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Blakeney Area Historical Society

Covering the Blakeney Haven (Blakeney, Cley, Morston, Salthouse, Wiveton) & Adjacent Hinterland
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      • 1586 Map of Blakeney Haven & Port of Cley
      • A Norfolk Miscellany
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  • Home
  • Membership
    •         - Join us
    •         - Paying Subscriptions
    •         - Stay Up To Date
  • History Centre
    •         - Visiting
      •                 - Arrange History Centre Visit
    •         - Resources
      •                 - Accessions
        •                         - BAHS Accessions: Public Register
        •                         - Understanding The Public Register
        •                         - Gifting Accessions
      •                 - Local Area & Events
        •                         - 1953 Flood: Cley Letter by Nancy Gull
        •                         - 1953 Flood: Cley Letter by Margaret Spurrell
        •                         - 1953 Flood: Wiveton Letter
        •                         - Glaven Valley Conservation Area Appraisals
      •                 - Local Towns and Villages
        •                         - Bayfield
        •                         - Blakeney
          •                                 - Blakeney WW1 Casualties
          •                                 - Blakeney Galleries
          •                                 - Blakeney Regatta
          •                                 - The Cooke Posts at Blakeney
          •                                 - The Sim Posts at Blakeney
        •                         - Cley Next The Sea
          •                                 - Cley Next the Sea Gallery
        •                         - Glandford
        •                         - Holt
        •                         - Langham
        •                         - Letheringsett
        •                         - Morston
        •                         - Salthouse
        •                         - Saxlingham
        •                         - Wiveton
      •                 - Local Family History
      •                 - Local People & Characters
        •                         - Local People Gallery
        •                         - Kenneth Allen Papers
        •                         - Howard Brett
        •                         - Brigadier Mellor Papers
        •                         - Wills
      •                 - Local House Histories
        •                         - Burroughes Deposit
        •                         - Gidney Deposit
        •                         - Jefferson Collection
        •                         - Magavelda
        •                         - Mariner’s Cottage
        •                         - Ryder Deposit
      •                 - Oral & Local Memories
      •                 - Local Registers & Records
        •                         - Blakeney School Register 1864-1912
      •                 - BAHS Research Papers
      •                 - Local Churches
      •                 - Local Publications
        •                         - The Local Lynx
      •                 - Local Groups And Organisations
        •                         - Blakeney Regatta
      •                 - Public Houses, Hotels And Businesses
      •                 - Shipping
        •                         - Coastguards
      •                 - Other Towns & Villages
        •                         - Aylsham
        •                         - Binham
        •                         - Cockthorpe
        •                         - Edgefield
        •                         - Field Dalling
        •                         - Kelling
        •                         - Little Thornage
        •                         - Saxthorpe
        •                         - Stiffkey
        •                         - Wells Next the Sea
        •                         - Weybourne
      •                 - WW1: Blakeney Remembers
        •                         - Blakeney WW1 Casualties
        •                         - Appeal for Photos of WW1 Casualties
    •         - Queries
    •         - Location
  • Events
    •         - Events Programme
    •         - Past Events
      •                 - 2025 Past Events
      •                 - 2024 Past Events
      •                 - 2023 Past Events
      •                 - 2022 Past Events
      •                 - 2021 Past Events
      •                 - 2020 Past Events
      •                 - 2019 Past Events
      •                 - 2018 Past Events
      •                 - 2007-2017 Past Events
      •                 - Notes on past events
    •         - Lecture Recordings
    •         - Information for speakers
  • Publications
    •         - The Glaven Historian
    •         - Newsletter archive
    •         - Online Publications
      •                 - 1586 Map of Blakeney Haven & Port of Cley
      •                 - A Norfolk Miscellany
      •                 - Blakeney WW1 Casualties
      •                 - Coronations
      •                 - 13 Ships of Blakeney
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BAHS meets monthly from September to April for a talk on a fascinating range of Norfolk-related topics by expert speakers. Do join our friendly group!
A white-crowned sparrow has been immortalised in t A white-crowned sparrow has been immortalised in the great west window of Cley church. It caused a sensation when spotted in Cley in 2008 - a first ever sighting in Norfolk. Bird-watchers poured in and a voluntary collection raised £6000 used to repair the window. The glass image of this very special bird by local artist #richardmillington. Lovely piece of recent local history #cley #localhistory @theauburnfinch @cleyvillagehall @barendinasmedley
Wee are lucky to have supporters who kindly prepar Wee are lucky to have supporters who kindly prepare and serve teas at our meetings. Next meeting coming up @cleyvillagehall on Tuesday at 2.30 - a talk about Norfolk’s women anti-slavery campaigners by Alison Dow.
The risk of flooding in North Norfolk’s ports and The risk of flooding in North Norfolk’s ports and havens cannot be ignored. In Blakeney, historic flood levels are identified by height markers.
