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Ointment Jar WW11
Stoneware Anti-Gas Ointment Treatment Jar for the armed forces and home guard....
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Heath Fire 1958
The fire on the heath in 1958 according to eye witness was very frightening....
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School Magazines file
School Magazines from 1952 to 1957 complete set of 16.
The Foreword in No 1 magazine dated July 1952 read.....
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The Foreword in No 1 magazine dated July 1952 read.....
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Pembroke Yeomanry Brigade
Billeting in Cawston at field now....
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Thimble
Found at Home Field where markets were held by a metal detector team....
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Belt Buckle
General service belt buckle....
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Candle Scissors
Used for snuffer, trim wicks and maintaining candles.....
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Winter 2018
Lots of snow and roads blocked....
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Heath Photo Album
Photo album of 33 photos by Ivan Purdy which are in the Heritage Centre....
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S.G. Oakes. Corner Shop
General Store and much more in the Corner Shop - High Street....
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Cawston Brass Band Festival Programme 1934
The Seventh Annual Cawston Brass Band Festival Souvenir Programme....
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Cawston Remembered 1935 to 1944 by Bill Sampson
It is 1936; we had moved from Brockdish, primarily because of my illnesses. The police authority had arranged a transfer....
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Auction Notice 1924
Auction at the Ratcatchers Inn for imported boards etc..
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Kelly's 1904 Directory
Kelly's Directory of Cambridge. Norfolk & Suffolk 1904 which can be viewed at the Cawston Heritage Centre....
Ink Victorian Pot/Well.
Victorian Ink Pot/Well found 2008 in Cawston....
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Royal Automobile Club (RAC) Badge
RAC 1960's Automobile Plastic Grille Badge....
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Automobile Association (AA) Telephone Box....
Automobile Association (AA) Telephone Box - at Cawston Cross Roads....
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Combo Bottle Opener and Keychain.
CWE (Continental Wine Experts) Combination bottle opener....
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H.A. Gaskin
Hairdresser. Radio business and Licensee of the Kings Head public house etc....
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W.J. Gaskin
Saddler & Harness Maker etc....
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Royal Corps of Signals Badge
Badge found in Cawston....
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WW11: Memories by Bill Sampson
Now the day war broke out, September 3rd, 1939, I remember it well....
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ARP Helmet
ARP Wardens: An organisation set up for WW11....
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Water Hand Pump
Pump removed from kitchen in house at the high street about 2009....
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Map File
File which is in the Heritage Centre for the collection of Cawston Maps....
Map with history note
Old Map with history note: An incident connected with our parish boundary....
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Winter 2004
Photos of the winter 2004....
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Railway Souvenir Tickets
Special Jubilee Train 1977 & Souvenir railway ticket 1980....
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Railway Ticket
RAF Personnel railway ticket....
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Hammer - Railway hand tool.
Hand Track Tool - Railway Keying Sledge Hammer.
Chapel Street Building Development
Photo album of 10 photos which are in the Heritage Centre donated by Ivan Purdy....
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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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School from above
Photo....
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Church Roof Restoration 1875
Report of essential repairs....
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Finds File
File which is in the Heritage Centre for the collection of finds found in Cawston....
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Clay Pipe
Found at Sygate....
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Good Companions Club
The Club held meetings once a fortnight....
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Church Restoration 1908/1911-12
The ancient church at Cawston, Restorations in one of the finest in Norfolk....
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Roman Road
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…
Woolen Industry
For centuries the woolen industry was important here.
In the middle ages Flemish weavers came here, the gables ends on the houses in the High Street and the Rood Screen in the church remind us of this.
This area was very prosperous until machines…
In the middle ages Flemish weavers came here, the gables ends on the houses in the High Street and the Rood Screen in the church remind us of this.
This area was very prosperous until machines…
Burial Urn
A Bronze Age Burial Urn was found....
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Saxon Ring Brooch
A ring 6cm in diameter and 5mm thick was found....
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Lloyds Bank Savings Box.
Lloyds Bank 1920s Chromed Metal Recording Savings Box....
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Glow Baby.
Glow Baby 1950s - Bed/Clothing Warmer and Airer....
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Plough Guild - Guilds
The Plough Guild was very important in Cawston, the Guild Hall was the Old Plough at Sygate....
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Jeremiah - The Smuggler
Long ago in Cawston so the tale was told. Lived a band of rough, tough, smugglers bold....
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Cricket Club
A Great Club but ceased in about 2008....
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Flower and Scarecrow Festival and Band Concert 2017
A great week for the Church and Village....
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A.H. Harris
The Corner Shop Stores. High Street/Church Lane....
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Eating in the UK in the fifties
Eating: How it was in the 1950's....
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