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- "My Little Town" by Edna Stone
MY LITTLE TOWNby Edna Stone
I’ve lived in North Walsham all my life, and love my little town,But so many people nowadays seem to enjoy shouting it down,Yes, of course it’s changed over th... - "Six Carollers" by Stewart Lowe
A personal recollection of Christmas posted on our Facebook Group on 18th December 2020 from Stewart Lowe.
I’ve been privileged not just to be reminded of our town’s history but also to l... - "Yesteryear" by Dinkie Walker
I sat here today, thinking away, of the town that used to be.There was Pitchers and Brenners - old Cross Keys,Randell's and Fullers, who sold vests to your knees,Ribbons and corsets, and buttons in ti... - 2018 North Walsham Archive Calendar Sponsors
Thanks to the following local businesses for sponsoring this edition and making it possible... Just North Walsham. Proud to support local groups & clubs. Cafe Kitale. Modern cafe suitable for ... - 2026 Archive Calendar
I'm currently compiling the ever popular North Walsham Archive calendar for 2026 with some of the lovely photos from our collection. I'm hoping we can count on some local b...
- A Church of the Weavers
A Church of the Weavers
North Walsham in Norfolk
Extract from "The Christmas Dragon" Christmas 1943A Miscellany devised & compiled by soldiers of a battalion of The Royal Berkshire Regiment (Pri... - A history of a Norfolk Market Town in photographs
2026 North Walsham Archive Calendar - BUY NOW!
Welcome to the North Walsham & District Community Archive. With over a thousand pictures and supporting information this website cha... - A history of North Walsham in street names
The history of any town is woven in to its street (and place) names, North Walsham is no different. Some names are ancient and we can only explore possible origins, others are more modern and in livin... - About the group
North Walsham & District Community Archive, was formally launched on the 5th June 2007. It was a joint project between the Norfolk County Council Cultural Services Departments of Adult Education, ... - Acknowledgements
North Walsham Past and Present. Published 1975.
Acknowledgements
All books owe much to other people who contribute material, suggest topics, criticise constructively or collaborate in any of a hundr... - Bradfield 1875 - 1975
"North East Norfolk Country Churchman Centenery Magazine 1875-1975"FROM THE PARISHES
BRADFIELD 1875-1975
One hundred years ago, Bradfield, or Broadfield as some say is the real name, was as it is to... - Chapter 1 - North Walsham mid 19th Century
Extract from "North Walsham in the nineteenth century"The Historical Research Group of the North Walsham W.E.A.Edited by Pam Warren.Chapter 1
THE TOWN IN THE MID 19th CENTURY:TRADES AND OCCUPATIONS, ... - Chapter 10 - The Impact of Religion
The Impact of Religion
St. Nicholas Parish Church
A dominant feature on the North Walsham skyline is the ruined tower of the Parish Church. Dedicated to St. Nicholas it is a large church for which t... - Chapter 11 - Education in North Walsham
Education in North Walsham
Copy of drawing made c. 1827 by J. B. Ladbrooke by Sheila Watson
The oldest established school in North Walsham in the 19th century was the Paston School which was found... - Chapter 12 - The Railway come to North Walsham
The Railway comes to North Walsham
'At a preliminary meeting last week steps were taken to give the inhabitants of the North Walsham neighbourhood good reason to anticipate that they will not much lo... - Chapter 2 - A Young Society
A YOUNG SOCIETY
Victorian Society was predominantly a young society and in 1851 approximately 74% of the population of North Walsham were under 40 years old. Children under the age of 14 years contri... - Chapter 2 - Leaving home
The story of a Methodist Yorkshireman's journey through life.
