Artikelname: Around Downham Market
Artikelbeschreibung: This fascinating collection highlights the many changes that have occurred in
Downham Market, Denver; Hilgay and Southery, three villages south of the town, in the last one hundred years. Granted market status in 900, 'Dunham' or 'Duneham' as it was originally known, has always dominated trade in the area. The town has been a shopping focal point with its Friday market for years; people travelled in from the surrounding villages firstly by cart, then by bus or car. Many oof the shops that they visited are remembered here, from Herbert Raby's fancy bazaar to A.Pope's 'Great Furnishing Store'. Remembered too are other once familiar sights that have now gone: the stone bridge over St John's Eau River, St Winwold horse fair, Sherwood's motorcycle business, Martin's Patent Cultivator, streets, schools, sluices, beer houses, The Wareing, churches and chapels. Times could be hard, with floods, fire and war, but as many of the photographs show, good times were celebrated with gusto.The author has drawn on his extensive personal collection of postcards, photographs and research, acquired over the last twelve years, to produce the first pictorial history of the area. Much of the information has come from local people, who have generously shared their memories of an age gone by and contributed precious pictures from their family albums and collections. This evocative book will appeal to all those who know and love this part of Norfolk.

Artikelname: Around Norwich
Artikelbeschreibung: Around Norwich is not just another book on this fine city. Combining many previously unpublished photographs of outstanding quality and interest with well-researched captions, including many new facts and stories, one of the county's foremost local historians has created a fascinating narrative of the city, suburbs, people, shops and events of the past. Some images will be reassuringly familiar, some have changed or are lost beyond recollection. In one of its most turbulent centuries, the city has lived through the coming of the trains and the tram system, the Baedeker Blitz of 1942 and the construction of the inner link roads in the 1960s. It also takes a look at some of the sports and entertainment; from Norwich City FC playing at 'The Nest' to The Hippodrome Theatre. This book will be an enduring and nostalgic record, of interest to anyone who knows and loves the City of Norwich.

Artikelname: From Punt to Plough: A History of the Fens
Artikelbeschreibung: The counties of Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk, and Peterborough City Council all lay claim to a part of the Fens. Since Roman times mankind, by his ingenuity, hard work and determination has increased the land mass in this area by one third of the size. It is the largest plain in the British Isles, covering an area of nearly three-quarters of a million acres and is unique to the UK.The fen people know the area as marsh (land reclaimed from the sea) and fen (land drained from flooding rivers running from the uplands). The Fens are unique in having more miles of navigable waterways than anywhere else in the UK. Mammoth drainage schemes during the 17th and 18th centuries, undertaken primarily by Dutch engineers such as Sir Cornelius Vermuyden and Sir Philibert Vernatti, changed the landscape forever - but it could be said that the Fens were not truly drained until the 20th century with improvements being carried out even to this day.Rex Sly's book draws on his many years of research, and his knowledge of and love for this unique area of England shine through on every page.

Artikelname: Norfolk Shipping
Artikelbeschreibung:

The countY of Norfolk is surrounded by water, with the North Sea to the east and north, the ,Great Ouse, Little Ouse and River Waveney to the west and-south, and for hundreds of years ships have played a vital role in the economy of the county. No doubt the first boats were log boats from pre-Roman times and evidence of Roman, Anglo-Saxon and Viking boats have/been found. From the late eighteenth century onwards, dramatic changes in marine technology saw the growth of steam ships and the gadual decline of traditional sailing craft.Norfolk his, though, been a haven for craft such as the wherries that once plied the Broads as well as the sailing fishing vessels that once used the harbour at Great Yarmouth. By the 1890s, steam was king and many ships of all types, from tugs to tramp steamers and passenger vessels, were powered by the steam engine. Tourism saw a huge rise in the numberbf pleasure steamers while the growth of sea travel saw the introduction of lifeboats along the coast from Cromer to Caister.Inside the pages of Norfolk Shipping are 200 photographs and images of just some of the many craft that have plied both the North Sea off the coast and inland to the Broads and along the county's main rivers.

I also have all three shipping volumes by the same author in stock.
Norfolk Shipping
Suffolk Shipping
Sailing Barges of the British Isles

Artikelname: North Norfolk
Artikelbeschreibung: Do you remember North Norfolk in the days before the motor car? Do you remember the old lifeboats and their brave crews, and the holidaymakers wearing their best clothes on the beach? Can you recall the great sea surge of 1953, which wrought havoc and changed the face of parts of North Norfolk for ever? For those who can and those who cannot, this varied and interesting collection of nearly two hundred old photographs, taking the reader on a nostalgic journey through the towns and villages along the North Norfolk coast,will make fascinating reading. Many images in this book will be familiar to old and young alike:the Broads, with their multitude of sailing craft, the picturesque Norfolk countryside with its winding lanes,the beautiful sandy beaches, the windmills, the churches, the stately homes, the quiet streets of the villages' and towns and, of course, the familiar faces of well-known local people.The author, well-known photographer Cliff Temple, has been recording local events on film since 1920 and the majority of the pictures included in this book are taken from his own large archive. The selection included in this book will evoke many memories, and will appeal to anyone who is interested in the history of this enchanting part of Britain.

Artikelname: The Lost Coast of Norfolk
Artikelbeschreibung: Over the centuries Norfolk's coastline has changed constantly and dramatically, a process that continues today. Sea encroachments, floods and erosion have torn great chunks out of the cliffs, and cities, towns, and villages have all disappeared beneath the waves. With a blend of engravings and photographs, fact, folklore and social history, and above all a keen sense of place, Neil R. Storey - a Norfolk man born and bred - offers a fascinating and evocative look back at what we have lost. The book also focuses on some of the settlements, such as Happisburgh, that are rapidly slipping into the sea - and will soon be lost for ever.

Artikelname: The North Norfolk Railway
Artikelbeschreibung: The North Norfolk Railway, now a popular preserved line between Sheringham and Holt, is only one section of the once-busy route carrying holidaymakers from the Midlands to the Norfolk coastal resorts. This marvellous album focuses not just on the surviving railway but also on other now-abandoned stretches between South Lynn and Cromer.Adrian Vaughan features photographs of a wealth of evocative railway locations in their heyday, each paired with a photograph showing the same scene today. He includes views of the villages along the route, and details of what can be enjoyed in their vicinity - including the Trains and Trails coast and woodland walk that passes through Weybourne station - making this book the ideal companion for railway enthusiasts, visitors and locals with an interest in the areas past.