Happy Birthday to long-term committee member and l Happy Birthday to long-term committee member and local history aficionado Dick Kelham, who will be celebrating today with friends and colleagues @made_in_cley We will miss you today Dick but it’s a well-earned day off! 👌👏🥳
Am I not a woman and a sister reads the slogan fro Am I not a woman and a sister reads the slogan from this powerful ant-slavery image that will form part of Alison Dow’s presentation at our February meeting next week. Alison’s talk focuses on Norfolk’s women abolitionists, like Amelia Opie and Elizabeth Fry. Join us at 2.30 in Cley Village Hall on February 24th. #abolitionists #quakers #norfolk
A great turn-out at our January meeting and specia A great turn-out at our January meeting and special thanks are owed to our programme organiser Jonathan Hooton pictured here with our hard working chair Diana Cooke aka @bloominggardennorfolk Ensuring a good variety of speakers and topics is quite a task and Jonathan comes up trumps. Next month’s talk is by Alison Dow about Norfolk’s female anti-slavery campaigners
Our January speakers Richard Jefferson and Carolin Our January speakers Richard Jefferson and Caroline Holland, @historybahs members presenting their research. Richard spoke movingly about a Cley man who died during WW2 when the Lancaster Bomber he was in crash landed in the UK after a night time raid over Germany while Caroline spoke about the Hotblacks of Norwich. In the Q&A they both stressed the rewards of family history research and the people, organisations and websites ready to help. @millenniumlibrary @norfrecords @museumofnorwich @norwich-heritage @findmypast @nationalarchivesuk @spmnorwich @norwichsociety @norfolkchurches #localhistory #research
The cheeky face behind the happy couple belongs to The cheeky face behind the happy couple belongs to Cley man William Voellner, the topic of Richard Jefferson’s talk tomorrow afternoon (January 27) at 2.30. Richard has worked hard to make sure that Cley men who (spoiler alert) who died in WW1 and WW2 are remembered. Do come and hear more about the circumstances of Voellner’s death. Cley village hall, 2.30.
A rather grainy picture from the Catling collectio A rather grainy picture from the Catling collection in our archive shows Mr Parker in the doorway of his shop in Blakeney High Street #localhistory #blakeney
Blakeney played a critical role in the evolution o Blakeney played a critical role in the evolution of Margaret Atwood’s most successful novel, the dystopian The Handmaid’s Tale in the early 1980s. Members of @historybahs were treated to more background to the shaping of the novel in the January newsletter. We enjoy and celebrate history ancient and modern! Pic of Atwood by Rudolf H. Boettcher Creative Comms licence 🫶👌
Meet Barendina Smedley who has just joined the com Meet Barendina Smedley who has just joined the committee of @historybahs having lived in Blakeney for the last decade. Barendina is a historian - a late medievalist by training - who has much to offer our Society, not least her passion for local history. Welcome Barendina 🤗
A Lancaster Bomber was the plane in which William A Lancaster Bomber was the plane in which William Voellner went on a mission during WW2. At our next meeting, local historian Richard Jefferson will share new information about William whose name, along with many other local men, is on the Cley war memorial. Join us on January 27 at 2.30 in CLEY Village Hall in return for small entry fee which includes tea and biscuits. 🙏
Two members of @historybahs take to the stage at t Two members of @historybahs take to the stage at the January meeting. In addition to Richard Jefferson, our media officer Caroline Holland will be using her own research into the Hotblack family to inform and inspire others interested in finding out more about their ancestors. January 27th at 2.30 in Cley Village Hall.
January is the month when BAHS members take to the January is the month when BAHS members take to the stage (in Cley village hall) to talk about a piece of research. Richard Jefferson, known to many for his research into local war heroes, is one of our speakers. Date January27 at 2.30 #local #history #bahs #lancasterbomber
Our November talk tomorrow afternoon lifts the lid Our November talk tomorrow afternoon lifts the lid on a little-known piece of local history- the role of German prisoners of war supporting British agriculture in WW2. With farm workers signing up for the war effort, the PoWs were a valuable resource. Find out more at 2.30 tomorrow (November 25th) in CLEY Village Hall.
Any @historybahs followers know where Margaret Atw Any @historybahs followers know where Margaret Atwood stayed during a spell in Blakeney in 1983? Or get to meet her? This letter to @guardian spotted by the ever vigilant committee member, Dick Kelham. Any intelligence welcome!
Our wonderful Chairwoman Diana Cooke welcoming mem Our wonderful Chairwoman Diana Cooke welcoming members and guest to our October meeting. Diana aka @bloominggardennorfolk has an extensive workload as Chairwoman but you seldom see her without a smile on her face. Thanks so much for all you do Diana 👏🙏
Bruce Holliday from Beccles is one of more than 20 Bruce Holliday from Beccles is one of more than 2000 volunteers with the Commonwealth War Graves Commission and he came over to Cley to speak to our October meeting about this extraordinary organisation founded in WW1. Supported by Australia, New Zealand, Canada, India, South Africa and UK, the CWGC is here for evermore. For those who want to find out more about fallen ancestors from either WW1 or WW2 there is a CWGC app as well as a new app called Forever More where stories can be uploaded.
The familiar @commonwealthwargraves sign can be se The familiar @commonwealthwargraves sign can be seen in churchyards all around the UK and of course in cemeteries around Europe, especially France. Find out more about the amazing #cwgc at our October meeting at Cley village hall at 7.30 on October 28th
Ian Hinton is our speaker on September 30th on the Ian Hinton is our speaker on September 30th on the topic of pilgrim hostels in Walsingham. A reminder that the event will be at 7.30pm in Cley Village Hall. We look@forward to welcoming you. Non-members pay £6 while member’s are invited to make a donation of £3.
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