As I reflect on a tumultuous year in which Your Local History has gradually grown from a idea into a successful business; in which my old career was shattered by the spending review; in which I have spent many months in an ‘un-chosen’ job and finally achieved my longstanding dream of working full time inContinueContinue reading “Working lives: choices, opportunities and that beyond our control”
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A drink on them: Pubs and Breweries of Norwich past
It was with sadness that I noted another pub – The Marquee in Norwich – closing its doors a week or so ago. Once the Shirehall and then the One & Only, the Marquee provided a haunt for me throughout university and since. Unfortunately it’s not such an unusual occurrence these days to hear aboutContinueContinue reading “A drink on them: Pubs and Breweries of Norwich past”
The Rise, Decline, and Rise Again (?) of Market Gardens
Last spring, some colleagues and I began a gardening group in the grounds of our workplace growing potatoes, onions, squash and a little bit of everything else we fancied. Some of us were completely clueless (myself included – I entered into the lunchtime activities armed only with an iPhone app) while others already knew aContinueContinue reading “The Rise, Decline, and Rise Again (?) of Market Gardens”
Ipswich’s links with the Corset Industry
Corsets. I think most people like them. Personally, I love them, although I wouldn’t want to wear one every day. Now with connotations of glamour, weddings, burlesque, lingerie and (dare I say it ) fetish – we have moved away from the days when scores of women wore them daily. This is not a blogContinueContinue reading “Ipswich’s links with the Corset Industry”
The Walnes and Warnes of Kirby Bedon
One parish in Norfolk was home to two very different lines of my family. These lines didn’t connect – at least to my knowledge to date – for nearly 200 years and finally converged when my paternal grandparents married (via Bermuda, Shropshire and Rutland!). The parish in question was Kirby Bedon. The village is knownContinueContinue reading “The Walnes and Warnes of Kirby Bedon”
The rise of the ‘monthly nurse’
Every time I come to write a blog I try and think of something that has interested me, and might interest others. Last weekend I was doing some research looking into a lady in Chatteris. In 1861, she was listed as a pauper, head of the household and sharing with her grown up son andContinueContinue reading “The rise of the ‘monthly nurse’”
“The Privilege of a Citizen”
I spotted on twitter today – with thanks to @ThatLauraKnox and @WomensLibrary – a link to a spoiled 1911 census page displayed on the BBC website (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/pdfs/31_01_11_census.pdf). It is not known just how many women refused to fill in the 1911 census schedules, but it is possible that thousands of women joined the ‘No VoteContinueContinue reading ““The Privilege of a Citizen””
The lives and loves of occupants of Rattle Row, Wymondham
A row of weavers’ cottages in Wymondham was demolished in the late 1970s following a public enquiry in 1977. The cottages were replaced by retirement bungalows which remain to this day. While the street name has lingered, the houses are certainly very different to those they replaced. The cottages made up ‘Rattle Row’ named afterContinueContinue reading “The lives and loves of occupants of Rattle Row, Wymondham”
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