Telephone Lead
Lead as used at the Old Telephone Exchange at Back Lane....
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Lily Monro-Oakley
<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/53" title="Back Lane: Old Telephone Exchange" target="_blank">Back Lane:</a></span> Old Telephone Exchange
Photos and Video from above
<p><img src="http://cawstonheritage.co.uk/files/original/cae9bd461dd41087b3ffcfbce4569aa8.png" width="315" height="211" /></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://cawstonheritage.co.uk/files/original/dbc60d2fc9af041bbf41b501ffa0a38d.mp4" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="Cawston Video">Cawston Church and Village Drone Video by Mark Daniels</a></span></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Click on above link to see video:</span></p>
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Photos and Video from above including photos from church tower.
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<p>Ivan Purdy</p>
<p>Victor Purdy</p>
<p>Clifford Harmer</p>
<p>Peggy Payne</p>
<p>Frank Hannibal - USA</p>
<p>Tony Hilton</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://cawstonheritage.co.uk/files/original/dbc60d2fc9af041bbf41b501ffa0a38d.mp4" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="Drone Video by Mark Daniels.">Drone Video by Mark Daniels</a></span></p>
<p>Church Gravestones Inscriptions and Locations</p>
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Location Plan of Gravestones at Church.
File 1: Gravestones Plan Location
File 2: Index letter A
File 3: Index letter B
File 4: Index letter C
File 5: Index letter D
File 6: Index letter E
File 7: Index letter F
File 8: Index letter G
File 9: Index letter H
File 10: Index letter J
File 11: Index letter K
File 12: Index letter L
File 13: Index letter M
File 14: Index letter N
File 15: Index letter O
File 16: Index letter P
File 17: Index letter R
File 18: Index letter S
File 19: Index letter T
File 20: Index letter U
File 21: Index letter W
<p>Church Gravestones Inscriptions and Locations.</p>
<p>The Gravestone project for St. Agnes' Church, the Cemetery and Memorial/Remembrance is ongoing and will be updated as time permit which is being listed to help those people who wish to trace some of their family history.</p>
<p>The inscription have been taken from the gravestones and from records held by the Cawston Historical Society which are in the Heritage Centre at the Village Hall.</p>
<p>Many of the stones are now getting very difficult to read and no records have been sort. Please feel free to contact us quoting the relevant reference grave number as used within the gravestone index if you think that any plan position, or inscriptions have been transcribed incorrectly as accuracy is not guaranteed, a photo of every stone will be included whether it is readable or not.</p>
<p>Please <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a title="Contact Us" href="http://cawstonheritage.co.uk/contact" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">contact us</a></span> for enquires regarding copy photos<br /><br />Click on file to view full screen....</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a title="Cemetery gravestones, inscriptions & locations" href="http://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/74" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Cemetery gravestones, inscriptions & locations</a><br /></span><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span></p>
<p><a href="https://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/24" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="Rough Guide Map of Cawston and Location"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span>Rough Guide Map of Cawston and Location</span></span></a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/collections/show/15" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="Gravestones - Memorial and Remembrance Project"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span>Gravestones - Memorial and Remembrance Project</span></span></a></p>
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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Eastgate
<p>Old unused Telephone Box at Eastgate which is on the crossroads of Back Lane/Perry's Lane now used for a <a href="http://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/214" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="Defibrillator"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Defibrillator</span></a>: (For location see file 3 rough guide map)</p>
<p>2017: Cleaned and painted.</p>
<p>2018: Defibrillator purchased and installed on the 26th January from monies donated by Eastgate parishioners in memory of David Kemp.</p>
<p>For more info see Files:</p>
<p>File 1/ Eastgate Photos....</p>
<p>File 2/ Life at the Ratcatchers Row. Eastgate by Michael Yaxley....</p>
<p>File 3/ Rough Guide Map....</p>
<p>Roads Info:</p>
<p>Rodwell Corner: <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a title="Major Hubert Rodwell" href="http://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/206" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Major Hubert Rodwell</a></span> lived here.</p>
<p>Easton Way: Alfred Easton ran Easton Coach Hire & was Landlord of the Ratcatchers public house.</p>
<p>Friendship Lane: Road to the Friendship Public House.</p>
<p>Crow Hall Lane leading to Crow Hall Farm.</p>
<p>Perrys Lane. Craft Lane. Back Lane. Buxton Road.</p>
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Mr Michael Tuddenham
Mr Michael Yaxley
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/214" title="Defibrillators" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Defibrillators</a></span></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/366" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="Eastgate Fruit Farm">Eastgate Fruit Farm</a><br /><br /><a href="http://cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/379" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="Ratcatchers Row">Ratcatchers Row</a><br /><br /></span>Plus Search Eastgate in Search Box</p>
Back Lane
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Photo: Back Lane, Norwich & Brandiston Road Early 1960’s
Photo taken from Church Tower.
Snippets from Cawston’s Past:
Back Lane, Cawston - There is an interesting theory concerning this stout name. It is that the back lane was the division between the village dwelling and built-up area and the manor field strips. In medieval days the divide was formed by a ditch and an embankment.
In the case of Cawston, the ditch has long since gone, but the embankment is still in existance on the South side of the lane.
A nice theory, but we shall never know for certain ?
From the Parish Magazine February 1995 by Charles Savage Clements.
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Ivan Purdy
Charles Savage Clements.
Leslie Marsham