Automobile Association (AA) Telephone Box....
Automobile Association (AA) Telephone Box - at Cawston Cross Roads....
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Peggy Payne
Des Cook
H/C
Hilda Dewing
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On the 4th April 1996, Hilda was privileged to be invited to receive the Maundy Money from the Queen in Norwich Cathedral....
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1996
<p><a href="http://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/93" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="Womens Instsiute"><span><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Women's Institute</span></span></a></p>
Hutton, Gould inc Tuddenham Butchers
<p>Mr Frederick George Hutton, father of Billy (Photo Left) had a Butcher Business at the Lamb Inn....</p>
<p>Also see: <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a title="Company Sgt Major W.J. Hutton" href="http://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/161" target="_blank">Company Sgt Major W.J. Hutton </a></span></p>
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Mr & Mrs John Gould
Norwich/Haveringland Road
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<p>Norwich Road Photos including Guide Map....</p>
<p>Access to:</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="https://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/129" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="William Bush">William Bush</a></span> Close.</p>
<p>Jubilee Close.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="https://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/49" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="Bowls Club">Bowls Club </a></span></p>
<p>and <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="https://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/74" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="the Cemetery">the Cemetery</a></span>.</p>
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Mr Billy Clark - Photos
Mr & Mrs John Gould - Photos
John Kett
<a href="https://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/116" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="Norwich Road Paddock - Dents, Smith, Marsham and Bell Garage.">Norwich Road Paddock - Dents, Smith, Marsham and Bell Garage.</a>
Holt - Norwich Road
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<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>
Bowls Clubs
<p>Location/Address: The present bowling green/club is by the cemetery at Norwich Road. NR10 4EX which was built in the 1970s.<br /><br />Emergency Heart Defibrillator installed outside of club house 2015.</p>
<p>Link To: <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a title="Cawston Guide Map" href="http://cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/24" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cawston Guide Map</a></span></p>
<p>The White House Bowls Club: During 1965 the White House Bowls Club played friendly matches with various local clubs, about one match a week was played.</p>
<p>The club had two trophies:- Presidents Trophy (Pairs) won by Mr A. Cox and Mr C. Thompson, 1965 Perowne Trophy (Single) won by Mr H. Spooner, 1965</p>
<p>Information supplied by Cawston W.I: In the Parish Magazine 1967: White House Bowls Club opening April 29th, New members Ladies or Gentlemen are all very welcome. Secretary C.G. Thompson.</p>
<p>Cawston enjoyed four bowling greens, one at the Ratcatches public house, the Village Hall, at rear of the post office in the High Street and the rear of the White House in Chapel Street now Broadland Winery.</p>
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J.W. Clark.
<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/214" title="Defibrillators" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Defibrillators</a></span>
Chapel: Methodists. Norwich Road.
<p>Opened a place of worship at Norwich Road in 1861.</p>
<p>Cawston Methodist Chapel was built in 1861. The land was purchased from Mr W. Tuddenham for the princely sum of £10-00. the contract for the building was £99-00. It was built by a Mr R. Skipper. The previous' chapel a wooden structure in Brandiston Road was sold for the magnificent sum of 15 shillings (75p). The new chapel was opened for worship on Sunday, November, 10th, 1861. A certain Mr. W. Wilkin advanced the sum of £60 at 5 per cent towards the cost of the chapel; inflation had not been heard of!</p>
<p>There were 60 members at that time; now alas it is slightly less. The school room at the rear was added in 1954 and the first wedding took place in 1956. Ninety-five years later than the opening of the chapel. A good reason being that it was not previously Licensed.</p>
<p>The chapel was heated by a solid fuel stove and lighting was by candles and oil lamps. Now it is electric heating and lighting; but we hope that the light from the original candles and oil lamps will continue to shine from Norwich Road Chapel in another form, and thereby keep alive, what is after all, part of the heritage of Cawston - during our 130 anniversary year.</p>
<p>By Harrold Ogden November 1990</p>
<p>The Chapel closed in about 2012 and was sold in March 2014 with planning permission for conversion to a two bedroomed house with a guide price £60 - £80.000.<br /><br />Click on file to view....</p>
Token.
Token. R. Alden. Norwich. 1847.
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1847