Star of David.
Star of David.
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Found at the rear of the Village Hall by a window cleaner in 1998,
1200 - 1300 AD Dated by the Norwich Museum.
Derek Cohen for the information.
Private Collection
Axe head -"Flint"
Two Flint Axe Heads.
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Found in Cawston.
Mr & Mrs L.A Lorimer
S/Heritage Centre
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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Axe head - "Bronze"
Bronze Axe Head. Found in field at Cawston.
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Mr & Mrs L.A Lorimer
S/Heritage Centre
Token.
Token. R. Alden. Norwich. 1847.
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1847
Badge.
S.S. - Sharp shooters badge.
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Found around the 1980's on field at rear of Village Hall.
Mr David Oakes.
C/Heritage Centre
Coins.
Very old coins....
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Found in a Cawston field around the 1980's.
Private Collection
Badge.
Shoulder badge TRFA - Royal Field Artillery shoulder badge 1914-1918.
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Found in field in Cawston.
1914 - 1918
Mr David Kett.
C/Heritage Centre
Incendiary Bomb and Certificate.
Incendiary bombs were filled with highly combustible chemicals and were dropped in clusters to spread fires....
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Bomb found in field at Cawston.
1939 - 1945
<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/collections/show/5" title="War Times Collections" target="_blank" rel="noopener">War Times Collections</a></span>
C/Heritage Centre
Sheep Bell.
Sheep Bell
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Found in field opposite Woodrow Garage.
1900s ?
Mr David Kett.
C/Heritage Centre
Coin ?
See photo file for some details....
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Found in field at Cawston 1983.
Mr David Kett.
C/Heritage Centre
Air Pistol.
Air Pistol, damaged, parts missing and not working....
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Found in Cawston
Des Cook
S/Heritage Centre
Badge,
Brass Kings Crown Irish Regiment Badge.
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Found in field rear of Village Hall.
Mr David Oakes.
C/Heritage Centre
Token.
Token "LAMP"
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C/Heritage Centre
Sculpture.
Part of a sculpture? found in cottage garden by Village Hall.
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Found at Catkin Cottage, 24 High Street - 2007.
Mr Clive Manson
Private Collection
Brick. 16+11 ?
Small brick with marking of 16+11
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Found at 24 High Street, Cawston.
Clive Manson.
Heritage Centre
Rough Guide Map of Cawston and Location
Rough Guide Map of Cawston and Location.
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<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/378" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="Walks in Cawston">Walks in Cawston</a></span>
Cawston: Old Maps
Old Maps of Cawston....
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John Kett
Timeline.
<p>Cawston History: In the picture below can you find the following ?<br /><br />KALF, the Danish invader who gave his name to Cawston, (KALF'S TUN).</p>
<p>Relics of the Stone and Bronze Ages, and the Roman occupation.</p>
<p>KING EDWARD I, who hunted in this area in 1294.</p>
<p>The medieval WOOLLEN INDUSTRY.</p>
<p>The GREAT OAK WOOD, one of the largest in Norfolk.</p>
<p>The Ancient ROAD (? Pre-Roman) which ran in a straight line from the Heath, past Rodwell Corner and the Clay Pits.</p>
<p>St. AGNES, Patron Saint of our CHURCH (14th.Century).</p>
<p>Various AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES.</p>
<p>CROSSED SWORDS represent the Cawston Duel, the last fought in Norfolk.</p>
<p>Three members of Cawston's notorious SMUGGLING fraternity (c.1750 to 1830).</p>
<p>The "BRAZEN GAUNTLET", symbol of John of Gaunt (14th.C.) Lord of the Manor, shown on our village sign.</p>
<p><img src="http://cawstonheritage.co.uk/files/original/1bfa410f6d67210c56b156adacd33d96.jpg" width="379" height="284" /></p>
<p>Painting by John Kett.</p>
<p>For more details on Cawstonline see the booklet "Cawston Past & Present" Which was a Cawston School Project 1956 - 57</p>
Cawston Timeline....
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Before 3.000BC to present time!.
