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Norwich, like the county of Norfolk, prides itself on always wanting to ‘do different’. In this book best-selling local history author Pete Goodrum takes a look at his home city and uncovers some of its quirkier aspects. From riots and rebellions to music and marketing; from Billy Bluelight to Jack Valentine, this book explores some of the oddities and characters that help distinguish this ancient city. Readers will find stories of long-lost legal cases, extraordinary events and, of course, the unique local dialect.Drawing on archive material as well as his own, extensive, local knowledge, Pete Goodrum presents a fresh look at Norwich – from a slightly different angle. This fascinating insight into Norwich will be of interest to all those who want to know more about its quirky history.
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Norwich in 1950 was a different place. Still scarred by war the city was coming to terms with itself. Children played in the rubble of bomb sites, and workers strove to build a prosperous peace on building sites. By the end of the decade the retail heart of the city would be reconstructed, new building programmes would be changing domestic life, and the manufacturing industries would be making world-class products with household names. Birthplace of Barclays, Aviva, Start-Rite and Colmans, the city was ready to embark on another chapter in its long history of commercial and cultural development. From post-war austerity to the threshold of the consumer society, Norwich embraced the 1950s as a decade of change.
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For some the 1970s meant punk rock and political unrest. For others it was a time of ABBA and affluence. The decade’s dual identity was as striking in Norwich as it was nationally. While once-familiar streets were demolished, new buildings sprang up. Different brand names appeared in the city centre and with them came a new era of shopping and eating out. For those who remember the steakhouses and nightclubs, the football and the fashions of the 1970s, this book is a fascinating flashback to a different Norwich. Following his incredibly popular Norwich in the 1950s and Norwich in the 1960s, Pete Goodrum’s look at the 1970s shines a light on another decade in the city’s history.From the ‘old’ Odeon to the Garlands fire, from Bonds to the ‘Berni’, this is how we lived in Norwich in the 1970s.
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From its days as the largest city in England after London and, until the Industrial Revolution, capital of the most populous county in the country, to its current status as a major regional centre and one of the most prosperous and attractive cities in England, Norwich has a proud and distinctive identity. This extraordinary history is embodied in the buildings that have shaped the city. Norwich in 50 Buildings explores the history of this rich and vibrant community through a selection of its greatest architectural treasures. From the Norman cathedral to the twenty-first-century Forum, this study celebrates the city's architectural heritage in a new and accessible way. Author Pete Goodrum guides the reader on a tour of the city’s historic buildings and modern architectural marvels.
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A fishing port for centuries, a holiday resort since the 1760s and a vital part of the energy industry since the 1960s, Great Yarmouth has a long and fascinating history. Yarmouth’s position at the mouth of the River Yare enabled it to become a major trading port in the Middle Ages as well as a centre of the lucrative herring fishing industry. In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries it was a supply base for the Royal Navy and found itself in the front line again when it was bombed in the First and Second World Wars. Significant parts of the town were destroyed, including many of the unique maze of alleys and lanes behind the seafront known as ‘the Rows’. However, much of the historical fabric of the town remains, and today it welcomes many visitors to its legendary seafront.In Secret Great Yarmouth & Gorleston, author Pete Goodrum takes a new look at the town, exploring facts and stories ranging from the legendary to the little known. Covering Great Yarmouth’s ancient charter, naval history and its architecture, as well as its successes and tragedies, the book spans 900 years of a community’s life. Significant events and tiny details are woven together to tell Great Yarmouth and Gorleston’s wonderful story.