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Original documents relating to land and property in Cawston
Click on the files to see the full details of the resources. The contents include papers relating to Cooks of Cawston, family history of the Clements family, an Inclosure document outlining the Cawston boundary, documents relating to Roopham House, 3…
Open day at the Village Hall for the Coronation of King Charles lll
This resource lists those who showcased their work.
Old Post Office Business History
Old Post Office history and photos. Business operated over the years by: Mr Rivett - Mr Forster - Mr Moulton - Mr Alec Chapman (Manager Mr Lloyd White) Mr Mc Ilraith - Mr D. Pratt - Barwells (Manager Mr Sid Gray) - Cooks Food Plus (Manager Mr Derek…
Ointment Jar WW11
Stoneware Anti-Gas Ointment Treatment Jar for the armed forces and home guard....
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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 photoabove was the…
Oakes Family Playing Field
The Oakes Family Playing Field is a community resource owned and managed by Cawston Parish Council for all the families living in the Cawston parish.
A joint Project Team was formed with the Oakes Memorial Trust and Cawston We Aim Higher Group to…
Norwich/Haveringland Road
Norwich Road Photos including Guide Map....
Access to:
William Bush Close.
Jubilee Close.
Bowls Club
and the Cemetery.
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Norwich Road Paddock - Dents, Smith, Marsham and Bell Garage.
Grays held fairs on the paddock early 1900s The School were allowed to use this for Netball & Football....
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New Street.
New street leading to Church Lane and Ames Court - Named after the Rev Ames and famiy and Back Lane.
New Street From Memory Lane Early 1900’s by Stanley Oakes.
New Street - early 1900's: On the right coming from the Aylsham Road was Marshall…
New Street Shop
Shop at new Street: History of the shop and shoping in the 1950's....
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National Service Guide Book 1939
A guide to the ways in which a service could be given to our country....
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Names of School Children 1936
This comes from a book that a lady showed me....
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Mother Riley
Second World War:- A very interesting piece is on the BBC website....
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Monsey Family at the old Ratcatchers Row.
Stanley Monsey (early 1890 - 1953), his wife May Monsey (late 1890 to mid 1970’s), and their children lived at the old Ratcatchers Row in the first half of the 20th. century. Stanley died in 1953....
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Mobile Music Player
Billy Beckerton in 1912 would visit Eastgate....
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Mincer
Kitchen appliance....
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Mills at Cawston
It was quite unique for 2 windmills to be built on the same site as the twin mills at Sygate being only about 50 yards apart and linked by railway lines, built possibly at the same time as the 4 Mill Cottages by the road in front of the mills and…
Millennium Party
The Cawston Millennium Celebration Group made up of ten people drawn from a wide range of backgrounds and....
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Milestone Project 2002-2003
This was a project carried out by the Cawston Women’s Institute to record and to restore some of the local milestones.
Here is an archive of some of those currently being worked on.(2002-2003)....
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Michael Yaxley
Michael has vivid memory of our village and social changes and have put together numerous pieces about our history.
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And the Links belowfor his pieces -
Eric Monsey - He Died for His Country
Alvington -…
Michael and Jean Thompson
History/Photo Collection....
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Memories of The Loke off Chapel Street Cawston
In this item David Palgrave recounts his memories of living in one of the cottages in The Loke Cawston. His family lived there from 1956 to 1964 when the cottages were sold. The Howes and the Chatters also lived in the cottages.
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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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Memories of Cawston
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1/Life at Ratcatchers Row in the 1950s
by Michael Yaxley. Related Link: Michael Yaxley
2/Days Gone By by John Kett
3/Denny's Memories by Dennis W. Easton
4/Shopingin Cawston1950's by…
Memories by Dennis Easton
Cawston old school stood at the top of Cook's Hill....
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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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Memorial Slabs in Church
There are a number of remembrance Memorial Slabs set in the floor....
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Mary Maude
Mary Maude who was born in 1876 came to Cawston in her twenties and lived with....
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Marriott's Way
Marriott's way is the former railway line which is a 21 mile route path for Walkers, Cyclists and Horse riders.
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Mardle: More Memories Of Old Cawston
Our magazine finds its way into the homes of a number of readers far away from Cawston. Including a Ghostly Experience ....
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Map with history note
Old Map with history note: An incident connected with our parish boundary....
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Map File
File which is in the Heritage Centre for the collection of Cawston Maps....
Manor Water Tower
The water tower was built to provide fresh water to the Manor in 1897....
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Manor - WW1 History and Photos
Wounded in Battle during WW1, was shipped back to UK to Norwich hospital and then spent a month convalescing at Cawston Manor....
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Major Hubert Rodwell
Newspaper Piece regarding History and family information....
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Magazine History for Cawston Parish Group
Magazine History - January 1967 saw the first Magazine which was for the then Cawston group for....
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Lucky Strike Plane Crash.
Memorial at Booton Rd.
In 1944, Cawston was the scene of a plane crash involving an American bomber....
In 1996 a memorial to the crew of the "Lucky Strike" was unveiled by its Flight Engineer, Jack Sasson....
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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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Lloyds Bank Savings Box.
Lloyds Bank 1920s Chromed Metal Recording Savings Box....
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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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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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Kelly's 1904 Directory
Kelly's Directory of Cambridge. Norfolk & Suffolk 1904 which can be viewed at the Cawston Heritage Centre....
Jubilee - Olympic Celebrations 2012
I would like to thank ALL the Cawston Jubilee Olympic committee members and their 'other halves', plus anyone else who put in a great deal of time, energy and effort over the last....
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Journey into time
On 30 October 1970 children from Cawston Primary School reenacted various events from the past. These included Saxon girls gathering fuel from the local wood, a young Stone Age couple butchering their catch on Cawston Heath, 19C smugglers crouched in…
John Rogers - Goose Pie Farm
In the early days fruit would go on over night train and be on London market....
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John Randal Bradburne
Son of Cawston Rector: Thomas William Bradburne -
Joining the army in 1939, in 1940 he was commissioned into the 9th Gurkha Rifles, a regiment of the Indian Army and found himself in Malaya, facing....
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Joining the army in 1939, in 1940 he was commissioned into the 9th Gurkha Rifles, a regiment of the Indian Army and found himself in Malaya, facing....
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John Kett
Champion of Norfolk Dialect.
Mr John Kett retired in March 1978 after 26 years as Headmaster of Cawston School.
In a few words it is impossible to do justice to what Mr. Kett has meant and means, to the school, the village and the wider…
Mr John Kett retired in March 1978 after 26 years as Headmaster of Cawston School.
In a few words it is impossible to do justice to what Mr. Kett has meant and means, to the school, the village and the wider…
John Gilbert
A mid Norfolk Man has spoken of his pride at laying a wreath alongside one placed by the President....
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