The Suffolk Trinity and The Norfolk Union
This week, my blog takes a turn into equine genealogy. First things first, I introduce you to the Suffolk Punch, in case you’ve not come across one before. This is Mum Ruby and nine week old son Trojan, currently summering at Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse just north of Dereham in Norfolk: If you’ve not seen […]
“Historic Market Town? Not us, we’re a Hanseatic Town!”
Many, many times on entering King’s Lynn I have pondered just how many people, local or otherwise, know why King’s Lynn’s urban gateways are proudly branded “King’s Lynn – A Hanseatic Town”. Recently, King’s Lynn has had a somewhat unfair reputation in my own humble opinion. As a ‘west area officer’ for several years I […]
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 after […]
