Over the centuries, Norfolk's coastline has changed constantly and dramatically. Sea encroachments, floods and erosion have contributed to the disappearance of the cities, towns and villages. Taking a look at what we have lost, this book also focuses on se

This is the stroy of those who ended up on the end of the hangman's rope at Norwich Castle Prison, Norwich City Prison on Earlham Road and the later Victorian Norwich Prison on Knox Road. The executions included range from the 14th century through to the last execution conducted in the county in 1951.

Norfolk Villains

"The Little Book of Norfolk" is a repository of intriguing, fascinating, obscure, strange, and entertaining facts and trivia about one of England's most colorful counties. It is an essential to the born and bred Norfolk folk, or anyone who knows and loves the county. Armed with this fascinating tome the reader will have such knowledge of the county, its landscape, people, places, pleasures, and pursuits they will be entertained and enthralled and never short of some frivolous fact to enhance conversation or quiz A reference book and a quirky guide, this can be dipped into time and time again...

"The Little Book of Norwich "is an intriguing, fast-paced, fact-packed compendium of places, people, and events in the city, from its earliest origins to the present day. Here you can read about entertainment, sports, industries, military history, transport, death and religion, crime and punishment, the coast, rivers, and waterways. Also included are some of the great men and women, the eccentrics and the scoundrels with which the city s history is littered. Those curious enough to open this book will be entertained and enthralled and never short of some frivolous fact to enhance a...