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Opening of Kilverstone Wildlife Park, 1 April 1973. - Credit: Archant Library We were standing in the middle of Thetford chatting away when suddenly – a little head popped up from my companion's handbag. It looked around and so did the people passing us in the street and then the crowds gathered to watch this dear little baby monkey. Brownies have afternoon tea in the monkey house at Kilverstone Wildlife Park, 19 April 1984. Photo: Archant Library - Credit: Archant Library The well-known owner of the bag and monkey was Lady Rosamund Fisher who, with her husband Lord John Fisher, ran the w...

John Davies and his crew unload a catch. - Credit: Archant Every year thousands of visitors flock to Cromer to walk along the pier, build sandcastles and to enjoy its famous crabs. But what many do not see are the Cromer Shoal chalk beds, a unique marine environment that is home to the town’s famous crabs and is currently at the centre of a debate involving the fishing community, conservationists and Natural England. The chalk beds, located off the coast between Weybourne and Happisburgh, were designated a Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ) in 2016. Since the MCZ was created, Natural England (N...

"We have been wanting to open it for quite a long time," he said. "Our focus has always been on the Hippodrome but lockdown has given us more time to look at other projects. "We feel there is a gap in the market and a chance to help some smaller operators that have been doing some great things during lockdown. "We are looking forward to it, but very apprehensive. We are putting a lot on the line." Owner Peter Jay said he was thrilled the prominent building was re-opening. The Empire Cinema in Great Yarmouth. Photo: Archant Library - Credit: Archant Library

The grandeur of Norfolk's own Downton Abbey, Costessey Hall in Old Costessey - Credit: Archant Some are in ruins, some are lost to time, others are guarded by ghosts: Norfolk once boasted dozens of county houses and halls, many of which fell to the wrecking ball. Weird Norfolk has chosen 10 favourites that remain only as ruins, photographs or distant memories, including former sanitoriums and asylums, scenes of dreadful murders and homes of ghosts destined to walk the invisible corridors eternally. Boyland Hall There are believed to be around 200 lost villages in Norfolk and Boyland – close...

The grandeur of Norfolk's own Downton Abbey, Costessey Hall in Old Costessey - Credit: Archant Some are in ruins, some are lost to time, others are guarded by ghosts: Norfolk once boasted dozens of county houses and halls, many of which fell to the wrecking ball. Weird Norfolk has chosen 10 favourites that remain only as ruins, photographs or distant memories, including former sanitoriums and asylums, scenes of dreadful murders and homes of ghosts destined to walk the invisible corridors eternally. Boyland Hall There are believed to be around 200 lost villages in Norfolk and Boyland – close...