's: On the right coming from the Aylsham Road was Marshall Howard's builders yard, he employed about 30 men of different trades. On the left were Mr and Mrs Sally Hill, who were cattle drovers, they would walk driving cattle to Norwich and bring back those that were sold at the sale, arriving at Horsford giving the animals a rest, arriving at Cawston in the early hours of Sunday morning.</p>
<p>A little further. on was Mr. Isaac Dent's general stores. Opposite this was Mr. Billy Wrights barber shop, two pence to cut a boy's hair, three pence for an adult. A little further down was a bakery, managed by Mr Pull and his wife. Next door was the village sweep Mr Brett.</p>
<p>On the other side was the Lamb Public House. Milk was brought into the village by Mr Tom Barrett (farmer) of Swanington, by house and cart, with a large churn, and a two gallon carrying can, with two metal measures hanging inside. I used to do part of the village before school and Saturday evenings. I would serve Goose pie, the last call would be the sergeants mess, which was the last house on the left. After I had served them they would make me sit down to a plate of two large slices of roast beef, or mutton, they saved all the jam jars for me, for which I got a half pence each.</p>
<h4>New Street From the Parish magazine 1995 by Dennis W. Easton.</h4>
<p>New Street was a busy street in the past. The Lamb was a good pub in its early days Hutton kept it also a butchers shop in the yard. Mr Chaffey said to Billy one dinner time bring Johnny Walker to school this afternoon. Billy said who is Johnny Walker. Mr Chaffey said ask your mother. Of course it was a bottle of whisky!</p>
<p>On the other side of the street was Brett the chimney sweep, later taken over by his son-in-law Joe Hudson who did it for many years. One play time at school. as we played mostly on the road. the sweep went past with his horse and cart and the name on the side was Joe Hudson. Practical Chimney Sweep, Mr Chaffey stood outside. I think I was about eleven. I said to him. Sir what does practical mean. He told me lets see if anyone else knows.</p>
<p>Next door to them was a baker's shop. this was run by Frank Pull. later by Fred Gooch. Lots of us still in the village went to school with his son Fred. also a girl who they brought up Alice Payne. Dent took it on when they left; this was the start of Dent's Bakery which is now part of Marsham's Garage. Dent had a shop and yard, it was a shop where you could buy anything. iron mongery. garden tools, etc. Vans travelled all over the district for miles around. He employed a lot of labour. Boys just left school started with him. He also farmed at Perry's Lane Cawston and Belaugh near Wroxham.</p>
<p>At the top of the street was M.D. Howard Builder and undertaker he employed a lot of men at one time. He had a yard, a portable steam engine and saw bench where they used to saw full size oak trees into coffin boards. In my day I have seen Eddie Cox only a young man then with two of Mr W Payne's horses on a big gill. bringing the trees into the wood yard. Later years M. D. Howard and Son, this place was sold to I & M Tubby Builders. There has been many changers there in the last few years, good luck to them. 1 have known that place since 1923 when I first started school, that school is no longer there.</p>
<p>On the other side of the street was The White Horse, this has never been a pub in my time. I have heard my father say when they had Fairs at Cawston, Horse Sales were held in New Street and they used to trot the horse down the street for the buyers. This was the first Car Repair Shop and that which is now a butchers was a Cycle Shop owned by Cecil Kybird.<br /><br />Click on file to view....</p>
Alec & Margaret Walpole
Jim & Linda Lucas
Ivan Purdy
Stanley Oakes
Dennis W. Easton
Richard Howard
Leslie Marsham
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/107" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="Catastrophes">Catastrophes</a></span></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/124" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="New Street Shop">New Street Shop</a></span></p>
<p><a href="http://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/53" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="Back Lane"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Back Lane</span></a></p>
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Roll of Honour and War Memorials
<p><strong>Lest We Forget</strong></p>
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Roll of Honour for those who gave their lives for our country & War Memorials.
