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Norwich/Haveringland Road

Norwich Road Photos including Guide Map.... Access to: William Bush Close. Jubilee Close. Bowls Club and the Cemetery. Click on file to view full screen....

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WW2 photos and Memorabilia

Memorabilia & Photos WW2 including POWs return home and The Red Cross....

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WW1 Photos and Memorabilia

Memorabilia and Photos WW1....

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Church Gravestones Inscriptions and Locations

ChurchGravestones Inscriptions and Locations. The Gravestone project for St. Agnes' Church, the Cemetery and Memorial/Remembrance is ongoing and will be updated as time permit which is being listed to help those people who wish to trace some of…

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Cemetery Gravestones Inscriptions and Locations.

Cemetery Gravestones Inscriptions and Locations. The Gravestone project for St. Agnes' Church, the Cemetery and Memorial/Remembrance is ongoing and will be updated as time permit which is being listed to help those people who wish to trace some of…

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Memorials and Remembrance

Memorial & Remembrance project is on going and will be updated as time permit....

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Scouts

Miss Avis Marsh started a Scout group at Cawston in 1932. Born in Southampton, Miss Marsh moved to Norfolk when her father became Rector at Cawston, her 55 years with the Scouts began in 1914 when she became Scoutmaster at Aylsham, running the troop…

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Heydon Minstrels

Despite its name this village concert party had a strong contingent of Cawston members. Originally conceived as a minstrel show by an American airman based at Heydon in 1953 it evolved under the direction of Jim Howard into a variety show with Jim as…

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Stockmen's Club

Click on file to see some history of the Stockmen's Club in Cawston, this is the only item we have on this club which include PC Herbert Golding our village policeman.

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Red Cross

Cawston Red Cross WW2 photos.

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Cawston Heath (See File 2 for Heath Guide and Map inc History)

This lovely area of heathland to the east of Cawston might be considered to have changed little over the centuries. This may be true in some respects, for the birch trees, gorse, and heather continue in their beauty, but our ancestors of the First…

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Parish Plan

After a public meeting attended by around twenty five people, it was agreed to proceed with a group that would assist with the organization of the work towards producing a village plan. The first meeting was held on Tuesday 8th April 2007, attended…

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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…

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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…

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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).... Click on file to view full screen....

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Auxiliary Fire Service

The Cawston Auxiliary firemen with their Green Goddess appliance supported other services all over the Country which required water supplies, the service started during the 2nd World War in Reepham, moved to Haveringland and came to Cawston in…

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Cawston Manor

This is a "Brief History" of the Royal Manor, Manor House and Cawston College to 2010....

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Ex Forces Personnel

Not forgetting The Home Front who served in addition to their daily work - The Home Guard Local Defence Volunteers - LDV was original name of the Home Guard. The Red Cross Auxiliary Fire Service Related Link - Roll of Honourinc War Memorials etc

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Workhouse

A workhouse was built on the West side of Chapel Street, a convenient white brick building accommodating 70 paupers for Cawston and adjacent parishes, it was replaced before 1845 by tenements and let by the overseers to the poor parishioners.Early…

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Public Houses

The 20th century has seen the disappearance of most of the public houses, apart from two notable exceptions. In the old days there were "beer houses" at which home-brewed beer was sold....

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Radio Norfolk Broadcast

It was a great pleasure for me last week (11/05/1992) to listen to your Radio programme about the village of Cawston, I just happened to be here on holiday.

I have been living in Germany for the last 20 years but was born in Cawston in 1949 where…

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Church - St Agnes.

The Church of St. Agnes' with its tower (with the exception of the north aisle built by Robert Oxburgh) was built by Michael de la Pole, 2nd Earl of Suffolk and his wife Catherine the daughter of Hugh, Earl of Stafford.... Click on files to view…

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Women's Institute Cawston

The Women's Institute started on the 23rd February 1921 with 52 members. Members marked their 90th birthday with a special celebration at the same venue as it did 90 years ago at the Cecil Cawston Memorial Institute (Village Hall Cawston).The WI was…

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Brownies and Guides

Brownies & Guides photos,
The Guides have been closed for some time and sadly the Brownies closed in 2021.

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Duel Stone

The year 1698 saw an event which is featured in many guide books and directories, when on August 20th the last duel fought in Norfolk took place on Cawston Heath. on the Holt/Norwich road.... Click on file to view full screen....

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Railways and Transport Part of the Cawston Remembers Project:

The railway/station opened in 1880 and was on the Great Eastern Line, which in 1923 became part of the London and North Eastern Railway. passenger trains ceased in 1952.... Click on file to view full screen....

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Cawston Band

Cawston & District Band was formed in 1886, practices were carried out on Monday & Wednesday evenings at the Bell Inn at the High Street in Cawston in a first floor room now converted onto 3 Bed & Breakfast rooms, they played around the…

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Harmonica Band

The Cawston Harmonica Band was made up from members of the Cawston Wesleyan Reform Chapel....

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Cawston Modernairs Dance Band

Cawston Modernairs Dance Band History/photos.

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Alvington

Alvington: The Extinct Village near Cawston by Michael Yaxley.... Click on file to view full screen....

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71 Social Club

The 71 Club was formed in 1971 and held meeting each month at the Bell Inn club room....

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Community Awards

Pride in Norfolk 2011 Awards....& Area Champions 1977.

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Fairs and Markets

Three fairs were held here each year.
The October fair started in 1263. Edward 1 granted a "St.Agnes Fair" The market day was Tuesdays and one of later origin the last Wednesday in April.
The August Sheep Fair was held near the Woodrow and was one…

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Photos and Video from above

Photos and Video from above including photos from church tower.

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Football Teams/Clubs

Photo Gallery of football teams/clubs through the years....

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Cawston College

A new seat of learning came to Cawston in 1964 when Cawston College, a Woodard School, was established at the Manor, with Mr. John Asquith as Headmaster.... Click on file to view full screen....

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Catastrophes

History & Photos of Catastrophes....

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British Legion

Photos of the British Legion in Cawston through the years. Cawston once had separate men’s and women’s sections, but these were forced to close owing to falling number but was re-established with Reepham branch as a sub-branch of Aylsham, in 2004…

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Dents Business History

Business history and photos of Dents.... Click on file to view full screen....

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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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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…

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White to Cooks - Corner Shop at the High Street

Corner Shop on High Street/Church Lane Business History:
From Harness Makers to Electrical Business....

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Chapel Street and High Street Shops

Frederick Charles Howard had the general/grocery store in Chapel St in the early 20th century and moving to Cawson in 1937/8 Mr & Mrs Wesley Riley took over the shop....

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Howard Builders. Brickmakers and Undertaker.

Photos of staff and invoices etc. Richard Bothway Howard's Father Norman (1904-1972) was a Master Builder trading as M.D. Howard & Son, Cawston, The business was started in 1886 by his great uncle W.A. Howard who lived at Church Farm,…

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