Researching Barnard family background

Australia

It is quite special to visit the churches where my ancestors were baptised - not too sure about continuing worship, but nice to think that they were there sometime in their lives - early to mid 19th century. The photos are beautiful and the commentary most interesting. Thank you Simon.

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Woodrising

It's a very enjoyable site, very infomative, beautifully illustrated - the photographs are wonderful - and the comments are both scholarly and very entertaining - they are thoroughly well-informed, intriguing, and often quietly witty. Thank you.

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Living in Hampshire, UK

I love this site and the sister site of Suffolk Churches. Doing research on my family tree, I found that I have loads of ancestors from Norfolk and Suffolk areas so seeing the churches where they were baptised, married or buried is amazing.

Thank you for all your efforts and the comments you have made on each church.

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Sheringham, North Norfolk

Had passed East Barsham Manor reasonably often for many years, and this afternoon had the chance to actually visit it... and then went into East Barsham Church.] We all said/sang Evensong. Saw the medieval glass of the Virgin Mary and St Elizabeth.Total visit arranged by Friends of Norwich Cathedral. Very lovely... .glad to have been.

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Lincs

A better image of the Dagworth brass than in the V and A catalogue of brasses; thanks.

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Wortwell Harleston Norfolk

Great photos, generous and helpful information. Thank you !

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Australia

I have been reading 'At Home' by Bill Bryson. He mentions that Wymondham Abbey can be seen in the distance from the roof of the ex-rectory in which he lives. I wanted to have a look at Wymondham Abbey for myself :)
Thankyou

researching wife's Family

Stockton on Tees, North East England

Looking for yet more information about my wife's ancestors from Norfolk. I knew that her gg grandfather (James Lovock) came from the Rockland St Peter area and am delighted with your pictures of the local parish church and the description. I feel that I have had the privilege of being there, with you giving a running commentary.
Thank you very much. Your hard work is much appreciated.
Jim K.

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Hornchurch, Essex

Thank you for the pictures of All Saints church in Santon Downham. My dear nan (sadly passed on) has told me stories of her childhood holidays visiting her aunt who used to live in one of the cottages behind the church. They used to attend services at this quaint little church. She remembers the trees for the forest being planted so i assume it was around 1924-25 when she used to visit. Thanks again x

searching Depwade Hundreds

originally, Durham city

excellent profiles, I was searching my family genealogy TEMPLE-CHIPPERFIELD, and traced them through web to Forncett St Peter.
My Temple sept are Morston-Wells-Barton Lincs based as well as
Hessle-Hull. I do not drive a car so these profiles enable me to capture
the ambience of these Norfolk villages. Hope u can update the sites
in 2011. Good Luck,
Geoff Dixon-Hamilton
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Searching Ditchingham

The Villages, FlorIda, U.S.A.

Thank you so much for the lovely photos of the church at Ditchingham, I used to sing in the choir there many years ago. There is a street in the Village named for my father, William George Clark. I have been fortunate to travel to many exotic and wonderful places during my life, but my childhood in Ditchingham is still near and dear to me.

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Originally?

Reading about Starston church. It used to have margaruette daisies painted on the ceiling. I was told because it is St Margeret church. Are they still there I wonder?

Good work. Love Norfolk churches. A hugely underrated legacy. Thanks for your efforts, and your text is so attractively phrased!

I lived in Billingford when I was a kid, great to see the church again.

Searching Norfolk history

Onaway, Michigan, United States

Thank you for the pictures of St. Maurice in Briningham. My gggg-grandparents, James Middleton and Elizabeth Doughty were married in this church in 1817. Thank you also for the pictures of All Saints Church in Briston. James and Elizabeth's children were baptized in All Saints, from 1818 to 1835. They then moved to Michigan. I was adopted at age 3 and never knew my biological family until last year when my sister and I found each other. We are now in our 50's. Since then we have been researching our family history which has led us to Norfolk, England. Thanks again for providing me with pictures to my past.

Browsing Norwich churches for family history reasons

Western Australia.

My great grandmother Mary Julia Smith and her 6 siblings Jane, Susan,Emily,Ben George,Thomas and their parents Samuel and Susan Smith lived in Norwich Norfolk and Samuel and Susan were married in St Mark's church in Lakenham Norwich in 1849. I was very excited to see a big photo of the beautifull St Mark's church, And with the cemetery in the background, what a beautifull picture to add to my family history.

Looking for info about the Franshams

Norfolk

A nicely presented, slightly quirky site.

looking at suffolk history

Norfolk

Just drove through South Lopham, and as usual no time to stop and look at the amazing Norman tower. But thanks to you I could find out about it while sitting on my fat backside ! Will visit it sometime though. Thanks again.... Min

googled St. Nicholas in E Dereham

Afton Wyoming USA

My great-great grandfather, Samuel Burleigh, died while pealing the bells at this church in 1904 and I wanted to find a picture of it. The picture on this website is beautiful, as the only ones I had were in black and white. Your detailed article is wonderful. Would love to visit this place some day!

Wife told me about it!

Cambridge, UK

I visited the church at Stow Bardolph last weekend, as one of my wife's ancestors is buried in the church. His name's Robert Brighton and he was the steward for the Stow Hall Estate owned by the Hares. I wish I'd read your review before I'd gone. I would have visited the pub!

I understand that Cambridgeshire High School for Boys became Hills Road Sixth Form College. I went there from 1990-92!