Amelia Opie

An interesting website worth exploring is:  https://norfolkrecordofficeblog.org/norfolk-women-in-history/.  There are lots of names which I know nothing about.  One of those is Amelia Opie.  We all know of Opie Street but who was Amelia Opie and what was she famous for?  Did you know she was a quaker and why did she give up writing fictional novels?  The answers and much more are in the following article: 

https://norfolkrecordofficeblog.org/amelia-opie/

Lost Rivers of Norwich

If you are like me and you thought the Little Cockey and the Great Cockey were the same river, then  prepare to be educated by the following article.  There is also an interesting map of Norwich with the rivers flowing through it:

https://www.invisibleworks.co.uk/lost-rivers-of-norwich/ 

Dorothy Jewson

Here is an article on the above.  A feminist and politician, Dorothy was one of two children of Alderman George Jewson JP, a coal and timber merchant.  She was the first female MP for Norwich.  She was influential in obtaining the voting rights for younger women and was a Norwich Counsellor from 1929 to 1936.  To find our more please select the following link:

https://norfolkrecordofficeblog.org/dorothy-jewson/

History of Bungay

Here is an article to supplement our visit to Bungay on 25th June.  The article reinforces our guide, Chris  Reeve's messages regarding Earl Bigod, The Butter Cross, the castle, the great fire and of course Bungay is the only town in the UK with a town Reeve.  To find out more please select the following link:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bungay