Norfolk Historian

Studying the history of Norfolk in East Anglia. (Local history isn't just about genealogy!)

[Orchard Notes @OrchardNotes]

Looking for a book about orchards, orcharding, fruit growing etc? I've compiled a list of around 950 titles, dating from the C16th to the C21st, with links to online editions where available.

You're more than welcome to take a look: https://t.co/oG1jm7kuND

[Norfolk Historian @NfkHistorian]

Good to know it continues to be looked after. Cf. @last_of_england https://t.co/InWNUzt5iK

[Barendina Smedley @fugitiveink]

Today I achieved a minor life goal: I cycled to Cockthorpe, a nearby village, and actually found the church unlocked. As the Calthorpes, many of whom were buried there, were patrons of the living at Blakeney, where I live, there’s quite a connection.

[Norfolk Historian @NfkHistorian]

@KarenAverby Interesting pic. Do you know the date? Cromer did something similar as a job creation scheme 1953-57.

[Graham Usher @bishopnorwich]

I hope this isn’t true. This flagship programme by Sir David Attenborough is long awaited & must wake us all up to the catastrophic loss of nature in the British Isles. If some don’t like it, perhaps it’s an inconvenient truth that needs public response? https://t.co/ULtakoAYlc

[Norfolk Historian @NfkHistorian]

Now we need someone in Norfolk to work with Dyaqua to produce a version of these PV tiles that mimics more closely the profile of the tiles common in North Norfolk!

[Jenny Jones @GreenJennyJones]

Thanks @ArdentArchivis1 I had heard of these, but not seen them in use. Wonderful development that will help listed houses, older properties, into the 21st Century.

[Norfolk Historian @NfkHistorian]

@DrFrancisYoung @deliussociety Novel, or biography?

[Dominic Minghella @DMinghella]

In the mid-90s I set fire to myself. My sister and her husband arrived for dinner from the Isle of Wight. I turned up the gas on the stove and threw the pasta into the boiling water.
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[Norfolk Historian @NfkHistorian]

Bizarre combination of incompetence, ideology and possible corruption:

[Norfolk Historian @NfkHistorian]

It's an attractively written & produced book. Glad it's getting some coverage, & not just in Cromer.

[Helen Murray, Author @newhavencourt]

Thank you Family Tree Magazine for featuring a short piece about the story of #NewhavenCourt on their blog @thp
https://t.co/jGji4IMVET

[Norfolk Historian @NfkHistorian]

Wonderful! Why didn't it catch on, I wonder?

[Historygirl @janeyellene]

For those parking problems and pesky 3 point turns... Paris 1927

[Norfolk Historian @NfkHistorian]

@WWoodlanders @StopWensumLink @NorfolkLabourCC @NorfolkWT @foenorwich @CPRENorfolk Why do we need a new dual carriageway?

[Norfolk Historian @NfkHistorian]

@EthanZ Of course. As a former school librarian, I belong to a well-run online network of school librarians. But Twitter gives me quick access to every kind of thought.

[Norfolk Historian @NfkHistorian]

@EthanZ Thoughtful thread. But if half of Twitter's employees are sacked, couldn't they pool their considerable expertise and start up a new rival platform? I looked at Mastodon & couldn't see how it would work for me.

[Norfolk Historian @NfkHistorian]

@ElizabethWalne But isn't LinkedIn primarily a jobs register? I'm not interested in that.

[Norfolk Historian @NfkHistorian]

Ancient skulls show Anglo-Saxon identity was more cultural than genetic via @https://twitter.com/BylinesEast https://t.co/t2EZQPWfLa

[Norfolk Historian @NfkHistorian]

Sounds good, even though I haven't a clue what an #NPO is.

[Norfolk Museums @NorfolkMuseums]

We’re delighted to share the news that we’ve received an offer of continued funding as an #NPO through @ace_national.

We are extremely grateful for this funding, which will support the work of all ten of our museums until 2026.

#LetsCreate

[Helen Murray, Author @newhavencourt]

Hi all, just a heads up that I will be on Radio Norfolk at 4.35pm tomorrow, Tuesday 18th, talking about Newhaven Court with Stephen Bumfrey. I will also be on Poppyland radio from 2-3pm on Thursday 20th. Thanks all x

[Norfolk Historian @NfkHistorian]

@DrFrancisYoung @AlunEphraim For an individual case, see Alison Barnes' "William Winstanley: the man who saved Christmas" (Poppyland Publishing, 2007).

[Norfolk Historian @NfkHistorian]

@CraigMurrayOrg I'd forgotten about these regional "proclamations". Do they serve any purpose now that we have news broadcasts, social media etc.?