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Ernest Lionel Hinde, Stoke Ferry’s Chemist & convicted drug dealer
As a Member of the Pharmaceutical Society, Ernest Lionel Hinde MPS lived and ran his business on the High Street, Stoke Ferry in the first half of the 20th Century.…
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Harry William Harold, photographer, No1 Bridge Road, Stoke Ferry
THE PERIOD BETWEEN 1902 AND 1924 IS OFTEN CALLED THE ‘GOLDEN AGE’ OF POSTCARDS. STOKE FERRY IS FORTUNATE IN HAVING MANY IMAGES OF ITS PAST, RECORDED ON POSTCARDS. THERE ARE…
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Stoke Ferry verses Northwold: a 450 year battle over 5 acres of land!
People often like to say that the Borough Council of King’s Lynn and West Norfolk is slow to act on local issues. But, any current complaints pale into insignificance with…
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A short introduction to Norfolk’s involvement in the Transatlantic Slave Trade
In the 17th & 18th Centuries leading families in Norfolk were in the forefront of establishing Virginia as a tobacco-growing slave colony: Many wealthy people in Norfolk owned or invested in slave…
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Descriptions of Stoke Ferry, Norfolk from 1875-1922
The following descriptions of the village of Stoke Ferry in West Norfolk come form a number of Norfolk Directories published between 1830-1978. Enjoy. Descriptions of Stoke Ferry, Norfolk: 1830 –…