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a title="Memories of Cawston (Collection)" href="http://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/collections/show/14" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Memories of Cawston (Collection)</a></span></p>
<p><a href="https://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/405" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="School Centenary 1971"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span>School Centenary 1971</span></span></a></p>
Booton Clay Pits.
<img src="http://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/files/original/4313108c1baf0bf87a32c1a64d430193.jpg" width="350" height="205" />
Formed here when men once dug clay at a penny a yard (cubic), earning a meagre 35 to 40 pence a week at a time when the local weaving industry was in decay. The Cawston Fishing Club use and look after Booton Clay Pits which is owned by the Parish of Cawston, the Cawston Heath Trust oversees the management.
CLAY LUMP: Clay lump building continued far into the 19th century. The clay was mixed with straw and made into blocks, which were well dried before they were used, the mortar usually consisting of wet clay and cow-dung. The clay diggers were paid one penny for every cubic yard of clay, and a week's work would only realise about 50 pence. Men who had been put out of work by the decay of the weaving industry in East Anglia were often glad to seek this employment.
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CHS
<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a title="Cawston Heath" href="http://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/81" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Cawston Heath</a></span>
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>
<p><span class="C-11">Click on file to view full screen....<br /></span></p>
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>
Village Hall. "The Cecil Cawston Memorial Institute"
<p><img src="http://cawstonheritage.co.uk/files/original/a12fa5c36ecd72cda89a5c0b03a97485.jpg" width="284" height="212" /></p>
<p>Location/Address: High Street. NR10 4BW</p>
<p>Emergency Heart Defibrillator installed outside the Village Hall.<br /><br />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>
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<p>The Cecil Cawston Memorial Institute: George Cawston of London in 1896 bought the manorial rights of our manor and he proceeded to build Cawston Manor....</p>
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<p>Mr Richard Madle: In 2013 organised the installation of the Emergency Heart Defibrillator at the Village Hall.</p>
<p>Mrs Peggy Payne about 1998 in recognition of donations made for her birthday party presented a wall clock for the main hall.</p>
<p>Mr Mike Gibbs presented 2 sketches by Cecil Falkner Cawston (1878 – 1901) to the Village Hall on behalf of the Jessal Group.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a title="George Cawston" href="http://cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/142" target="_blank" rel="noopener">George Cawston</a></span></p>
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Church and Cemetery Plans/Maps
Church & Cemetery Plans/Maps with Reference Index Numbers to read with the <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a title="Church & Cemetery Gravestone Projects" href="http://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/collections/show/15">Church & Cemetery</a></span> gravestone projects.<br /><br />Click on file to view....
Cawston Remembers - Film Project
<p>The Animation Team, 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>
<iframe width="500" height="281" style="width: 479px; height: 275px;" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/6ecxR1lZtzw" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe>
<p><strong>Cawston Remembers Project.</strong></p>
<p>The 70 minute film, a <a title="Cawston Historical Society" href="http://cawstonheritage.co.uk/cawston-historical-society" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cawston Historical Society</a> History Project is complete and was launched on Saturday July 5th 2014 at Cawston Primary School.</p>
<p>The show started with a performance by the Cawston Brass Band which is also featured in the film.</p>
<p>To see the dedicated website for the project Please <a title="Cawston Remembers" href="http://www.mediaprojectseast.co.uk/cawston/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Click Here </a>.</p>
<p>To purchase the DVD Please <a title="Contact Us" href="http://cawstonheritage.co.uk/contact" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Click Here</a> to contact us.</p>
<p>Tony Hilton</p>
<p>David Nunn</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></p>
Odd Fellows
The Odd Fellows: The Independent Order of Odd Fellows in Cawston was called The Lytton Bulwer Lodge and was a branch of the Manchester Unity of Odd Fellows. Special door knocks and handshakes were used as proof of membership. The photo above was the meeting room for the Lytton Bulwer Lodge and was dedicated on the 7th July 1973 which was at the Market Hill and was obtained after the Kings Head public house closed in 1971, the meeting room was also hired to other organisations for meetings and for bingo and parties etc but closed in the early 1990s.<br /><br />Click on file to view....
