Broadland Memories

Here is an article that provides the history of boating on the Broads up to 1900.  When did boating for pleasure start on the Broads?  What was a “lateener” yacht?  What led to Wroxham becoming known as the “Capitol of the Broads”?  When was a wherry first used for pleasure trips?  There were far less trees because the wherry men had cut them down.  Small steam launches and larger passenger steamers began to be built and became a common site on the Broads.  What was John Loynes famous for?  And when were ladies expected to rise so that they didn’t see any men bathing?  To learn more please select the following link:

http://www.broadlandmemories.co.uk/pre1900history.html