Thurgarton Folklore-Brown Monks, Boggarts and Bellarmines
Have you seen the Brown Monk? He is said to haunt the lanes of Thurgarton and locals will tell you that someone’s aunt or their …
09 Nov
Miss Mabel’s Motts memories of Thurgarton
Miss Mabel’s Motts memories of Thurgarton
Edwin Mott, farm worker, and his wife Margaret moved to Thurgarton sometime in the 1890s; they lived in Sunnycroft Cottage on Bleasby Road with three children …
30 Aug
The Mediaeval Library of Thurgarton Priory
The Mediaeval Library of Thurgarton Priory
(Click on images to enlarge) Until recently little was known of the library of Thurgarton Priory which shared the fate of most monastic libraries which were …
20 Aug
Lancaster Bomber L7578
Lancaster Bomber L7578
This article is an edited version of a school history project researched and written by Tom Wilson whose grandmother, Mrs Margaret Whiteside, lives in Thurgarton. …
14 Aug
Walter Hilton
Walter Hilton
Few people in Thurgarton will know the name of Walter Hilton. He was a canon of Thurgarton Priory in the late 14th century but more …
30 Jul
Thurgarton village map from 1990s to 1730
Thurgarton village map from 1990s to 1730
This article starts with the latest OS map of Thurgarton village from the 1990s and works backwards through old maps to show how the village …
21 Jul
World War 1 – postcards from the front
World War 1 – postcards from the front
At the height of World War 1 over a million letters and postcards were delivered each day to and from the front. Postcards were especially …
14 Jun
Thurgarton Village Hall
Thurgarton Village Hall
In 1954 the Masters, Fellows and Scholars of the College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity at Cambridge agreed to lease the plot of land …
11 Jun
The Hut
The Hut
Before Thurgarton had a village hall it had ‘The Hut’. ( Click on images to enlarge) Fred Farrands and friend working on the roof of the Hut The …
25 May
Thurgarton Church in the first issue of The Illustrated London News
Thurgarton Church in the first issue of The Illustrated London News
The Illustrated London News came out in May 1842 and was the first illustrated weekly newspaper in the world. Front page of the first issue Illustrated …