Automobile Association (AA) Telephone Box....
Automobile Association (AA) Telephone Box - at Cawston Cross Roads....
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Peggy Payne
Des Cook
H/C
Sygate/Southgate Road Widening
Photo album of 38 photos which are in the Heritage Centre donated by Ivan Purdy which include Shuck & details of as it was etc....
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1993
Ivan Purdy
Vic Purdy
<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/66" title="Sygate/Southgate" target="_blank">Sygate/Southgate</a></span>
S/Heritage Centre
Roman Road
<p>A Roman road passed through Cawston. In the 1950's this ancient way was clearly visible on Cawston Heath and the neighbouring fields opposite Botany Bay Farm, running westwards towards the Holt-Norwich road. Aerial photographs show the road nearer Cawston, continuing past the south of Cawston Wood to Booton and Reepham. In 1953 a group of students excavated a section of the road on Marsham Heath, it was found to be about 5 metres wide, and composed of five alternative layers of gravel and flint stones. The crop-marks referred to above, near to a Known Roman road, suggest that there may have been one or more Roman Villas near our village.</p>
John Kett
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/collections/show/12" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="Roads + Eastgate and Sygate/Southgate">Roads + Eastgate and Sygate/Southgate</a><br /></span></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="https://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/378" title="Walks in Cawston" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Walks in Cawston</a></span></p>
Cawston Weather 1987
<p>Sygate Road</p>
<p><img src="http://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/files/original/dbac60f44358ae9123cd1a433d8bdd04.jpg" /></p>
<p></p>
Winter January 1987 Sygate Road.
and was also the year of the great storm of October 15th & 16th, a very violent storm with hurricane-force winds causing casualties, fallen trees and schools were closed....
Click on file for more info and full screen:
1987
Ivan Purdy
Hutton, Gould inc Tuddenham Butchers
<p>Mr Frederick George Hutton, father of Billy (Photo Left) had a Butcher Business at the Lamb Inn....</p>
<p>Also see: <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a title="Company Sgt Major W.J. Hutton" href="http://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/161" target="_blank">Company Sgt Major W.J. Hutton </a></span></p>
<p>Click on file to view full screen.....</p>
Mr & Mrs John Gould
Jimmy Payne - Church Farm
<p>Jimmy Payne with his Horse Team</p>
<p><img src="http://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/files/original/1341c0a9f0fc9f80a3573db4150db3bb.jpg" /></p>
ROBERT JAMES PAYNE, the seventh in a family of nine children, was born at Wood Dalling 82 years ago, and has been known in Cawston and the surrounding area as a friendly, quick-witted and efficient farmer....
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Peggy Payne.
Beryl Rounce
John Kett
Chris Barringer
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a title="Beryl Rounce" href="http://cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/155" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Beryl Rounce</a></span></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a title="howard Builders & Undertakers" href="http://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/115" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Howard Builders & Undertakers</a></span></p>
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>
<p></p>
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>
Norwich/Haveringland Road
<p><img src="http://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/files/original/c5f53f3e9ec27343a7b1b20e623c2314.jpg" width="377" height="282" /></p>
<p>Norwich Road Photos including Guide Map....</p>
<p>Access to:</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="https://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/129" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="William Bush">William Bush</a></span> Close.</p>
<p>Jubilee Close.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="https://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/49" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="Bowls Club">Bowls Club </a></span></p>
<p>and <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="https://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/74" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="the Cemetery">the Cemetery</a></span>.</p>
<p>Click on file to view full screen....</p>
Mr Billy Clark - Photos
Mr & Mrs John Gould - Photos
John Kett
<a href="https://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/116" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="Norwich Road Paddock - Dents, Smith, Marsham and Bell Garage.">Norwich Road Paddock - Dents, Smith, Marsham and Bell Garage.</a>
Brandiston Road
Brandiston Road Photos
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Reepham Road
<img src="http://cawstonheritage.co.uk/files/original/52caa34a7e52987ea4faff03acc62b4e.jpg" width="395" height="244" />
Reepham Road: The Substation at Salle Beck was first installed around 1935 when electricity came to Cawston.
In 2009 work started on the new substation for the offshore wind farm off Weybourne on the Norfolk Coast which was completed in 2012
The Turn right by the railway bridge is the Heydon Road. See file 4.
