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  • East Anglian Real Property Company

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    This a fascinating read about the largest landowner in the village, and how they came to acquire the different farms around the area. It tells the story of the development of the sugar beet industry, and how the landscape changed to accommodate the new farming practices. Read it here. If you have any information about…

  • This months Question

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    Does anyone remember Style Pottery? It closed we think in 2000. It was at Style Cottage in what used to be the Dolls House in Long Lane. Do you own a pot made there? Do send us a picture of it. Any information about it gratefully received we don’t even know their names.

  • Janet Blyth

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    Janet Blyth was the villages’ District nurse. She is fondly remembered by all the older residents and played a key part in the lives of the villagers. Read about her here. If you have memories and photographs of Nurse Blyth we would love to here from you.

  • Mary Young

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    Mary is one of the reasons that this website exists. With other villagers she set up the Southrepps Society. She also started the village archive from which we get so much of our information. Read a little about her here. Please share your memories of Mary with us.

  • WW2 Aircraft Incidents

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    We all know that this area had many airfields during the conflict, and that sadly a lot of airman lost their lives. Chris tells us of two crashes that happened in this village. The first at two Gates Lane between Southrepps and Northrepps and the other in the field between Long Lane and the railway.…

  • The Home Guard

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    Having almost, finished his master piece on the village and the First World War, Chris is turning his attention to the Second World War. See a photo of the village Home Guard. We are looking for any information you might have about the village and its inhabitants in WWII.

  • Beck Cottages

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    We have added another set of properties to Our Houses. Beck Cottages are on Lower Street in Lower Street. They date to before 1784 and are amongst the oldest original cottages in the village.You can view it here. If you can add to our knowledge of any of the properties on Lower Street please contact…

  • Warren Road

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    Warren Road is in Lower Street, and we are pleased to add our first house in the, Our Houses project; Larks Rise. You can also see a postcard of Warren Road in the 1920s/30s as well as the 1886 OS map. Click here. If you have any memories of The Hill please contact us.

  • The Golden Family

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    This months question is about the Golden families. While researching the properties of Lower Street we found the location of the shop run by Benjamin Golden in 1828, and then his son James Joseph Golden until 1913. It was the Orchards in Pit Street. Do you know anything more about the shop or the Golden…

  • The Reading Room

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    The 1905 Ordnance Survey map of Lower Street shows a Reading Room. See if you agree with our research suggesting where it was located. Discover its history and how it evolved to give us today’s Lower Street Social Club. Click here. As always we would be delighted to hear from you if you can add…