File 1/Roll of Honour WW1
File 2/Roll of Honour WW2
File 3/Lieutenant Cecil Faulkner Cawston - Boer War 1899-1902
File 4/ War Horses and Dogs
File 5/ War Memorials
File 6/War Memorial lighting damage
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<p>Mr & Mrs Brain Brownsell - (<a href="http://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/158" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="See link Bellboddy"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">See link Bellboddy</span></a>)</p>
<p>Mark Carmichael - (bellboddy)</p>
<p>Kevin Douglas</p>
<p>Ron Beall</p>
<p>Peter Lee</p>
<p>Jacci Babich</p>
<p>Evan Hill</p>
<p>Steve Andrews.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a title="Lucky Strike" href="http://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/32">Lucky Strike</a></span></p>
<p><a href="http://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/314" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="Bombrer Plane Crash WW11 at Bluestone Plantation"><span><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Bomber Plane Crash WW11 at Bluestone Plantation</span></span></a></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a title="Es Forces Personnel" href="http://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/88" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ex Forces Personnel</a></span></p>
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Memories of Cawston
<p>Part of the <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a title="Media Projects East" href="http://www.mediaprojectseast.co.uk/cawston/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cawston Remembers Project:</a></span><br /><br /><iframe width="500" height="281" style="width: 476px; height: 281px;" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/10CzLdcD1Eg" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></p>
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<p><strong>Memories of Cawston: Click on Files to view full screen....</strong></p>
<p>1/Life at Ratcatchers Row in the 1950s</p>
<p> by Michael Yaxley. Related Link: <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a title="Michael Yaxley" href="http://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/121" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Michael Yaxley</a></span></p>
<p>2/Days Gone By by John Kett</p>
<p>3/<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/333" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="Denny's Memories">Denny's Memories</a></span> by Dennis W. Easton</p>
<p>4/Shoping in Cawston 1950's by <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a title="Michael Yaxley" href="http://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/121" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Michael Yaxley</a></span></p>
<p>5/Life in Cawston 1870-1900 (Victorian Age)</p>
<p>by <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a title="Michael Yaxley" href="http://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/121" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Michael Yaxley</a></span></p>
<p>6/Christmas in Cawston 1950's and 1960's by <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a title="Michael Yaxley" href="http://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/121" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Michael Yaxley</a></span></p>
<p>7/Cawston Remembered 1935 to 1944 by Bill Sampson</p>
<p> Related Link: <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a title="Bill Sampson" href="http://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/58" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Second World War by Bill Sampson</a></span></p>
<p>8/Cawston 1864 supplied by Peter Kett</p>
<p>9/At the turn of the century by Douglas Hamley</p>
<p>10/A Stroll Through The Centuries by John Kett</p>
<p>11/Down Memory Lane Early 1900s Stanley Oakes</p>
<p>12/Cawston 1912 - 1920 as Remembered by Ivy Lake</p>
<p>13/Memories 1914 - 1920 by O.N.Thrower (Buster)</p>
<p>14/Memories of old Cawston 1930s by Alfred Easton</p>
<p>15/ Do you remember the 1930s by Sid Dack</p>
<p>16/Cawston in 1965 by the W.I.</p>
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<p>Michael Yaxley. John Kett. Dennis W Easton. Bill Sampson.</p>
<p>Peter Kett. Mr Douglas Hamley. Mr Stanley Oakes. Ivy Lake.<br /><br />O.N. Thrower ( Buster). Alfred Easton. Cawston W.I.</p>
<p>Mrs Jane Fuller.</p>
<p>Martin Sercombe</p>
<p><a title="Media Projects East" href="http://www.mediaprojectseast.co.uk/cawston/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Media Projects East</span></a></p>
<p>Neil Storey</p>
<p>For more memories see links under:</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a title="Wesleyan Reform Chapel" href="http://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/43" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Wesleyan Reform Chapel</a></span></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a title="War Times Memories/Diaries" href="http://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/58" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">War Times Memories/Diaries</a></span></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a title="Michael Yaxley" href="http://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/121" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Michael Yaxley</a></span></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a title="Cawston Band" href="http://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/97" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Cawston Band</a></span></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a title="School Memories" href="http://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/60" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">School Memories</a></span></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/collections/show/14" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="Memories of Cawston">Memories of Cawston</a></span> (Collection<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span>)</span></span></p>
Chapel Street/Prince of Wales Road