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Tim Briges
<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a title="High Street/Market Hill" href="http://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/55" target="_blank" rel="noopener">High Street/Market Hill</a></span>
Sygate/Southgate
<p>How it was 1992</p>
<p><span>Click on files to view full screen....</span></p>
<p><img src="http://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/files/original/cd4ece1fb3ce569af5d22a6cec1ef50b.jpg" width="417" height="268" /></p>
<p>Early last century some misguided surveyor working on the first 1-inch maps of this area decided to rename this hamlet "Southgate", and so it appears on Ordnance Survey maps to this day. However, the name by which we know it, and which is included in the ancient inscription on the Plough Gallery in St. Agnes' Church, is Sygate. Some say it comes from Syk, a very old family name, while others find its origin in Sulh-geath, meaning a "Plough Lane" or rough track (Anglo Saxon).</p>
<p>The suffix "gate" is no mystery, for we have "gates" on the outskirts of many villages and towns, their names dating from Viking times when the Danish invaders settled near earlier Saxon dwelling places. In most Scandinavian countries a street is called "gate" or "gata" ;</p>
<p>I have a Icelandic friend who lives in a street in Reykjavic called Sudagate - i.e. Southgate!</p>
<p>John Kett 1989</p>
<p>Note:</p>
<p>Also see <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a title="Chapel Street/Prince of Wales road" href="http://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/54" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chapel Street/Prince of Wales road</a></span>, the road from Cawston to Sygate/Southgate and the history page regarding the <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a title="Mills - Sygate - Southgate" href="http://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/84" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mills</a></span>.</p>
<p>We have a Birds Lane named after Mr Bird the farmer,</p>
<p>Heydon Lane leading to the Heydon road and Beerhouse road leading to <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a title="Beerhouse Farm" href="http://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/118" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Beerhouse Farm</a></span> and Oulton.</p>
<p>Click on file to view....</p>
Mr John Katt
Ivan Purdy
Miranda Pointer
Vic Purdy
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a title="Chapel Street/Prince of Wales road" href="http://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/54" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chapel Street/Prince of Wales road</a></span></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a title="Mills - Sygate - Southgate" 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="http://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/290" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="Sygate/Southgate Road Widening">Sygate/Southgate Road Widening</a></span></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a title="Beerhouse Farm" href="http://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/118" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Beerhouse Farm</a></span></p>
<p> </p>
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>
<p>Click on file to view to view full screen....</p>
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>
Holt - Norwich Road
<img src="http://cawstonheritage.co.uk/files/original/2d86a1065af21f72a4fda22bcce7237f.jpg" width="396" height="265" />
<p>Old County directories refer to the Woodrow as being one of Cawston's three "scattered hamlets". along with Eastgate and Sygate. There is much to interest the local historian in the anecdotes concerning this area.</p>
<p>Many of us remember the impressive "gallows sign" of the former Woodrow Inn, which was suspended over the road, the old "turnpike". It was a useful point of reference when advising visitors how to find Cawston from the Norwich road. This inn was visited on 16th December 1821 by William Cobbett, the political writer and reformer, on one of his "rural rides". He described how he stopped at the public house kept by Mr. Pern and his wife, "on the side of the great road at some distance from the village", and went on to tell how "Mr. Pern and a young miller wished to take us into the village, where they would have rung the bells for us". He went on to say how pleased he was with his reception at Cawston, but it was a pity he did not accept the invitation and leave us a word picture of our Church at that time.</p>
<p>At the Woodrow Crossroads, where the B.1145 crosses the B.1149, a succession of car accidents resulted in a clearance of the verges, which was welcomed by the wild flower population. Yellow broom, poppies, and other smaller flowers in their season are to be seen there, and a few years ago naturalists went to the spot to see the Great (or Ho ary) Mullein, a striking plant about four feet high, with yellow flowers and leaves covered with woolly down.</p>
