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Gresham Castle // Norfolk Still protected by it’s wide water-filled moat, the site of Gresham Castle is largely inaccessible.

Short little post up on Substack and Patreon today.

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Market Cross • Castle Rising, Norfolk
May 1978

15th century with later restoration. Grade II* listed and a Scheduled Ancient Monument

The Maltings • Soham, Cambridgeshire
1976

I am not sure if this still stands or not, so if anyone knows, please let us know!!

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Watermill • Butley, Suffolk
June 1982

The mill was converted to a luxury home and was on the market earlier this year for £950,000.

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Supporters update just posted to Patreon 🫶

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Langenhoe's Lost Church // Essex Did we lose the country's most haunted church?

I've been revisiting books from my teens and this one reminded me of one of my favourite Essex hauntings...

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Danbrook Bridge // Yoxford • Suffolk Little Bear and The Lost Graves of Dead Man's Corner

Little Bear put a new article up on Substack 🧸

Last September he took me out to visit the site of a wayside grave in Suffolk. He's what he had to tell me ⬇️

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I'm so excited!!! The first printed copies of Issue 2 arrived ⬇️⬇️⬇️

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If you'd like to learn more, the lock-up features in the @norma_explores Guidl tour of Burwell, which can be found on the @guidltours app. It is also in Issue 2 of the Norma Explores digital magazine which is available for purchase via KoFi and Patreon.

The Old Forge and Lock Up
Burwell, Cambridgeshire • 1985

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In the foreground the building was once the local blacksmiths. The little building to the left was once the lock-up and you can see the grills for the two cells below the roofline.

Cattells Mill, Willingham
Cambridgeshire • 1974

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Smock Mill constructed in 1828. It once drove three pairs of millstones. It was in operation until 1943.

It has been restored and is occasionally open to the public. Grade II* listed.

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Although not listed, it is protected as a Scheduled Ancient Monument.

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Medieval Bridge • Spaldwick
Huntingdonshire
September 1977

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The older portion of the bridge, which crosses the Ellington Brooke, dates to the 15th century. It was extended at a later date.

If you haven't already, head over to @guidltours.bsky.social and download the app to listen.

A supplement to this tour can be found on our website www.normaexplores.com

We have a new Guidl up on the app!

This time, we take a wander around the seaside village of Mundesley on the Norfolk coast. We take in a couple of easily overlooked reminders of forgotten yesterday and spend a little time with the graves of First World War casualties in the churchyard.

Three Horseshoes, Abbots Ripton
Huntingdonshire • 1975

The Three Horseshoes was gutted by fire in 2010 and images on Google Maps still show the damage that was done at the time. From other angles you can see the pub today having been restored and reopened. Today it trades under the name The Elm.

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Find out why I took a photo of a random junction this morning 😂 (It's a free read on our Patreon or Substack)

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Bonus Post for #millsweekend 😊

Smock Mill, Drinkstone
Suffolk • April 1982
Built in 1780, the smock mill was built on to a single storey base, which once housed an earlier horse mill. Its listing status was recently upgraded to Grade II*

There is also a Grade I post mill on site.

remembered as Ketts Rebellion. The rebellion would eventually be subdued, with Robert and William being executed at Norwich and Wymondham respectively. Nine of their rebels would be brought back to this spot to be hanged.

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Kett's Oak, Norfolk • May 1978

The oak, which still stands (with some assistance) is located by the side of the road between Wymondham and Hethersett.

It is said that at this location in 1549 Robert and William Kett addressed a group of men and initiated the first steps in what would be 🧵

By-road near Wickhampton, Norfolk
May 1978

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I *think* this was taken on Low Road around outdoor.sponsors.comedy on W3W. There are now some substantial leylandii along the roadside, but viewed from above the landscape looks about right. If anyone has any other thoughts, let me know!!

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It's seems he may be hungover...

Little Bear woke up and chose violence, it seems.... we'd better him a coffee ☕️ 😬

Also, who gave the bear a weapon?? Hmm???

YouTube video by Norma Explores An Update and Thank You!!

A little update and thank you from the Norma Explores HQ!

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Happy Easter!
Cold! But it has been sunny and is plenty warm enough inside the van. It's good to have the shop open and finally get back to this stuff!

Working through a big pile of photos for The Jeevar Archive this Easter Sunday. I'm staying on a very good campsite in Norfolk at the mo. Having the best time 😊🏕

Norma Explores on Substack As we move into spooky season, this week I'm sharing three locations around Norfolk which are reputed to be haunted!

The Cross is situated very close to the haunted Shrieking Pits of Aylmerton. Here is a link to a Halloween substack I posted last year in our stories, if you're interested in Norfolks haunted places.

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