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An account of an accident in 1811 in which a gentleman on horseback died while crossing the ford at Booton, some years before a bridge was constructed. Also an account of the removal of the windmill at Booton. Both articles from a handwritten letter…

Transcription of notes written by Harry Hawes in two notebooks, describing houses, their occupiers and businesses in Reepham. It begins with details of Reepham Moor and continues into Reepham Market Place. Many of the tales from 'A True Story',…

Contains some details about Reepham buildings & people additional to those in 'A True Story'. Probably transcribed by Wesley Piercy. This is a fresh transcription with minor editing. Most punctuation, use of capitals & spellings has been left as per…

Photograph and text from a local newspaper

Harry Hawes died in 1957 age 94. His widow allowed the Rev. Paul Kelly to transcribe Harry's handwritten notes and they were published in the parish magazine in instalments between Sept 1978 & Jan 1980. This document is a fresh copy made in 2021 of…

An account of Tony Hawes' first job as a junior clerk in Barclay's Bank, Reepham, in the 1950s. Brief mention is made of the people who ran the shops in the Market Place, e.g. Ned & Marjorie Gibbs, the Chapmans, Bert Hall, Donald (?) Watson at the…

The band was part of the 3rd Volunteer Battalion Norfolk , established about 1860.
This photograph was taken in front of Cawston Rectory circa 1886.

Back Row L to R :
Thomas Pitches, William Huggins, Henry Hawes,
James Wasey

Front Row L to…

Notes on items concerning education, schools and schooling in Reepham,