Author: Margaret Dowland

We have added to two more houses on Lower Street as well as a map to help with location. Click here to read about them. Thank you to the owners for their help in this project. If you know anything more, or wish to correct information don’t hesitate to contact us.

When one thinks of schools in Southrepps the immediate thought is of Antingham and Southrepps School. Which is not in Southrepps at all. We do have some tantalising clues to the existence of private schools running in Upper Street as early as the 1660s. Click here to read more.

Famous Victorian Civil Engineer William Cubitt worked with his father Joseph at Southrepps mill Lower Street between 1790 and 1801. It was here, he first learnt his technical skills repairing the village mill. To read more click here

Never heard of them ? No neither had I until it they were mentioned in the archive by Kenneth Walpole he said he had been researching them and that was all we had. So this is what I have managed to find out. I hope it is of some interest and it definitely links to…

As part of Our Houses project we have added our first house on Pit street Lilac cottage. Thanks to Rosemary for her help. read about it here.

Did you know that Southrepps had four pubs and several beer houses in the 19th century? Learn more about them all here.

A new addition for Lower Street. The Willows read about it here.

The travels of the Post Office up and down the High Street. Read about the history of the post office and its sub-post masters, from its arrival in the 19th century to its closure in the 21st century. Click here.

Woodhaven. We are very pleased to add the first house on Thorpe Road. Our thanks to Claire Claxton for all the photographs and information. Click here to read about it.