<p>Farther along towards Holt, near the railway bridge, stands the milestone indicating eleven miles from Norwich. This stone featured in a report in the "Norwich Mercury" in February, 1786, for near it, "a highwayman, well mounted, attacked Mr. Johnson of Haydon, presented a pistol at his breast, and robbed him of fourteen shillings in silver and halfpence." Such hold ups were not infrequent in this locality, and resulted in the closure of the Crown Inn, which was reputed to be a haunt of highwaymen. This inn was probably near the present Dix House. In those days the road from Cawston to Aylsham ran from Chapel Street, past Woodrow Farm and Woodrow House, to the northern end of the lake that feeds the water falls, where it joined the present road to Aylsham.</p>
<p>From the Parish Magazine July 1989.</p>
<p>Also on the Holt/Norwich road can be found is the : Woodrow Garage, <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a title="Duel Stone" href="http://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/95" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Duel Stone</a></span>, <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a title="Cawston Heath" href="http://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/81" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cawston Heath</a></span>, and the old Police House.<br /><br />Click on file to view to view full screen....</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a title="Cawston Heath" href="http://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/81" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cawston Heath</a></span></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a title="Duel Stone" href="http://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/95" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Duel Stone</a></span></p>
<p><a href="https://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/90" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="Public Houses"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Public Houses</span></a></p>
Chapel Street/Prince of Wales Road
<p class="Normal"><span class="C-12">How it was 1980s</span></p>
<p class="Normal"><span class="C-12"><span>Click on files to view full screen....</span></span></p>
<p class="Normal"><img src="http://cawstonheritage.co.uk/files/original/acf911a4a1023c156ee90e77ab612daa.jpg" width="417" height="268" /></p>
<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>
<p>Click on file to view view full screen...</p>
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>
<p>Booton Road/Goose Pie Lane</p>
<p><img src="http://cawstonheritage.co.uk/files/original/30a74d655fdf340ae2d5f95cbac90fc5.jpg" width="376" height="249" /></p>
<p>Church Farm</p>
<p>A walk along the road to Booton - "Booton Green Lane" as many of us know it is a sentimental journey, recalling the first time I passed. that way in April, 1952, when the banks were bright with primroses and violets and other flowers.</p>
<p>At that time you could see the "new school" being built across the fields; today its low roof is hidden by the buildings since erected along the Norwich Road. I went down the lane during the first week in March - the month came in like a rather gentle lion, by the way! It was early for wild flowers, but there was a great display of "ladder ferns" and the shiny dark leaves of cuckoo pint - "lords and ladies".</p>
<p>We would sometimes take a nature walk from the school through Goose pie and down the lane to Thirtle's Moat, an attractive long pond where we dipped our nets for sticklebacks, beetles and other water creatures. Sadly the dear old moat proved too useful as a dumping place when mains drainage came to Cawston, and artists are denied that striking view of the Church with water in the foreground. I was interested to find "Thirkell's Greene" on a map made about AD 1600; we do strange things with surnames in Norfolk!</p>
<p>I once spent a fascinating hour at the Castle Museum with the late Mr. R. Rainbird Clarke, curator and leading archeologist, who interpreted for me a set of aerial photos of Cawston. He quickly identified a number of bomb craters between the Booton road and Jerry's Lake to the west, where Roman pottery had been found. The late Mr.Tom Sayer believed there was a Roman settlement in that area, having seen interesting "crop marks" in one of his fields. Mr. Clarke also pointed out other circular marks in the field near the copse, where the power cables cross the road. These, he said, were probably Bronze Age barrows or burial mounds, levelled and ploughed up over centuries. The soil in that field is noticeable on account of its variations in colour. Another link with the Bronze Age was the finding of a burial urn containing human remains not far from the school entrance in 1960.</p>
<p>Just beyond the copse it is encouraging to see that the unsightly rubbish dump has been tidied and fenced off. Let us hope that this will put an end to the desecration of one of the more attractive and interesting parts of our village.</p>
<p>From the Parish Magazine around the 1980's by John Kett,</p>
<p>Note: Booton Road lead to Green Lane and Jerrys Loke named due the number of bombs dropped during WW11. (see map)</p>
