| Miles to London |
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Milestone outside the (former) Methodist Chapel shows the distance to London along the Turnpike - now the B1113. Unfortunately it is now in a bad state of repair. |
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| Miles to Norwich |
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Milestone beside the (former) Methodist Chapel shows the miles to Norwich along the Turnpike (now Norwich Road or B1113). Some old photos of the World's End show when it was in a far better condition. |
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| Domesday Book |
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Description:
The entry for Mulbarton in a Victorian facsimile of the original Domesday Book of 1086. |
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| Parish Council Chair |
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Four present and past Parish Council chairman gather for a presentation to the long-serving Clerk Mr. E A Marlow (centre) on his retirement in Dec. 1983. Chairmen L-R: Peter Lockhart; Peter Mickleburgh; John Wheeler; Valerie Grogutt. |
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| Poor Rate receipt |
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Receipt for the quarterly Poor Rate, 1884. James Turner (of Paddock Farm) paid £4.13.5d to Henstead Union as his first quarterly instalment. A Queen Victoria 1d stamp is attached. |
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| Village From Air |
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Air view of Mulbarton looking north, 1975. Cuckoofield lane is in the foreground; in the distance is the common and church. Far away is the edge of Norwich. Photo taken by D. Wright. |
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| Map of 1946 |
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Description:
Extract from the Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 map, sheet 63/10 with Mulbarton, issued 1946, but compiled from maps revised in 1938. This explains why no houses are shown in Cuckoofield Lane! (Reproduced with kind permission of the Ordnance Survey) |
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| Faden's map 1797 |
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Description:
Extract from William Faden's Map of Norfolk, published 1797, showing the Mulbarton area. The whole county was surveyed 1790-94. |
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| Os Map, 1860s |
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Description:
An extract from the 1st edition of the Ordnance Survey 1 inch to 1 mile map, showing the area around Mulbarton. Norfolk was a late survey as there were few high points! Its maps were published in 1838 and updated later to show the railways. |
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| Bryant's Map 1826 |
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Description:
Extract from A Bryant's Map of Norfolk as surveyed 1824-26, showing Mulbarton and area west as far as Stanfield Hall. |
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| Top of village sign |
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Description:
Mulbarton village sign after it had been renovated and repainted in 1985. |
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