Chapter 2Leaving home
Leaving school at the age of 14 and going out to work was in a way like leaving home. My first job was with the He... - Chapter 3 - The North Walsham and Dilham Canal
THE NORTH WALSHAM AND DILHAM CANAL
North Walsham and Dilham Canal To Brickmakers, Navigators, Bricklayers, etc., The Committee appointed to organize the construction of the said can... - Chapter 4 - Bluebell and Spa Commons
Bluebell & Spa Commons
Enclosure took place in the early 19th century in many parishes in East Norfolk bringing more efficient farming and a marked change in the physical appearance of the land... - Chapter 5 - Assisting the poor
Assisting the poor
It was the responsibility of the parish in the past to care for those who were unable to maintain themselves, such as the sick, the elderly, unemployed and children in need. Financ... - Chapter 6 - Poverty & Protest: The Agricultural La
Poverty & Protest: The Agricultural Labourers
In the early nineteenth century agriculture was by far the most important industry in the country. Wages for farm workers were very low and those wit... - Chapter 7 - Crime and Punishment
Crime and Punishment
1801 FebruaryTwo thieves, later identified as John Allen (23) and John Day (26) with blackened faces, brandishing pistols and bayonets, broke into the house of Rev. Mr. Isaac Hor... - Chapter 8 - The Fisher Theatre
The Fisher Theatre
There must have been an air of excitement in North Walsham on the 6th May 1828 because on that evening The Fisher Theatre was to open. Built in what is now known as Vicarage Stre... - Chapter 9 - North Walsham Celebrations
North Walsham Celebrations
Dinner for the poor in North Walsham to celebrate the occasion of The Coronation of William IV.
"In the early part of the week a subscription was entered into by the spiri... - Contact The North Walsham Archive
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This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are and how we use them, the types of cookies we use i.e, th... - Discovering Paston by Eric Readon
Discovering PastonEric ReadingPublished by Paston Festival Project with the assistance ofThe Norfolk Rural Community CouncilThe Judith Bartram Trust (Southrepps)Stanger Krol & Co. (Solicitors)Cont... - DOMESDAY
North Walsham Past and Present. Published 1975.
DOMESDAY
The first detailed records we have of the Norfolk countryside come from a survey made in 1086 on the instructions of William the Conqueror. B... - Edingthorpe 1875 - 1975
"North East Norfolk Country Churchman Centenery Magazine 1875-1975"FROM THE PARISHES
EDINGTHORPE 1875-1975
In the spring of 1875, almost exactly 100 years ago, a daughter was born to William Barthol... - Essential North Walsham Books
Essential North Walsham Books
North Walsham by John DixonPublished in the 1930s
North Walsham Past and PresentS. Emerson, M. R. Granger and R. S. JobyPublished in 1975 by Klofron, Norwich
&... - Extract from “Memoirs of a North Walsham girl”
Extract from “Memoirs of a North Walsham girl” by Ina M. Madden.Contributed by her daughter, Bridget Wilson
Mother was the youngest of eight born to Sarah Ann Mace nee Bargewell – b... - FIRE & CIVIL WAR
North Walsham Past and Present. Published 1975.
FIRE & CIVIL WAR
The 17th century-started with a fire in North Walsham whose consequences for a small town must have been as serious in its way as... - FOREWORD
FOREWORD
This study of North Walsham in the Nineteenth Century continues the history of North Walsham that begun in NORTH WALSHAM IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY which was produced by the North Walsham Bra... - GEOLOGY, SOILS & WATER SUPPLIES
North Walsham Past and Present. Published 1975.
GEOLOGY, SOILS & WATER SUPPLIES
When the glaciers of the Ice Age melted, they left the North Walsham area with up to 50 metres (170 feet) of sand,... - Going to school in North Walsham in the 1950s
Going to school in North Walsham in the 1950s
I haven’t ever lived in North Walsham, but I went to school from 1952 – 1959 at what was then North Walsham High School for Girls. I wa... - Hempstead with Eccles 1875 - 1975
"North East Norfolk Country Churchman Centenery Magazine 1875-1975"FROM THE PARISHES
HEMPSTEAD with ECCLES 1875-1975
During a tremendous storm on 6th January, 1604, the sea burst through the sandhil... - History of a turnpike
NORWICH-NORTH WALSHAM ROADHISTORY OF A TURNPIKEBY B. COZENS-HARDY
Nothing was more familiar to our grand-sires than the turnpike road, but the persons who still remember them must be a small company.... - Hoveton 1875 - 1975
"North East Norfolk Country Churchman Centenery Magazine 1875-1975"FROM THE PARISHES
HOVETON 1875-1975
Five years after Mr. Gladstone's Education Act and when Disraeli was Prime Minister, Hoveton ha... - How Dog Yard became Reeve's Court
NEW HOMES FOR NORTH WALSHAMIN redeveloping the area at orth Walsham formerly known as Dog Yard, the Urban District Council has provided about two and a-half times as many homes as were there originall... - In the Press
Articles we have discovered where North Walsham and the surrounding area appear in various publications..