1971
Mary Gurteen
Kevin Cook
Toc H
<img src="http://cawstonheritage.co.uk/files/original/71df74fc3f784d1bbbee0bf3f92bd633.jpg" />
<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
Chapel - Wesleyan Reform. Chapel Street.
<p>Inside view 2006</p>
<p><img src="http://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/files/original/0286938b591a8ad754aec91fd47276c0.jpg" width="361" height="270" /></p>
<p><strong>The Wesleyan Reform Chapel:</strong> Opened for place of worship at Chapel Street in 1829 and closed 18th April 2006....</p>
<p>For more information about the Wesleyan Reform church Click on this link: <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://thewru.com/">http://thewru.com/</a></span><br /><br />Cick on files to view full screen....</p>
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Eileen Oakes. Mary Gurteen. Michael Yaxley. Ivan & May Purdy.
Bert Stone.
<span><a href="http://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/98" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="Cawston Harmonica Band"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Cawston Harmonica Band</span></a> made up from members of the Cawston Wesleyan Reform Chapel.</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>
Population
<div style="text-align: center;">The population of Cawston as we are given to understand was as following:-</div>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="C-7">1086---------------about---685 <br />1332---------------about---450<br />1603---------------At least-530<br />1801------------------------840 <br />1811------------------------811<br />1821------------------------929<br />1831-----------------------1110<br /></span><span class="C-7"></span></div>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="C-7">For more details please click on file and for full screen view.</span></div>
John Kett
Home Guard
War Times.
Home Guard:
Photo with Old Rectory in background.
Names reading from left:
Back Row: 4/ Don Radford. 5/ Jimmy Payne. 6/ Harrold Pratt. 7/ Tom Barker. 9/ Ernie Whall.
14/ Austin Clifford Roberts.
Second Row: 7/ John Long. 8/ Jack Delph. 9/ Tommy Neal. 11/ Clifford Pye.
12/ Mr J. Underwood.
Front Row: 9/ Mr Groom. 15/ Harry Carman.
Home Guard: The original name of the Home Guard was the Local Defence Volunteers and was changed to the Home Guard on instructions of Winston Churchill in July 1940....
The Home Guard was disbanded on 31st December 1945.
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1940
Peggy Payne
Iris Bramble
Paul Roberts
Sylvia Raven
Audrey Butler
<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/collections/show/5" title="War Times Collection" target="_blank" rel="noopener">War Times Collection</a></span>
Reading and Billiard Rooms
Photo: When looking at the people gathered in the room you will see a gentleman standing at the left and marked with a cross; sitting down facing him and with her head turned away from the camera is a lady, marked with a circle. These are the only two people named on the back and they are Mrs Chaffey and Mr Chaffey who was head master of Cawston School.
Reading through the memory lane pieces Cawston enjoyed reading rooms at various locations through the years, the photos are at the meeting room at the old Prince of Wales Public House in the Prince of Wales Road joining Chapel Street, the public house closed about 1904. Other locations of reading rooms were Oak House in the High Street and the Village Hall. The date of the above photo is about 1912, the picture in the above photo at ceiling level and the right hand side of the light is of Lieutenant Cecil Cawston, son of George Cawston.
The Reading Rooms were made possible by the Education Acts which made literacy almost universal. They were killed off by the growth of radio and television which make entertainment a solitary occupation. A few favoured spots still have a Reading Room, at Southwold where the Sailors’ Reading Room continues in use. Reading was not the only occupation which happened there; games such as billiards were popular, In Cawston this was played in the cellar under the reading room and as in the above photo - piano playing. The Reading Room was an excellent institution that brought the community together in a way nothing has done since. Nothing did before either, this side of the Reformation; then the Parish Church fulfilled the same sort of function.
