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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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Volunteers Recognitions
The Parish Council volunteers recognition evenings are normally held in May of each year and are organised by Mrs Theresa Carman andCouncillors.
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Tour of Britain Cycle Race 2015
Twenty teams of riders from all over the world descended on Norfolk for the Norfolk-Suffolk stage for the tour of Britain Cycle Race, sponsored nationally by Aviva. This was stage 7 of the 8 stage tour starting at Fakenham racecourse to Ipswich,…
Manor Water Tower
The water tower was built to provide fresh water to the Manor in 1897....
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Rations book.
Rations A Very Peculiar History With no added butter by David Arscott....
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Fly Spray
Pesticide Manual Spray mainly intented for fly killing....
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Cawston Remembered 1940's by Peggy Payne
This is some history of Cawston from notes of a speech given by Peggy Payne as she remembered Cawston in the 1940's....
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S.G.C. Lee - Builder and Undertaker.
The business was owned by Mr S.G.C. Lee, known as Seppe....
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Mincer
Kitchen appliance....
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Gin Trap
A mechanical trap consisting of a pair of jaws....
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School Trip House to Commons 1954
House of Commons visit 1954....
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19th Century Cawston
Many of the cottages and farm houses in Cawston during the late 19th century dated back to the 17th and 18th century when the housing construction was simple....
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Cawston New School 1953
New School Official Opening Programme....
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Eating in the UK in the fifties
Eating: How it was in the 1950's....
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A.H. Harris
The Corner Shop Stores. High Street/Church Lane....
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Flower and Scarecrow Festival and Band Concert 2017
A great week for the Church and Village....
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Cricket Club
A Great Club but ceased in about 2008....
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Jeremiah - The Smuggler
Long ago in Cawston so the tale was told. Lived a band of rough, tough, smugglers bold....
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Plough Guild - Guilds
The Plough Guild was very important in Cawston, the Guild Hall was the Old Plough at Sygate....
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More history can be found in the Cawston Archiv.e
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Glow Baby.
Glow Baby 1950s - Bed/Clothing Warmer and Airer....
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Lloyds Bank Savings Box.
Lloyds Bank 1920s Chromed Metal Recording Savings Box....
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Saxon Ring Brooch
A ring 6cm in diameter and 5mm thick was found....
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Burial Urn
A Bronze Age Burial Urn was found....
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Woolen Industry
For centuries the woolen industry was important here. In the middle ages Flemish weavers came here, the gables ends on the houses in the High Street and the Rood Screen in the church remind us of this. This area was very prosperous until machines…
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…
Church Restoration 1908/1911-12
The ancient church at Cawston, Restorations in one of the finest in Norfolk....
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Good Companions Club
The Club held meetings once a fortnight....
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Clay Pipe
Found at Sygate....
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Finds File
File which is in the Heritage Centre for the collection of finds found in Cawston....
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Church Roof Restoration 1875
Report of essential repairs....
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School from above
Photo....
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Sygate/Southgate Road Widening
Photo album of 38 photos which are in the Heritage Centre donated by Ivan Purdy which include Shuck & details of as it was etc....
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Chapel Street Building Development
Photo album of 10 photos which are in the Heritage Centre donated by Ivan Purdy....
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Hammer - Railway hand tool.
Hand Track Tool - Railway Keying Sledge Hammer.
Railway Ticket
RAF Personnel railway ticket....
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Railway Souvenir Tickets
Special Jubilee Train 1977 & Souvenir railway ticket 1980....
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Winter 2004
Photos of the winter 2004....
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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....
Water Hand Pump
Pump removed from kitchen in house at the high street about 2009....
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ARP Helmet
ARP Wardens: An organisation set up for WW11....
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WW11: Memories by Bill Sampson
Now the day war broke out, September 3rd, 1939, I remember it well....
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Royal Corps of Signals Badge
Badge found in Cawston....
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W.J. Gaskin
Saddler & Harness Maker etc....
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H.A. Gaskin
Hairdresser. Radio business and Licensee of the Kings Head public house etc....
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Combo Bottle Opener and Keychain.
CWE (Continental Wine Experts) Combination bottle opener....
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Automobile Association (AA) Telephone Box....
Automobile Association (AA) Telephone Box - at Cawston Cross Roads....
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Royal Automobile Club (RAC) Badge
RAC 1960's Automobile Plastic Grille Badge....
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Ink Victorian Pot/Well.
Victorian Ink Pot/Well found 2008 in Cawston....
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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....