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School Wartimes Notes
1899: December 18th:- Children collected 30/- for the Boer War Fund....
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At the Turn of the Century
There was an old lady who lived in or near to New Street....
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Fifty Years On
World War Two affected everyone, from the youngest to the oldest and those who lived through those days have many and varied memories,...
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Another Place - Another Christmas
The night before Christmas Eve, dug in one side of a canal in Northern Italy,...
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Eric Monsey - He Died for His Country
Was killed in World War II....
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Names of School Children 1936
This comes from a book that a lady showed me....
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Fond Memories of School 1940s
Great fun was had playing hopscotch, whip and top, skipping and rounders....
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School Memories
Netball on the Homestead on Friday afternoons. Drill (P.E.) at the back of Dent's....
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Dennys Business Memories by Dennis W Easton
In 1897 my Grandfather and his family moved into The Rats,...
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Roller Skates
Vintage Roller Skates - Strap on Metal....
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Irons - Vintage
The metal flat smooth iron was developed in the 1800s and could be heated on....
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Turn of the Century
There was an old lady who lived in or near to New Street, named Obadiah....
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Do You Remember the 1930s
Whilst looking through some old photographs I came across a picture....
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Cawston 1864
Cawston is a considerable parish 2 miles East of Reepham and 4 miles W.S.W. of Aylsham comprising 1010 inhabitants....
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Days Gone By
January also brought another special occasion, the blessing of the plough in the Church on the first Monday after Twelfth Night, before the year's work in the fields began....
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Life at Ratcatchers Row
The houses that once stood at the Ratcatchers Row (also called Rats Row) at Eastgate were demolished in the early 1960s....
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Walks in Cawston
Selection of walks in Cawston. Also Click Here to see Cawston Heath map and history.
Walks will be added as time permit....
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Memories 1914 – 1920s
In 1914 at the start of The War, soldiers on horseback went through the Street....
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Life in Cawston 1870-1900
Many of the cottages and farm houses in Cawston during the late 19th century dated back to the 17th and 18th century....
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Christmas in Cawston 1950s and 1960s
Preparations for Christmas in Cawston in the 1950’s and 1960’s started just after Bonfire night. This was the time
when the small family-owned business in the village began to decorate their shop windows....
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when the small family-owned business in the village began to decorate their shop windows....
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Cawston Primary School 1954 to 1960
The first years of one’s life are normally the years that one treasures most and for many children going to school is the first experience of being outside the care of their family....
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Cawston Heritage: Open Day 2019
Open day was held on the 29th June. The day went really well with lots of support and with the help of a wonderful team of helpers. Thank you....
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Property Deeds and Documents
A collection of old deeds and documents are at the Heritage Centre which are often a neglected historical source....
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Chapels and Sunday School Anniversary
Mary Gurteen: It is more than 50 years since I first went to Sunday School, and continued to go almost every Sunday for the next twelve years....
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Sunday School Anniversary and Memories
Eileen Oakes Memories from 1929:
One of the highlights of the year, the great day was always the first Sunday in June, when June days were warm and sunny....
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One of the highlights of the year, the great day was always the first Sunday in June, when June days were warm and sunny....
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Sunday School 1950s and 1960s
Wesleyan Reform Sunday School in Cawston in the 1950s and 1960s. What was it that made the Wesleyan Reform Sunday School in Cawston so appealing in the 1950s and 1960s....
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In The Days Of Steam
Dennis W. Easton: Way back in the 30's we worked from the station yard so I saw several things happen there. I remember one day an engine coming off the track...
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Looking Back into the past 1920s
Ivan Purdy: Living in Cawston in the late 1920’s was vastly different to the life and conditions we know today.
My first thoughts are about transport and how people moved around in those days....
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My first thoughts are about transport and how people moved around in those days....
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Eastgate Fruit Farm.
COMING ASHORE - Captain Horatio Carter in Eastgate.
He acquired a freehold at Eastgate in Cawston around 1909 and set about establishing a fruit farm there. Kelly’s Directory of 1912 listed him as a “fruit grower”....
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Then and Now
Photo selection of Then and Now.
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Accumulator battery
The Accumulator Battery was taken to the locale garage or bicycle shop and was used for the wirelesses....
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Victoria One Penny Model.
These model coins were engraved and issued by Joseph Moore between 1844 and 1848....
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Railway Screw Spike
Also called a sleeper screw, rail screw or lag bolt....
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Holiday Task Summer 1936
As I spent my holiday in the country this year----We left home at 10.30 and after passing through Newmarket and Norwich, arrived in Cawston at 3pm....
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Sunday school Outings
The Sunday School Outings of the three Sunday schools in the village were real red letter days....
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A Stroll Through The Centuries
A GLIMPSE OF CAWSTON'S HISTORY:
In the not-too-distant past, when cars were few and television unthought of....
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In the not-too-distant past, when cars were few and television unthought of....
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Memories of Cawston 1930s
Alfred Easton: There were a number of real old characters in Cawston when I was a boy, and some kind benefactors too....
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Rose Tooke Interview
Audio Interview of 100 year old Rose Tooke by Vic and Sally Purdy....
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Railway Spike/Nail
A large nail/spike with an offset head used to secure railway rails or base plate to wooden railroad ties/sleepers....
Jeremiah Able
A Norfolk Smuggler: Jeremiah Abel was born in Morton-on-the-Hill, Norfolk on 7th December 1764.
Supported his family by farming, and later running a butchery business, but he sought to supplement his income by a more risky venture:…
Wesleyan Reform Chapel Indenture
Chapel Indenture 1854....
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Within These Ancient Walls
Within These Ancient Walls. Discovering St. Agnes’ Church by Susie Timms....
A very detailed book with the objective being to produce a full-length analytical history on our church and lots more....
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A very detailed book with the objective being to produce a full-length analytical history on our church and lots more....
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Red Jungle
"Red Jungle" by John Cross, D.C.M which is a book about a tiny British party left behind in Malayato in 1942 to radio intellgence, they joined up with other British soldiers including Jim Wight....
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A Fearful Freedom
This book is about the amazing survival story which tells how Jim Wright, a Norfolk gamekeeper's son, aged 23, managed to evade capture by the Japanese in WW2....
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Wright, Ernest James.
Jim Wight: Private 5776863 6th Battalion. The Royal Norfolk Regiment.
Extraordinary survival behind the lines in Japanese occupied territory WW2.
Full story in the book "A Fearful Freedom" by Robert Hammond and is also in the book "Red Jungle" by…
Extraordinary survival behind the lines in Japanese occupied territory WW2.
Full story in the book "A Fearful Freedom" by Robert Hammond and is also in the book "Red Jungle" by…
Haveringland
Haveringland and Parishes - Country Show 1910.
A record attendance of upwards of 4000 were present at the seventh annual show of the North Norfolk Horticultural and Poultry Association, held in Haverland Park....
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Cricket Funday 2017
The grass was cut and the pitch all marked out, match not serious and played with tennis ball.
There was a BBQ and refreshments and a lovely afternoon was had by all.
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There was a BBQ and refreshments and a lovely afternoon was had by all.
See video to give flavour of the day and more on the DVD in the Heritage…
Yesterday's Children: Book by John Kett,
Yesterday’s Children: A somewhat unusual local history book written by John Kett in 1980 has been reprinted by the Historical Society by kind permission of the Kett Family.
The price of the book is £4.50 or £6.50 including post & package.
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The price of the book is £4.50 or £6.50 including post & package.
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