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<p>Helen Kennett.</p>
<p>Joseph Mason:</p>
<p>Many thanks for permission to reproduce material from the Joe Mason website blog <a title="Joe Manson" href="https://joemasonspage.wordpress.com/">Click Here</a> to visit blog and more information.</p>
<p>Helen Kennett:</p>
<p>Many thanks for permission to reproduce this email received by e-mail 28th January 2012:</p>
<p>Hi , I have just been looking at the website, and the latest additions on the Cawston Historical Society pages - brilliant as usual and very interesting. I think that I can help with more information on the Reading Room and its owner though as it has a strong family connection.</p>
<p>The old Prince of Wales public house and premises became Prince of Wales Works around 1907 when they were bought by William A Bush, who established an Agricultural Engineering business there. The business included associated trades such as blacksmithing, building, carpentry and timber trading etc, and he became a major employer in the village employing 20 -30 men.</p>
<p>The Reading Room, in the picture, which was supplied by Jo Mason was set up by William Bush in the early 1900's in part of his premises, he was a keen believer in education and helping his fellow men and was an established Methodist lay preacher and later both a long serving member of and Chairman of the Parish Council and The Heath Trust as well as serving as a District Councillor on the St. Faiths and Aylsham District Council.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a title="A.W. Bush" href="http://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/129" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">A.W. Bush</a></span></p>
<p><a title="Prince of Wales/Forge House" href="http://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/201" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Prince of Wales/Forge House</span></a></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/90" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="Public Houses">Public Houses</a></span></p>
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>
<p>Click on files to view full screen....</p>
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>
Decimal Currency Conversion Table
<p>In old money the pound was divided by 240, this was replaced with a new decimal currency in February 1971 with the pound being divided by 100, in the conversion table the old currency read as, ie s. d. s. d. 2. 5. this was also written as:</p>
<p>2/5:-- 12p new pence. 15. 9 this was also written as 15/9:-- 79 new pence 25. 3 this was written as £1.5s.3d:-- £1.26:-- £1 pound & 26 new pence.<br /><br />Click on file to view....</p>
Decimal Currency Conversion Table
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>
<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>
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<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>
Back Lane
<p><span>Click on files to view full screen....</span></p>
<p><img src="http://cawstonheritage.co.uk/files/original/d2e83071e641423c1d077efe3dba69a5.jpg" width="390" height="327" /></p>
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
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>
High Street/Market Hill
<p>High Steet/Market Hill. See file 1 for history and photos.</p>
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<p><img src="http://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/files/original/f4bb19fe60148beba78b2916fb499c72.jpg" /></p>
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<p>Photos and Memories:</p>
<p>The High Street: Firstly we had the main pub on the Market Place, a Mrs Gaskin kept this for years, she was May Purdy's grandmother....</p>
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<h5><span class="C-9"><span class="C-9"><span class="C-9"> </span></span></span></h5>
<p> </p>
<h5><span class="C-9"><span class="C-9"> </span></span></h5>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/398" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="Dennis W Easton">Dennis W Easton</a></span></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/313" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="Stanley Oakes">Stanley Oakes</a></span></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/219" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="John Kett">John Kett</a></span><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span></p>
<p>Darren Black</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/67" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="Reepham Road">Reepham Road</a></span></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/51" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="Aylsham Road">Aylsham Road</a></span></p>
<p><a href="https://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/112" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="Old Post Office">Old Post Office</a></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>
War Times WW1/11 Memories/Diaries
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: 482px; height: 284px;" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/QCdf_8JToF8" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe>
War Times Memories and Diaries By:
<p>See Files on right and as following:-</p>
<p>1/Fifty Years On by John Kett</p>
<p>2/Thoughts of a Wartime childhood by Robert Sonny Dewing</p>
<p>3/School War Times Notes</p>
<p>4/Second World War by Bill Sampson</p>
<p>5/Another Place & Christmas by D.W. Hamley</p>
<p>6/Extracts from WW1 Diaries by Steve Andrews</p>
<p>7/Walter Frederick Carman by G. Carman</p>
<p>8/Eric Monsey - He Died for His Country<br /><br />Click on file to view full screen....</p>
<p>the above as listed in discription</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></p>
<p>Neil Storey</p>
