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8 long-lost Norfolk buildings and places we wish we could have visited

Costessey Hall in habited by British soldiers during WW1. Photo: submitted Copy: Steve Snelling For:

Weird Norfolk

Stacia Briggs

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From the hall that housed a secret diamond lab, to the sprawling manor that inspired famous Egyptologist Howard Carter
The early morning sun shines down on these tennis fans at Wimbledon on July 3, 1976

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A scorching summer: The Heatwave of 1976 in 25 photos

Ben Craske

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Dr Neil Faulkner with some of the artefacts discovered at the site of the Sedgeford archeological di

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Obituary: Archaeologist who founded famous Norfolk dig dies aged 64 

Donna-Louise Bishop

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Floods 1953Firemen from Lancashire helping out in the floods of 1953.

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The Floods of 1953 in Norfolk: Remembering the heroes who helped

Ben Craske

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When Linda McCartney visited Ross Youngs on February 10, 1994. Picture: Archant Library

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The day Linda McCartney flew into Fakenham

Kate Wolstenholme

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The previous owner of the Albatros on Wells Quayside was told to move the ship to free up space for other boats in 2009. 

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How this north Norfolk cargo ship evaded the Nazis

Ben Craske

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Stormtrooper collectables in the May the Toys Be with You exhibition. Picture: TIME & TIDE EXHIBITIO

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Six things to see when Norfolk's museums reopen on May 17

Dan Grimmer

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