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Welcome
to the Thorpe Hamlet Web site!
Here you will learn
a little of the history of Thorpe Hamlet, find
anecdotes about the people who have lived and worked
here, search for information about lost friends and
relatives, as well as some up to date information
about this thriving area. You will also find out about
the book
that local residents of the Hamlet put together and
published in June 2004, as well as the newer
publications.
We
are now hosting information for the Thorpe Hamlet History
group and more information will be appearing
shortly Click
Here The group meet
regularly and are compiling a range of information on
topics with links to Thorpe Hamlet
If
you know anyone else who maybe interested in this site
please e-mail them this link to the homepage:-
www.thorpehamlet.free-online.co.uk
There are also now
Thorpe Hamlet facebook & instagram pages that allow
you to submit information and ask questions.
| Personal
Memories |
The Thorpe
Hamlet Book
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most popular pages on the site is the Personal
Memories page for memories that didn't make it
into the original book. Here you can
read past messages from other visitors to the
site, read their memories of living in the area
Some people
have located long lost friends an relatives who
have moved across the world.
Visit the
Personal Memories page
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The book
launched in 2004 has sold out, however it may
occasionally be available via St Matthews Church
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Click here
to find out more and read
quotes from the book 'Memories of Thorpe
Hamlet' .
Don't miss
the booklet on road
names in the hamlet
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New local
history project
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 What's
up your street?
The local
history group have been publisheda project to
collect and publish the stories behind all the
street names in the Hamlet. For a taster start
here with a page that's Right up my
street
Now the
group have published a booklet about all the
shops that have disappeared from the Hamlet. More info
here and a range
of essays on local topics
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Discover the
number of sites based in Thorpe Hamlet.
Visit the
Forum in Norwich, see Norwich live through the
live BBC webcams.
Read the
local press.
Find local
accommodation and lots more interesting sites on
our links page.
Visiting
the Rosary Cemetary?
We have a
new mobile friendly self guided tour around the
military graves and information about the people
buried here
Download the
.pdf guide here
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| History
of Thorpe Hamlet
The 1972
Geoffrey Goreham history of Thorpe Hamlet
delves back much further than the Memories of
Thorpe Hamlet Book. Read it here
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New lease of life planned for the
Ketts Heights
Following
local community interest in Ketts Heights a
committee of local residents has set up and with
the assistance of the City council the Friends of
Ketts Heights are exploring ways that this
valuable city resource can be made really useful
to local residents, City residents as a whole and
to visitors to our fine City.
If you
are interested in finding out more visit their
website here https://www.kettsheights.co.uk/
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Visit the
Photo Gallery pages and see if you can spot any
of your relatives or Thorpe Hamlet sights and
locations that have now disappeared.
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Saint
Matthews Church The Parish
Church in Thorpe Hamlet is Saint
Matthew's Church in
Telegraph Lane West.
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thorpehamlethistory@gmail.com
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