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Just testing the guestbook is working OK again, we had a couple of reports that there had been some problems. It all seems fine, please let us know if you experience any further difficulty with this page. Thanks.Message added by: Wayne (email: testing[a]northwalshamguide.co.uk) 26 Feb 2010
I live in Melbourne, Australia and my ancestors came to Oz in 1912. I have traced my mother's family LARNER back to North Walsham. SAMUAL LARNER is my GGGG Grandfather and he was a builder in North Walsham who moved to Winterton on Sea. He was married to Amelia and had 10 children.
I believe Samual's father to be THOMAS born 1751. Married to Sarah Helsden in 1777.
I would appreciate any information about either Thomas or Samual or indeed any Larners who may have come from or live in North Walsham,
Thankyou,
Jenny Bunn.Message added by: Jenny Bunn (email: jennybunn51[a]yahoo.com.au) 18 Jan 2010
Just to add to message below - i think the couple I stayed with the man's name was Herbert not Hubert. I also remember working with a man called Derek at Smedley's - he would have been in his forties or fifties then in 1972 and a pretty blond girl called Debbie - she would have been about 18 then. Be really nice if anyone remembers any of the places or people I can recall.Message added by: Do McConnell (email: mcconnelldo[a]tiscali.co.uk) 17 Jan 2010
Don't ask me why I chanced to look up your website and write to you but you might find this of interest. I worked for a summer in 1972 in Smedley's factory in North Walsham before going to university. Smedleys produced canned vegetables and fruits. I worked for two months July and August and stayed at the Angel Hotel with other girls my age and then I went away and came back mid-september for a further month. I stayed with a Mr and Mrs Sayers - they would have been in their mid - late twenties then and I can't recall any children then. They lived in a modern house for the time. Mr Sayers first name was Hubert and I remember he had very curly hair. I don't remember Mrs Sayers first name. They were very nice people with a great sense of humour and I felt at home with them. With my workmates I would go to the Feathers Hotel quite a lot and the Mucky Duck (black swan). I only remember the names of a few local people I worked with -Alistair Sinclair was one - his mother the writer Olga Sinclair and a Mr Plummer was on the management of the factory. I also remember going to a cafe/restaurant sometimes on a Sunday afternoon - it was on a corner site and was called The Copper Kettle or the Singing Kettle - something kettle. North Walsham was really nice but much smaller I think then - very much more a village than a town.Message added by: Do McConnell (email: mcconnelldo[a]tiscali.co.uk) 16 Jan 2010
Hi Tony, I have now made a page on the North Walsham Guide for Cinemas in the town, it's in the 'North Walsham History' section. As yet the information is sparse but I intend to expand on it at the weekend as I have an other source to follow up! If anybody has any other ideas for things they'd like to see on the website then please let us know.Message added by: Wayne (email: website[a]northwalshamguide.co.uk) 13 Jan 2010
There appears to be no mention of cinemas in your website. I understand North Walsham had it's own cinema back in the seventies. Does anyone remember this?Message added by: Tony (email: tony655[a]freeserve.co.uk) 11 Jan 2010
what a treasurechest! i used to live in north walsham and i found this site very very interesting. keep up the good work!!!!Message added by: Dom (email: dom[a]neveryoumind.com) 11 Jan 2010
hi, wicked site!
north walsham rules!!!
hope theres more content coming soon,
from biggest north walsham fan! (jordan)Message added by: jordan (email: me[a]hi.com) 07 Jan 2010
that was done by one of the guys who created the site.Message added by: daryl (email: d[a]ryl.com) 04 Dec 2009
Cool Site! Who did the doodle at the top?Message added by: Matt (email: me[a]hellothere.co.uk) 03 Dec 2009
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