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NA - Intro from North Walsham in old picture postcards
North Walsham is probably one of the most conveniently situated market towns in Norfolk. This is a quotation from an old guide book to the town and it is still true. The town stands on comparatively h... - Latest News
Latest news from the North Walsham and District Community Archive.
@blog@ - Mary Muriel, daughter to Rev Harvey Muriel, Rector
Personal recollections of Mary Muriel, daughter to Rev Harvey Muriel, Rector of Edingthorpe.
Norwich Road, North Walsham 1902-3A brief sojourn here, in a new house. Canon Owen had no curate for the t... - Memories of North Walsham Girls' High School
This article was submitted by Gillian Shephard (nee Watts) pupil North Walsham Girls' High School 1951...1958 to a collection of reminiscences published in 1982. When you look back to school days afte... - Memories of North Walsham Girls' High School
Memories of North Walsham Girls' High School
This article was submitted by Gillian Shephard (nee Watts) pupil North Walsham Girls' High School 1951...1958 to a collection of reminiscences published i... - Memories of North Walsham in the early thirties by
Memories of North Walsham in the early thirties by Margaret Bowles(formerly Ramm, née Brady, aged 94 at the time of publication - February 2018)
(Early 1930s / North Walsham, Norfolk)
It was ... - Memories of North Walsham in the early thirties by
Memories of North Walsham in the early thirties by a 94-year-old.
It was at the age of eleven years that I made my acquaintance with North Walsham, though I visited the bustling market town with my m... - Memories of Russell Sparke - November 2020
I was born at Lyngate farm Bacton road in 1933. Our neighbours in one of two farm cottages were Mr & Mrs Lee tenant farmers. Lyngate House the original farmhouse was occupied by F R Bell and famil... - Memories of Sheila Dunning from Honing
Memories of Sheila Mary Dunning (Richardson) nee Meek from Honing.
I was born October 31st, 1934 in a small house in "The Street" Honing. It was nothing special, but for 1934 it was good.
My first m... - Memories of Westwick
Memories of Westwick by Barbara Eldred
PREFACEIt has given me great pleasure to edit and write a preface to this little book "Memories of Westwick". Miss Barbara Eldred loves the village in which she... - MORE VAGUE MEMORIES OF GORDON RISEBROW
MORE VAGUE MEMORIES OF GORDON RISEBROW
RELATIVES
Lets start with my grandparents. Sadly I only knew one – my maternal gran (EDITH PYCROFT nee Earl): she was a grumpy old thing! She lived with ... - Neatishead 1875 - 1975
"North East Norfolk Country Churchman Centenery Magazine 1875-1975"FROM THE PARISHES
NEATISHEAD 1875-1975
It is 1875 in the 38th year of Queen Victoria's reign. Have a look around you. There are the... - Norfolk Fair - February 1975
Extract from "Norfolk Fair" magazine - February 1975
NORTH WALSHAM LETTERby Elisabeth Newson
Boredom is the enemy of retirement, especially to the man who has led an active life, meeting peo... - Norfolk Fair - July 1976
Extract from "Norfolk Fair" magazine - July 1976
Town TalkThings are happening at North Walsham...There is a lot going on in North Walsham at the present moment. At long last a start has been made on... - Norfolk Fair - September 1971
Extract from "Norfolk Fair" Magazine published September 1971.