<p>The Memorial for the <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a title="Lucky Strike Memorial" href="http://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/32" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lucky Strike</a></span> plane crash and the <span><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/314" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="Bomber Plane Crasah">Bomber Plane Crash</a></span> at Bluestone Plantation is by the Church Wall.</span><br /><br />Click on file to view....<br /><br /></p>
<p></p>
<p><br /><a href="http://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/files/original/30a74d655fdf340ae2d5f95cbac90fc5.jpg"></a></p>
<a href="https://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/133" title="John Rogers - Goose Pie Farm"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">John Rogers - Goose Pie Farm</span></a>
Aylsham Road:
<p>The Road from Cawston to Aylsham, the B1145:</p>
<p><span class="C-9">Leaving Cawston. The first right is Cooks Hill and was originally known as Stocks Hill, the stocks were in this area, probably on the site of the new houses built in 2001 opposite the Post Office, joining this road is the old </span>school<span class="C-9"> and then Marshall </span>Howard<span class="C-9"> Close, the </span>Cemetery<span class="C-9"> and Howard Way, the Howard family carried out a family business in Cawston for many years, just before Howards Way, </span>S.J. Tooke<span class="C-9"> had a garage in the 1940's, <br />then to the </span>School<span class="C-9"> which came into use in 1953, further along we have as at 2012 the building used by the </span>Auxiliary firemen<span class="C-9"> used for their Green Goddess appliance, joining this was Marshall Howard's brick kiln, each brick was moulded in a wooden mould and moulded in each brick was Marshall Howard's initials M.D.H. Then to the Friendship lane being named for the Friendship </span>Public House<span class="C-9"> on this road the last turn right is Perrys lane leading to Eastgate.</span></p>
<p><span class="C-9">Leaving Cawston.The first turn left from Cawston is to Fairfields, Fairs where held here and was formerly the Fairstead, off Fairfields the first road on the left lead to Stocks Loke, this was farm land of the White House Farm on Market Hill, probably named to remind us of the stocks being in this area. Clifford Pye Close is the other road leading from Fairfields, Clifford Pye being a Parish Councillor and local farmer in Cawston for many years. The next left is Gayford Road, this was a area used as an artillery training ground during the second world war, the houses being built in 1947, the Gayford's where farmers at the White House Farm at Market Hill.</span></p>
<p><span class="C-9"><span class="C-9">Received by e-mail September 2011 - After looking at the interesting history of Cawston and reading my uncle </span><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/61" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="Denny's memories">Denny's memories</a></span><span class="C-9">. The photo of </span>Tooke's<span class="C-9"> garage took my attention it was taken 1931 the lad in the photo was Philip Easton ages 16 years. My father Philip left </span>school<span class="C-9"> at 14 years of age and started work at the garage which was built approx 1929. Petrol was a shilling a gallon. Philip left in 1932/33 at the age of 17/18. His cousin Alfred took over his job as he was almost 3 years younger than him. On his first day in the garage, stood a brand new Grindly peerless motorbike Billy Woods owned it. He taught my father a great deal while he was there. Later he was thrilled to be taken for a spin on it and also allowed to ride it.<br /><br />Very kind regards, <br />Janice Whittred.<br /><br />Many thanks to Janice & her father for the above and permission to use on this website.<br /><br />Click on file to view....<br /></span></span></p>
<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="https://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/137" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="S. J.Tooke">S.J. Tooke</a></span>
Bowls Clubs
<p>Location/Address: The present bowling green/club is by the cemetery at Norwich Road. NR10 4EX which was built in the 1970s.<br /><br />Emergency Heart Defibrillator installed outside of club house 2015.</p>
<p>Link To: <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a title="Cawston Guide Map" href="http://cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/24" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cawston Guide Map</a></span></p>
<p>The White House Bowls Club: During 1965 the White House Bowls Club played friendly matches with various local clubs, about one match a week was played.</p>
<p>The club had two trophies:- Presidents Trophy (Pairs) won by Mr A. Cox and Mr C. Thompson, 1965 Perowne Trophy (Single) won by Mr H. Spooner, 1965</p>
<p>Information supplied by Cawston W.I: In the Parish Magazine 1967: White House Bowls Club opening April 29th, New members Ladies or Gentlemen are all very welcome. Secretary C.G. Thompson.</p>
<p>Cawston enjoyed four bowling greens, one at the Ratcatches public house, the Village Hall, at rear of the post office in the High Street and the rear of the White House in Chapel Street now Broadland Winery.</p>
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J.W. Clark.
