William de Warrenne came to England in the army of William the Conqueror and fought at the Battle of Hastings. … More
Author: Pete
I am semi-retired after a career in medical sciences. I now work from home doing independent research and consultancy amongst other things. One advantage of this is that I do have time to indulge my interests including birdwatching, natural history, steam trains and history particularly ancient history.
Norfolk Journey: St Mary, Houghton-on-the-Hill
The church of St Mary at Houghton-on-the -Hill is possibly one of the most important churches in England. In … More
Norfolk Journey: Titchwell
A bright sunny morning so we headed towards the RSPB reserve at Titchwell. Our first stop was at Island … More
Norfolk Journey: Thursford Collection
A changeable morning, weather-wise, and so we decide to visit the Thursford Collection, an interesting museum of steam engines, fairground … More
Norfolk Journey: Creake Abbey
The first church on the site was built as the chapel of St Mary of the Meadows by Sir … More
Norfolk Journey: Day 8
Day 8 of our trip to Norfolk dawned to a brighter morning, so we decided to visit the Hawk and … More
Norfolk Journey: Sheringham Lifeboats
Sheringham’ s first lifeboat was purchased in 1838 by a donation from local fisherman and residents. In 1866 the RNLI … More
Norfolk Journey: Black Prince
92203 was built in Swindon in 1959 and spent its entire time in service hauling Iron Ore trains from Bidston … More
Norfolk Journey: North Norfolk Railway and Sheringham
A wet day forecast and so Sue and I headed out for the North Norfolk Railway which runs from Holt … More
Norfolk Journey: Pensthorpe Cranes
As well as the breeding programme for the Common Crane, the conservation centre at Pensthorpe also has a breeding programme … More
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