NORTH WALSHAM TOWN TALKby Jack MaddisonSecretary of the North Walsham & District Chamber of Trade & Commerce.At long last the sh... - Norfolk Fair - September 1974
Extract from "Norfolk Fair" Magazine - September 1974
QUITE A LOT HAS happened in our town since my last Letter.We have formed a North Walsham Society which is affiliated to the Norfolk Society and, ... - North East Norfolk Country Churchman Centenery Mag
North East Norfolk Country Churchman Centenery Magazine 1875-1975
Editorial
The North East Norfolk Country Churchman' magazine committee's enthusiasm for this Centenary Issue has proved quite infect... - North Walsham - a town that looks ahead
A TOWN THAT LOOKS AHEADBY R. V. NASH, Clerk to the Urban Council
First published in "Norfolk Fair" magazine - November/December 1967
North Walsham is a market town only a short distance from the sea... - NORTH WALSHAM FARMING & LAND USE
North Walsham Past and Present. Published 1975.
NORTH WALSHAM FARMING & LAND USE
North Walsham harvesting 1943
Farming in North Walsham parish, as Domesday and the market records show, ... - NORTH WALSHAM IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY
North Walsham in the Nineteenth Century.
By The Historical Research Group of the North Walsham Branch of the Workers' Educational Association.Edited by Pam Warren Foreword by Christopher BarringerPub... - North Walsham Memories by Edna Stone
North Walsham Memoriesby Edna Stone
I have lived in North Walsham for all of my 71 years so may not be the oldest resident to get in touch with you, but thought you might be interested in a few rando... - North Walsham Past & Present
NORTH WALSHAM PAST & PRESENT
S. Emerson B. Sc.M. R. Granger B. A.R. S. Joby M. Sc. (Econ.)
Published 1975
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- North Walsham Timeline
1900 - Steam Laundry built1901 - Town Hall, Kings Arms Street built1902 - Youngman's Mill, yarmouth Road ceased working1903 - Church Yard fenced1903 - The Lawn private girls' school opened1903 - Origi... - North Walsham Workhouse
North Walsham Workhouse
The old workhouse on Mundesley Road has often been asked about via our facebook group and via this website so I thought I'd share this text from the book "North Walsham i... - Official Guide to North Walsham 1955
OFFICIAL GUIDETONORTH WALSHAMProduced by the Publicity Committee of theNORTH WALSHAM & DISTRICT CHAMBER OF TRADE & COMMERCEwith the authority of the NORTH WALSHAM URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL1955
... - OPENING OF THE NORTH WALSHAM RAILWAY.
The railway between the market town of North Walsham and the city of Norwich, which has been in course of construction for several years past, has at length been completed. On Friday and Saturda... - Other Stuff!!
@page_preview@ - Paston 1875 - 1975
"North East Norfolk Country Churchman Centenery Magazine 1875-1975"FROM THE PARISHES
PASTON 1875-1975
The Rev. Thomas Cooper was the Incumbent of Paston a hundred years ago. He was a single man - hi... - Personal Recollections of North Walsham
@page_preview@ - Personal Recollections of North Walsham from Russe
Thanks to Russell Sparke ( a member of our committee) who has taken the time to write down his memories of the area where he grew up around the second world war time.
Memories of my early environment... - Photo Archive
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From a scrapbook compiled by Bertie Fuller in the 1950’s and donated to the Heritage Centre. As it is handwritten in old copperplate with blots, Judy Van Lawick has transcribed it as best she ... - PREFACE
PREFACE
This book gives an insight into some aspects of life in North Walsham in the 19th century. It is produced as a result of the enthusiasm and hard work of a small, dedicated team who have spent... - Randell's Foundry on Mundesley/Bacton Road
Layout of Randell's Foundry on Mundesley/Bacton Road sketched and documented by Russell Sparke, 20th June, 2018Foundry - Floor moulding -Plough shares Circular pig feed pans, Roll Rings and end boxes,... - Randell's ironmongers
Randell's ironmongers.
