Here is a short film about Billy Bluelight from the Little Bit of History series. So who was he and why was he so well known to those that travelled up the River Yare from Yarmouth to Norwich in the early 20th century? What rhyme did he sing? What was his upbringing and why did he race the pleasure boats on the River Yare? Why was he called Billy Bluelight? How old was he - when he was 45 years old in 1907 and still 45 years old in the 1930s! This story is an interesting insight into earlier 20th century Britain when there was no welfare state. Please select the following link and press play, you may need to move the red bar back to the start, and you can always give it a thumbs up:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nUdDXLeteM&t=3s
For those that prefer a written article, here is an article from the highly recommended Norfolk Tales, Myths and More! website. Please select the following link:
https://norfolktalesmyths.com/2018/03/06/norwichs-billy-bluelight/
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