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<p>Related Links:</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a title="Roll of Honour etc" href="http://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/collections/show/5" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">War Times including Roll of Honour. Memorials. Home Guard. Memories & Photos etc</a>.</span> (Collection)</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a title="Heath" href="http://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/81" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Heath</a></span> which was used for rifle practice in WW1 & WW2.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/61" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="Memories of Cawston">Memories of Cawston</a></span></p>
<p><a href="http://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/205" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="Manor - WW1 History and Photos"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span>Manor - WW1 History and Photos</span></span></a></p>
Airfields in the Cawston Area
<p><img src="http://cawstonheritage.co.uk/files/original/7837934155703ff0c8273438b8cc487e.jpg" width="383" height="286" /></p>
<p>Painting by John Kett.</p>
<p>Haveringland/Swanington +: When the second World War broke out, Haveringland Hall and its surrounding parkland was taken over by the Air Ministry....</p>
<p>Oulton: RAF Museum can be found at Blickling Hall with stories of the people who served as part of Bomber Command squadrons who were billeted at the hall during WW11.</p>
<p>See files for some village history....</p>
<p>Click on File to view full screen....</p>
<p>Links to: <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a title="Swannington" href="http://www.abct.org.uk/airfields/airfield-finder/swannington/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Swanningt</a></span><a title="Swannington" href="http://www.abct.org.uk/airfields/airfield-finder/swannington/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">on</span></a> <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a title="Norfolk Airfields" href="http://www.content-delivery.co.uk/aviation/airfields/regional/Norfolk.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Norfolk Airfields</a></span> <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a title="Raf Oulton Airfield" href="http://www.controltowers.co.uk/O/Oulton.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">RAF Oulton Airfield</a></span> <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk/raf-coltishall" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="Coltishall">RAF Coltishall</a></span> </p>
<p></p>
Harry Rudd
Richard Howard
John Kett
Mike Hillier
Des Cook
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/32" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="Lucky Strike"><span>Lucky Strike</span></a></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="https://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/347" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="Haveringland">Haveringland</a></span></p>
School Memories
<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>
<iframe width="500" height="281" style="width: 478px; height: 277px;" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/a1OBO7DqH60" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe>
<p>Memories of School Life in Cawston:</p>
<p>Click on Files to read more...</p>
<p>1/Old School Photo 1914</p>
<p>2/Cawston Primary School 1954-60 by Michael Yaxley</p>
<p>3/Fond memoeries of school in the 1940s by Peggy & Pam Spooner</p>
<p>4/School memories 1930 - 1937 by Eileen Lawrence<br /><br />5/Dennys Memories by Dennis Easton (About 1930s?)</p>
<p>6/School child names around 1936<br /><br />Click on file to view full screen....</p>
<p>Michael Yaxley.</p>
<p>Peggy & Pam Spooner.</p>
<p>Eileen Lawrence.</p>
<p>Dennis Easton.</p>
<p>Jim & Linda Lucas.</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></p>
<p>Neil Storey.</p>
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>
<p></p>
<iframe width="500" height="281" style="width: 477px; height: 280px;" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/YcdwM3j89iI" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe>
<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>
<p> Click on file to view full screen....</p>
<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>
Schools/Education
<p>According to Mr Sam Hall of Peacock Cottages who told Mr Dennis W. Easton he went to the first school in Cawston which was in the the first house in Church Lane....</p>
<p>1/Education/Schools</p>
<p>2/Moving to new School & Photos 1953</p>
<p>3/Old School Bell</p>
<p>4/Old School to the New - Last Concert.</p>
<p>5/Headmaster retires 1978 Mr Kett by John Asquith <br /><br />Click on file to view full screen....</p>
Jim & Linda Lucas
Brian Brownsell
Kyle Holmes - Father Headmaster 1947 - 1952
<p><a href="http://cawstonheritage.co.uk/collections/show/13" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="Browse Collection Education Schools"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Browse Collection Education Schools</span></a></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a title="Cawston College" href="http://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/106" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Cawston College</a></span></p>
Roll of Honour and War Memorials
<p><strong>Lest We Forget</strong></p>
<p><img src="http://cawstonheritage.co.uk/files/original/16c121d6bf9f2bc173590edd5dc2a836.gif" width="312" height="195" /></p>
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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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>
New Street.
<p>Click on files to view full screen....</p>
<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>
<p><img src="http://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/files/original/15756a0fbfb051792228f022f790ed69.jpg" width="397" height="219" /></p>
<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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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>
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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>
Brandiston Road
Brandiston Road Photos
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