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Duke St Butler and Hacon's collapse [B453] 1932-10-00
Premises collapsed into river next to Duke's Palace
bridge. Butler and Hacon were corn merchants. |
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Lakenham rail bridge view east with train [B639]
1933-07-22
Train heading for Ely. |
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Unthank Rd trenches for new sewer [2156] 1938-03-12
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St Andrew St Telephone exchange girderwork [2426]
1938-05-23
On the site of the old Parsonage House at 22 St Andrew
St. |
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Drill Hall tower air raid precaution [2808]
1938-10-06
Sandbagged at the time of "the Crisis". |
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Somerleyton St 8 garden heavy snow E side [2859]
1938-12-22
The photographer's parents' back garden. |
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Somerleyton St 8 garden heavy snow view N [2860]
1938-12-22
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Unthank Rd heavy snow view south [2861] 1938-12-22
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St Peter Mancroft north side heavy snow [2862]
1938-12-22
The heaviest snowfall since 1906. |
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Castle mound heavy snow [2863] 1938-12-22
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Castle Gardens heavy snow [2864] 1938-12-22
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Castle Gardens heavy snow [2865] 1938-12-22
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St Peter Mancroft from Haymarket heavy snow [2866]
1938-12-22
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Chapel Field Gardens air raid precaution [2956]
1939-04-11
Partially constructed trenches. Gardens reopened April
1939 after having been closed since "the
Crisis" of September 1938. |
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Guildhall air raid precaution [3253] 1939-09-03
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Guildhall Hill air raid precaution trench [3254]
1939-09-03
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Guildhall air raid precaution for window [3255]
1939-09-03
Safeguarding the ancient stained glass of the Council
Chamber. |
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Cattle Market air raid precaution view S [3256]
1939-09-03
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Cattle Market air raid precaution view N [3257]
1939-09-03
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Cathedral cloisters air raid precaution [3258]
1939-09-03
The Dark Entry to the cloisters. |
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All Saints Green air raid precaution [3259]
1939-09-09
Brick surface shelter. |
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Wellington Lane air raid precaution [3260] 1939-09-09
Sandbagged electricity sub-station. |
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St Giles' St 68 air raid precaution trench [3262]
1939-09-14
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St Giles' St 68 air raid precaution trench [3263]
1939-09-14
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Cattle Market air raid precaution trenches [3267]
1939-09-20
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Haymarket air raid precaution brick shelter [3268]
1939-09-20
Surface shelter. |
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Guildhall air raid precaution sandbags [3276]
1939-10-08
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St Giles' St 68 caretaker air raid shelter [3448]
1940-07-08
Caretaker (Charles Harmer) and family. Churchman House
narrowly escaped destruction by fire during the Second
World War. |
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Oxford St south side rear air raid damage [3594]
1942-07-06
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Somerleyton St N side rear air raid damage [3596]
1942-07-06
Some of the houses wrecked by the air raid of 29th April
1942. |
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Somerleyton St air raid damage cleared area [3620]
1946-04-09
Following clearance of ruined houses. |
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City Hall steps Christmas tree [3674] 1947-12-23
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Orford Hill with Dalek from TV's Dr Who [4780]
1964-07-18
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Hot air balloon [6051] 1979-09-15
Floating over the Harvey Lane area. |
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Hot air balloon [6052] 1979-09-15
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Goodyear airship Europa [6174] 1981-05-14
Floating over the Harvey Lane area. |
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Goodyear airship Europa [6175] 1981-05-14
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Orford Hill 8 replica stag installation [6301]
1984-06-21
For over a century a concrete stag surmounted Darlow's
gun shop at 8 Orford Hill, but after a fire in January
1973 it had to be removed. On 19th June 1984 a glass
fibre replica was hoisted into place with the aid of a
fire services snorkel. Immediately beforehand appropriate
speeches were made by the Lord Mayor (Mr Stan Peterson)
and the head mistress of Blyth-Jex school (Mrs V.Glauert)
where the new model had been constructed. |
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Orford Hill 8 replica stag with Lord Mayor [6302]
1984-06-21
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Orford Hill 8 replica stag with Mrs Glauert [6303]
1984-06-21
Back to camera, |
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Orford Hill 8 replica stag being hoisted [6304]
1984-06-21
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Thorpe Station first electric train arrives [6443]
1987-04-09
The first passenger-carrying electric train to arrive at
Norwich (Thorpe) Station - 9th April 1987. Drawn by the
locomotive "Royal Anglian Regiment". It carried
British Rail staff who had worked on the £90,000,000
electrification programme. Official opening of the full
public service took place on 11th May. |
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Thorpe Station first electric train front [6444]
1987-04-09
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Thorpe Station first electric train side [6445]
1987-04-09
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Earlham Rd subsidence near Paragon Place [6496]
1988-04-18
In various places around the city, tunnels were dug in
mediaeval times to obtain flint and chalk for building
purposes. Those at Earlham Rd near St Giles' Gates were
rediscovered in 1823. Over the years a number of
subsidences have occurred, one - on 3rd March 1988 -
involving a bus. |
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Earlham Rd subsidence near Distillery St [6503]
1988-07-29
Not long after the famous bus incident, a subsidence on
26th July affected the roadway about 200 yards west of
the previous one and led to the closure of the road
between Heigham Grove and the Roman Catholic Cathedral
for many months. |
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Exchange St 14 collapse [6673] 1991-05-12
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Exchange St 14 collapse [6689] 1991-06-02
Collapsed 2nd April 1991, forcing closure of roadway. |
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Castle mound Stephenson's Rocket replica [7038]
1993-07-25
Full-scale replica of George Stephenson's steam
locomotive "Rocket" built 1979 and based at the
National Railway museum. On tour. |
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Castle mound Stephenson's Rocket replica [7039]
1993-07-25
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Carrow Rd view NW cleared Riverside site [7471]
1997-08-07
Football ground to left. |
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Thorpe Station shrouded for refurbishment [7552]
1998-06-21
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Haymarket Thomas Browne shrouded as art [7566]
1998-07-19
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Canary Way Holburn tyres Riverside site [7643]
1999-06-30
The first business to open on the Riverside redevelopment
site. |
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Koblenz Avenue Morrisons Riverside site [7644]
1999-06-30
Supermarket. |
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Koblenz Avenue car park Riverside site [7645]
1999-06-30
Multistorey car park under construction. |
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Thorpe Station Flying Scotsman [7700] 1999-10-17
Platform 2. |
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Thorpe Station Flying Scotsman [7701] 1999-10-17
Platform 2. |
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Thorpe Station Flying Scotsman from afar [7702]
1999-10-17
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Chapel Field Gardens millennium domes [7724]
2000-01-07
Celebrating the "City of Lights" theme. They
included Art, Music, Science and the Senses. |
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