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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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Ladies Social Club
A Social Club was formed in the 1990s, sorry but we have no photos or many details please see file,
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Ketts Oak Tree
Permission given to plant an Oak Tree in Churchyard....
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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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John Covell/Continental Wine Experts
Continental Wine Experts - A Working History at the Winery (CWE) Cawston by John Covell....
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Jimmy Payne - Church Farm
ROBERT JAMES PAYNE, the seventh in a family of nine children, was born at Wood Dalling 82 years ago, and has been known in Cawston and the surrounding area as a friendly, quick-witted and efficient farmer....
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Jeremiah Able
A Norfolk Smuggler: Jeremiah Abel was born in Morton-on-the-Hill, Norfolk on 7th December 1764.
Supported his family by farming, and later running a butchery business, but he sought to supplement his income by a more risky venture:…
Jeremiah - The Smuggler
Long ago in Cawston so the tale was told. Lived a band of rough, tough, smugglers bold....
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Jack Harding Wilkins
On leaving school, Jack entered the motor trade as a mechanic. By 1939 he was serving with the Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment....
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J. Gaff
Tokens:- Mr J. Gaff of Eastgate in about 1900 was a licensed hawker and used tokens for trading....
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Ivy Lake
A few years ago Ivy wrote down a few of her memories....
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Isabella Bumphrey
Cawston's Own Charity Champion....
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Irons - Vintage
The metal flat smooth iron was developed in the 1800s and could be heated on....
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Ink Victorian Pot/Well.
Victorian Ink Pot/Well found 2008 in Cawston....
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Incendiary Bomb and Certificate.
Incendiary bombs were filled with highly combustible chemicals and were dropped in clusters to spread fires....
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In The Days Of Steam
Dennis W. Easton: Way back in the 30's we worked from the station yard so I saw several things happen there. I remember one day an engine coming off the track...
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Hutton, Gould inc Tuddenham Butchers
Mr Frederick George Hutton, father of Billy (Photo Left) had a Butcher Business at the Lamb Inn....
Also see: Company Sgt Major W.J. Hutton
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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,…
Horse Tie Ring - Iron Age
Horse Tie Ring - Iron Age
Home Guard
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.…
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.…
Holt - Norwich Road
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.
Many of us remember the impressive…
Holiday Task Summer 1936
As I spent my holiday in the country this year----We left home at 10.30 and after passing through Newmarket and Norwich, arrived in Cawston at 3pm....
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Hoes
Selection of Hoes in the Heritage Centre including a Mud Hoe used for releasing water when hoeing mud plus the same sort of hoe designed for mixing....
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HMS Cornwall
History of HMS Cornwall as told by David Reid in memory of Lieutenant David Savile Read - a relative, This was the same ship that Frederick Stanley Gaskin of Cawston lost his life....
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Historical Society/Cawston Heritage
CHS - Cawston Historical Society:
The Society was formed following a meeting at Cawston Village Hall on Thursday 20th April 2006. The committee met for the first time on Thursday 4th May and thanked everyone for a well supported evening and for the…
Hilda Dewing
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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Highwaymen
Highwayman, well mounted, attacked Mr. Johnson, presented a pistol at his breast, and robbed him of fourteen shillings in silver and halfpence....
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High Street/Market Hill
Photos and Memories:
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....
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High Street Shop with Hovis sign
Photograph of shop with Hovis sign in the High Street
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…
Heath Photo Album
Photo album of 33 photos by Ivan Purdy which are in the Heritage Centre....
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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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Heath 1920s
During the late twenties the Army had to move out to the range at Horsford,...
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Haveringland
Haveringland and Parishes - Country Show 1910.
A record attendance of upwards of 4000 were present at the seventh annual show of the North Norfolk Horticultural and Poultry Association, held in Haverland Park....
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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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Hand Warmer.
Hand Warmer, portable with pouch, metal construction, refillable with lighter fluid, used by campers etc.
Hammer - Railway hand tool.
Hand Track Tool - Railway Keying Sledge Hammer.
H.A. Gaskin
Hairdresser. Radio business and Licensee of the Kings Head public house etc....
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