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Our little Big Community Library
Situated at Stocks Loke, come a peruse the wonderful array of books on offer, open to all and free take a couple leave a couple its up to you. Im delighted that this project was achieved with 99% of things that would of gone into landfill (I had to…
Paintings and Drawings
Gallery of local Painting and Drawings....
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Parish Matters
Information about our village including the lunch club which started/monthly activity in 2015 at the village hall. the parish plan, defibrillators, andplaying field etc....
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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…
Peck Measure
As would have been used at the mills....
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Info:
1 Peck: Unit of volume, equal to 2 gallons. Not much in use these days.
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1 Peck: Unit of volume, equal to 2 gallons. Not much in use these days.
Pembroke Yeomanry Brigade
Billeting in Cawston at field now....
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Peter Lee Family Tree
I have been looking at your website for Cawston and found it very interesting and helpful in my research into my grandfathers family history.
I know that my grandfathers family still reside in Cawston and I thought that this may be of…
I know that my grandfathers family still reside in Cawston and I thought that this may be of…
Photo Memories
Photo Memories of Cawston....
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Photos and Video from above
Photos and Video from above including photos from church tower.
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Pigeon Club
Club was ran from the Bell Inn Public House....
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Plane Crash 1990
Plane Crash by the Woodrow Cross Roads....
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Plough Guild - Guilds
The Plough Guild was very important in Cawston, the Guild Hall was the Old Plough at Sygate....
More history can be found in the Cawston Archiv.e
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More history can be found in the Cawston Archiv.e
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Pocket Money
Pocket money by Sid Dack. In the last 1920s and early 1930s was hard come by....
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Population
The population of Cawston as we are given to understand was as following:-
1086---------------about---685 1332---------------about---4501603---------------At least-5301801------------------------840…
Portraits in wood and stone
In this article John Kett points out that the bosses in St Agnes Cawston may well be portraits of men and women who supported the church in its early days. He goes on to talk about the gargoyles or water spouts that project from the gutters of…
Pottery Group
Pottery classes were held in Cawston Village Hall, there were facilities to do almost anything....
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Prince of Wales/Forge House
Prince of Wales/Forge House by Trudie Wilkinson. This building was built in 1843, and had a thatched roof. In 1877 it was burnt down in a tremendous fire....
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Property Auction poster 1854
Properties up for auction at the Kings Head....
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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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R.C.A.F. Ration Book
Royal Canadian Air Force Airmen's Canteen Cigarette & Confectionery Ration Book.
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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…
I have been living in Germany for the last 20 years but was born in Cawston in 1949 where…
RAF Christmas Card
Christma Card s as used by the RAF !940s
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Railway Screw Spike
Also called a sleeper screw, rail screw or lag bolt....
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Railway Souvenir Tickets
Special Jubilee Train 1977 & Souvenir railway ticket 1980....
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Railway Spike/Nail
A large nail/spike with an offset head used to secure railway rails or base plate to wooden railroad ties/sleepers....
Railway Ticket
RAF Personnel railway ticket....
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Rationing WW11
Ration books and Buying Permit....
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Rations book.
Rations A Very Peculiar History With no added butter by David Arscott....
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Reading and Billiard Rooms
Reading through the memory lane pieces Cawston enjoyed reading rooms at various locations through the years, the photos are at the meeting room at the old Prince of Wales Public House in the Prince of Wales Road joining Chapel Street, the public…
Red Cross
Cawston Red Cross WW2 photos.
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Red Jungle
"Red Jungle" by John Cross, D.C.M which is a book about a tiny British party left behind in Malayato in 1942 to radio intellgence, they joined up with other British soldiers including Jim Wight....
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Reepham Road
Reepham Road: The Substation at Salle Beck was first installed around 1935 when electricity came to Cawston.
In 2009 work started on the new substation for the offshore wind farm off Weybourne on the Norfolk Coast which was completed in…
In 2009 work started on the new substation for the offshore wind farm off Weybourne on the Norfolk Coast which was completed in…
Reg Bishop
"I was asleep in my hammock before the torpedo hit Hecla. I remember the ship shuddering and coming to a halt. This was because the first torpedo hit in the boiler room and we lost all steam....
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Lived in…
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Rev Thomas Bowman
The Rev Thomas Bowman, the Vicar of Martham on his retirement in 1791 published a book called Caustoniana: or Twelve Discourses addressed to the inhabitants of the parish of Cawston which is not a easy read.
Rev Bowman set up a mission in Cawston…
Revival of Plough Sunday 8 January 2023
To see more photographs of the procession and blessing click on files to view full screenTo watch a short video in which Rev Andrew Whitehead talks about Plough Sunday/Monday click here
Robert Williams Family History
This was supplied with many thanks by Marg Keable and writes - I have my Williams family that was from Cawston....
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Roll of Honour and War Memorials Lest We Forget
Roll of Honour for those who gave their lives for our country & War Memorials.
File 1/Roll of Honour WW1
File 2/Roll of Honour WW2
File 3/Lieutenant Cecil Faulkner Cawston - Boer War 1899-1902
File 4/ War Horses and Dogs
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File 1/Roll of Honour WW1
File 2/Roll of Honour WW2
File 3/Lieutenant Cecil Faulkner Cawston - Boer War 1899-1902
File 4/ War Horses and Dogs
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Roller Skates
Vintage Roller Skates - Strap on Metal....
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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…
Romans
ROMANS .
Julius Caesar led an expedition to Britain in 55 B.C. but it was 43 A.D. before the Romans came in strength.
The tribe of the Iceni, who lived in Norfolk, rose against the Roman. Led by their Queen, Boadicea, an army of 120,000…
Julius Caesar led an expedition to Britain in 55 B.C. but it was 43 A.D. before the Romans came in strength.
The tribe of the Iceni, who lived in Norfolk, rose against the Roman. Led by their Queen, Boadicea, an army of 120,000…
Rose Folk
A 2 pronged traditional rose fork for planting and aerating roses....
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Rose Tooke Interview
Audio Interview of 100 year old Rose Tooke by Vic and Sally Purdy....
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See Video above for full interview....
Rough Guide Map of Cawston and Location
Rough Guide Map of Cawston and Location.
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Royal Automobile Club (RAC) Badge
RAC 1960's Automobile Plastic Grille Badge....
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Royal Corps of Signals Badge
Badge found in Cawston....
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Royal Dragoons Button
Found in Garden about 1998....
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Royal Visitors/Concert
The Prince of Wales was guest of honour....
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Royal Wedding 1981
Wedding Presentations of Mugs July 1981....
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