<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/214" title="Defibrillators" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Defibrillators</a></span>
Chapel: Methodists. Norwich Road.
<p>Opened a place of worship at Norwich Road in 1861.</p>
<p>Cawston Methodist Chapel was built in 1861. The land was purchased from Mr W. Tuddenham for the princely sum of £10-00. the contract for the building was £99-00. It was built by a Mr R. Skipper. The previous' chapel a wooden structure in Brandiston Road was sold for the magnificent sum of 15 shillings (75p). The new chapel was opened for worship on Sunday, November, 10th, 1861. A certain Mr. W. Wilkin advanced the sum of £60 at 5 per cent towards the cost of the chapel; inflation had not been heard of!</p>
<p>There were 60 members at that time; now alas it is slightly less. The school room at the rear was added in 1954 and the first wedding took place in 1956. Ninety-five years later than the opening of the chapel. A good reason being that it was not previously Licensed.</p>
<p>The chapel was heated by a solid fuel stove and lighting was by candles and oil lamps. Now it is electric heating and lighting; but we hope that the light from the original candles and oil lamps will continue to shine from Norwich Road Chapel in another form, and thereby keep alive, what is after all, part of the heritage of Cawston - during our 130 anniversary year.</p>
<p>By Harrold Ogden November 1990</p>
<p>The Chapel closed in about 2012 and was sold in March 2014 with planning permission for conversion to a two bedroomed house with a guide price £60 - £80.000.<br /><br />Click on file to view....</p>
Lucky Strike Plane Crash.
<p>Lucky Strike Plane Crash 1944. Unveiling of Plaque and Flower Festival 1996.</p>
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<p>Memorial at Booton Rd.</p>
<p><span class="C-11">In 1944, Cawston was the scene of a plane crash involving an American bomber....</span></p>
<p>In 1996 a memorial to the crew of the "Lucky Strike" was unveiled by its Flight Engineer, Jack Sasson....</p>
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1944
Plaque unveiling 1996
Sylvia & Jimmy Raven
Mrs Peggy Payne
Judith Snowling
Memorial built & materials given by Richard Howard & maintained by Parish Council.
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a title="Lucky Strike Control Knob" href="http://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/222" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Control Knob from Lucky Strike</a></span></p>
<p><a href="http://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/collections/show/5" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="Collection"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Collection</span></a>: War Times/ Forces including Roll of Honour. Memorials. Home Guard. Memories and Photos etc<span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/314" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="Bomber Plane Crash">Bomber Plane Crash WW11 at Bluestone Plantation</a></span></p>
<p><a href="http://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/231" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="Air Crash While Filming"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Air Crash While Filming</span></a></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/59" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="Air Fields in Cawston Area">Air Fields in Cawston Area</a></span></p>
Cawston: Old Maps
Old Maps of Cawston....
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John Kett
Cawston Village Sign and Name
Cawston Name:-
It is believed the Cawston Name probably originated in the Dark Ages in the 8th and 9th Centuries, the area was settled by Scandinavians who's leading family was called Kalf, hence Kalf Tun. In the Domesday survey of 1086 our village is called CAUPSTUNA and in later years it became CAUSTON then CAWSTON
In 1937 the Cawston Sign was carved and painted by Mr. H. Carter of Swaffham, it was unveiled as a memorial of the Coronation of King George V1, by H.M. Lieut, of the County, Mr Colman and given by the Parish Council, the centre panel shows a weaver at his loom, and 4 smaller panels depict St. Agnes, to whom our Church is dedicated, a Dualstone, the "brazen gauntlet" symbol of John of Gaunt, once Lord of the Manor and a Ploughman.
The B/W 1937 photo is of the sign located at the entrance of the railway station on the Reepham road, it is now located at Church Close, Booton Road. The sign was renovated by Mr Richard Howard on its 40th birthday in Jubilee year 1977 and erected in a new location at Church Close.
New Sign:- In 2001 the sign was removed and a new sign was erected made from aluminium by Soanes signs, Shortthorne Road, Stratton Strawless at a cost of £2.450.00.
The old original sign was repainted in 2003 by Soanes Signs at the cost of £500.00 and is now in Cawston Church....
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