Please note: This article was written by Mike Ling in 2003 so some of the current references may not be so current!
Photograph 1 shows Fred Randell standing before his ironmon... - Recollections of North Walsham by Donny Farrow
Recollections of North Walsham by Donny Farrow
Documented by Russell Sparke
Some recollections by Donny Farrow of a part of North Walsham of his childhood and what he has since learned as told to me... - Rev. and Mrs. E. E. Montford, Swanton Abbot Rector
Rev. and Mrs. E. E. Montford, Swanton Abbot Rectory
In 1898, at the age of 6, I went to live with my grandparents, Rev. and Mrs. E. E. Montford, at Swanton Abbot Rectory. One of a family of five, we ... - ROADS IN THIS CENTURY
North Walsham Past and Present. Published 1975.
ROADS IN THIS CENTURY
It was possible to buy motor spirit in North Walsham in 1902 although cars at that time were few and far between. Roads were urt... - Short History of Bromholm Priory, Bacton, Norfolk
A SHORT RECORD OF BROMOLM PRIORYBACTON, NORFOLKTHE PROCEEDS OF THE SALE OF THIS PAMPHLET TO BE DEVOTED TO THE RESTORATION FUND OF BACTON CHURCHPRICE ONE SHILLINGA SHORT RECORD OF BROMHOLM PRIO... - SITE, NAME & SITUATION
North Walsham Past and Present. Published 1975.
SITE, NAME & SITUATION
North Walsham is situated on a spur of a low sand and gravel plateau about 30 to 40 metres (100 to 125 feet)above sea-level... - Skeyton 1875 - 1975
"North East Norfolk Country Churchman Centenery Magazine 1875-1975"FROM THE PARISHES
SKEYTON 1875-1975
As many of you are probably aware, there is no actual village of SKEYTON - it is more of an are... - Sloley 1875 - 1975
"North East Norfolk Country Churchman Centenery Magazine 1875-1975"FROM THE PARISHES
SLOLEY 1875-1975
In common with most villages, Sloley was a reasonably self-sufficient parish 100 years ago. The ... - Southrepps 1875 - 1975
"North East Norfolk Country Churchman Centenery Magazine 1875-1975"FROM THE PARISHES
SOUTHREPPS 1875-1975
The term 'Repps' is peculiar to Norfolk and is thought to derive from an old word 'repples' ... - Strawberry Hall to the primrose woods.
NORFOLK RAMBLES
Strawberry Hall to the primrose woods.
A springtime walk, which began at North Walsham, skirted the Westwick cherry orchards, white with blossom, and finished at Worstead... - Strolling in North Walsham with C. H. CRIPSEY
Strolling in North Walsham with C. H. CRIPSEY
First published in "Norfolk Fair" magazine - November/December 1967
THE overcast sky was breaking up on a late September Monday morning as I drove over ... - Swafield 1875 - 1975
"North East Norfolk Country Churchman Centenery Magazine 1875-1975"FROM THE PARISHES
SWAFIELD 1875-1975
Swafield today is a village where people live - but go elsewhere for work, shops, schools and ... - The Five Parishes 1875 - 1975
"North East Norfolk Country Churchman Centenery Magazine 1875-1975"FROM THE PARISHES
THE FIVE PARISHES 1875-1975
Come back with me and take a look at three gentlemen of "the cloth", 100 years ago as... - THE LATEST FASHIONS
THE LATEST FASHIONS AND THE BEST IN WINES COME TO NORTH WALSHAM
1803 Miss Colk will return from London on Monday next with a very considerable and fashionable assortment of MILLINERY and PRINTS, of w... - The LeGrice family
The LeGrice family.
Please note: This article was written by Mike Ling in 2003 so some of the current references may not be so current!
The LeGrice family have been able to trace their name back to ... - The Ling family’s association with North Walsham
The Ling family’s association with North Walsham Methodist Church(an account by David Ling)
My grandfather, Frederick Ling was born in Aspley Green, Bedfordshire on 11 February 1872 ... - THE NORTH WALSHAM & DILHAM CANAL
North Walsham Past and Present. Published 1975.
