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Cadent will be carrying out investigation works and urgent gas repairs outside County Hall from 16 June. This will mean lane closures will be put in place on Monday evening in both directions on Martineau Lane and Bracondale. This will effect visitors to the Record Office from Tuesday onwards.
The Hall Marks project was pleased to discuss all things Costessey Hall with Paul Cooper this morning. He has an enviable archive and maintains a display of photographs at Costessey Library. He is also involved with the making a 3D printed model of the hall. He brought the chapel along to show us.
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We're delighted to share that King's Lynn's 14th century Red Register has been added to UNESCO's UK Memory of the World register. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
It's never too late to learn to ride a bike, as these instructions from a journal owned by Leonard Bolingbroke show. They include using a 'friendly wall' to get your balance. #WorldBicycleDay2026
This image of an arctic expedition by Samuel Gurney Cresswell shows the conditions in the arctic in the 1830s-50s, and may be useful in showing climate change today. #worldenvironmentday
Volunteer Iona has completed an index of the Yarmouth gaol register 1838-50 — 3,965 entries. She found prisoners from Europe, the US, Canada, India, Yarmouth and Norfolk; ages 7-82. Offences range from pickpocketing to murder. #VolunteersWeek
Our Repackaging Group found this great building Control Plan from 1958 when the #Burtons was built at 11 Gentlemans Walk. Did you ever shop there? #NorfolkHistory #Archives #VolunteersWeek #ArchivalFInd
Sketch found by one of fantastic volunteers whilst cleaning Great Yarmouth Borough Port and Haven Commissioners records (Y/PH 16/11) from the early 20thC. What do you think is going on? #GreatYarmouth #NorfolkHistory #Archives #VolunteersWeek #ArchivalFInd
This #volunteersweek the Hall Marks project would like to say THANK YOU to everyone helping us achieve our ambition of digitally transcribing over half a million entries from Norfolk’s tithe apportionments. The transcriptions will be a significant resource for anyone researching history in Norfolk.
Love it or hate it the #Worldcup kicks off today. Here is the start of another match, before 1934, with Russell J Colman kicking off at The Nest for #NCFC. #football #NorfolkHistory