<p class="Normal"><span class="C-12">How it was 1980s</span></p>
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<p>Chapel Street: History of Chapel St/Prince of Wales Rd from the Parish Magazine, January 1995 by Dennis W. Easton.</p>
<p>First of all there were the Mills at Sygate driven by the wind when my grandfather left school in the 1860's he went to work at the Mills. I've heard my father say he used to tell them when there was a wind they worked all night and day. a windmill was a slow machine. I don't remember them going by wind but in my younger days I used to go down there with my father and it was driven by a portable steam engine. Bamber Stackwood's wife was stoker.</p>
<p>Coming into Chapel Street the end of which was Prince of Wales Road. its not Chapel Street until you get to the Chapel; there was Wilson's Wholesale & Retail Butchers. He supplied a lot of butchers in Norwich and district by horse and cart in the 20's. He was one of the best horsemen in the area he would have the best. he also farmed a lot of land and employed a lot of people.</p>
<p>Next there was W A Bush Agricultural Engineer this yard always had something to be repaired. Round about May time farmers would be bringing the grass cutters in to he got ready for the haysel the odd wagon or two to be repaired. June and July in came the self-binders to be done up ready for harvest. Next door was Jack Gaskin he would he doing the harness and canvas for the binders. everything had to be ready as harvest was a big thing in those days. It was nice to see a field full of horses and wagons. shocks of corn and stacks going up. and about a dozen men. just a memory now! On the opposite side of the road was the old Workhouse.</p>
<p>The end of Prince of Wales Road was where William Dewing had his little bakery. I remember his mother helping in the bakery she was known locally as Mrs Penny Loaf. A well-known character called Ruff Carman lived the the yard. on the other side was Stanley Wilson's carpenters yard, somewhere in this street lived Ted Wells a Well - sinker. Tom Hammond kept the shop, he used to sell second hand furniture, he had it outside the shop in the street, this didn't suit Hopping Jack who lived on the other side, they used to get wrong about this. Hopping Jack had a horse and cart and he used to go round the district with fish. We always knew if he had been round you could smell the herring cooking on the gridle; he was a bit of a lad and would always have a tale. He would say "Special offer today Missus, a Herren and hawk for three ha'pence, if you buy a dozen you can have them for a shilling."</p>
<p>Down Hammond's Loke as we used to call it, lived Walter Tuddenham (uncle) he was what we used to call a Jobbing Bricklayer, you would see him with his handcart, few bricks, cement and tools somewhere each day, he was Michael's grandfather. My grandfather was born down that Loke in one of the cottages.</p>
<p>Now, we must not forget Mr Bellbody, always known as Bell, he was a retired bricklayer off the railway. There were a lot of horses in the village in those times, so he had a full time job with his barrow and shovel, every day us boys used to say "What have you on your barrow Mr Bell", this was only to hear him say "Hors-ma-tit-ma-ta-muck". The last for now was Tom pitcher's Cobblers on the Market Hill which is now two cottages.</p>
<p>And from the Parish Magazine March 1995 by Hilda Dewing.</p>
<p>As I was born in Chapel Street I was very interested in Mr Easton's recent Memories in the Magazine, but he have missed two people out. Mr Robert Jeary the tailor and Miss Lottie Carman the dressmaker, they both lived in the tall houses before Mr Pitcher's cobblers shop. I'd also like to say that Ted Wells lived in Church Lane, not Chapel Street.</p>
<p>Note: Paul Engelhard Way and Fred Tuddenham Drive are new roads named after the bussinesses operated from this area which is now a housing estate, build start date 2005.</p>
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Chapel Street history - Dennis W. Easton & Hilda Dewing
A Walk Down Chapel Street - (see file) by Ivan Purdy
Mary Gurteen - Photos.
Vic Purdy - Photos.
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a title="Sygate/Southgate" href="http://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/66" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sygate/Southgate</a></span></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a title="Mills" href="http://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/84" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mills</a></span></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="https://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/139" title="S A Wilson">S A Wilson</a></span></p>
Toc H
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<p>The wonderful movement of the Cawston branch "Toc H" was formed in 1953 Coronation year of Queen Elizabeth 11, this was a branch of the Toc H organization set up in the first world war in Belgian in a house called Talbot House and was a rest, friendship and kindness house for first world war solders. The</p>
<p>Cawston Toc H made contributions and held social events for the community, in 1954 a very kind offer was made to the Cawston Parish Council to help to build a Bus Shelter in Chapel Street which the Council received with great enthusiasm and gratitude by all members, plans were got out and the bus shelter was built as a permanent Memorial in memory of the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth 11, sadly in about the late 1970s or early 1980s, the shelter was removed due to changers in bus journeys and misuse. Toc H meeting were normally held at Cawston School or the <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a title="Toc H" href="http://cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/35" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Village Hall</a></span>, The Cawston Toc H branch ceased with great sadness in 1959.</p>
<p><span class="C-7">Members Roll as at January 1955<br />Joseph Riley - Harold Ogden - Lloyd White - William Wright - Peter Meaney - Stanley White.<br /><br />Click on files to view....<br /></span></p>
Mr Lloyd White