THE NORTH WALSHAM & DILHAM CANAL
Ten years before this canal received its Act, Arthur Young wrote: "Without coal mines, or a great demand for coal... - THE PEASANT'S REVOLT
North Walsham Past and Present. Published 1975.
THE PEASANT'S REVOLT
The development of North Walsham and its farming are dealt with in other sections. A national event in which North Walsham figure... - The Remarkable Occurrence at North Walsham
The Remarkable Occurrence at North Walsham:The Story and an Investigation by Ron Fiske.
The Remarkable Occurrence, herein described, took place in the Norfolk Market Place town of North Walsham in th... - The Shops That Sold Everything - Robert Bagshaw
But to the schoolboy cyclist of that time the carbide lamp was much more than a source of light - it was a status symbol. Its presence on the front of his machine indicated he had at last been grant... - The Vague Memories of Gordon S. Risebrow
THE VAGUE MEMORIES OF GORDON S. RISEBROW
I was born in December 1934 in No. 19, North Street, North Walsham, which was said to be a “condemned dwelling!” It was in the middle of the... - The Vague Memories of Gordon S. Risebrow III
Snippets of memories from Gordon Risebrow
“Another brick in the wall”
In the back yard of 19, North Street, behind a loose brick we (various local kids) hid some “treasures” ... - Thorpe Market 1875 - 1975
"North East Norfolk Country Churchman Centenery Magazine 1875-1975"FROM THE PARISHES
THORPE MARKET 1875-1975
The village is noted for its picturesque Green surrounded as it is by thatched cottages, ... - TRADE & INDUSTRY
North Walsham Past and Present. Published 1975.
TRADE & INDUSTRY
North Walsham emerged as an important market town in the 13th century along with Worstead and Ayl-sham. The rise of the wool and ... - Trunch Videos
Life in Trunch in the 1970's
8mm film shot by Les Haggard during the 1970s in the village of Trunch, Norfolk. Being 8mm this is silent film.
Life in Trunch in the 1970's - part 1
Life in Trunch i... - TURNPIKE & CANAL
North Walsham Past and Present. Published 1975.
TURNPIKE & CANAL
The 18th century has been called the "Age. of Improvement", referring mainly to farming and industry, but could equally well be a... - Videos
Grand Fete in North Walsham 1968.
Grand Fete on the memorial Park in North Walsham June 1968.
North Walsham Event in the 1960s.
Event in North Walsham Market Place, Norfolk, UK sometime in the 1960... - WATER SUPPLIES
North Walsham Past and Present. Published 1975.
WATER SUPPLIES
Rivers are usually polluted, so it has always been safer to use water from underground in Norfolk. Wate is usually found in porous sand... - Westwick 1875 - 1975
"North East Norfolk Country Churchman Centenery Magazine 1875-1975"FROM THE PARISHES
WESTWICK 1875-1975
The essentials of the village were then, as now, "noble park and plantations" although the maj... - When Death stalked a North Walsham Stage
When Death stalked a North Walsham Stage
(A True Story)
Extract from "The Christmas Dragon" Christmas 1943A Miscellany devised & compiled by soldiers of a battalion of The Royal Berkshire Regime... - World War II Letter from Frances in North Walsham
This isn't from the press but it seemed like the best section to add this into for now. A letter sent from Frances to her Dad on 24th June 1940 from North Walsham. Thank you to Helen Eales for contrib... - Worstead 1875 - 1975
"North East Norfolk Country Churchman Centenery Magazine 1875-1975"FROM THE PARISHES
WORSTEAD 1875-1975
Some extracts from early issues of this Magazine.
In July, 1876 we read:- "The remarkable eve... - Worstead Videos
The Queen Mother at the Worstead Festival - Monday 29th July 1985.
Queen Mother's Visit to Worstead 19th July 1985
Worstead Festival 1990
Worstead Festival 2001
Worstead Festival 2013