The Blakeney Area Historical Society (BAHS) was established in 1990 as the ‘Blakeney History Group’ but changed its name to reflect the wider geographical membership and interest in this part of North Norfolk covering the Glaven valley and Blakeney Haven. The main aims of the society are: to study the history of the Blakeney Haven
After 174 years, the complete journals of one of the oldest archaeological Societies in the UK the Norfolk and Norwich Archaeological Society (NNAS) are going on line, for anyone to access free of charge. Click here for access
Below are details of Cley Village Hall. If an event is taking place here the event will have a link to this web page. www.cleyvillagehall.org.uk Address Cley Village Hall, The Fairstead, Cley-next-the-Sea, Holt, Norfolk NR25 7RJ. Map To find the hall, follow the signs to free car park from the A149 coast road. The map
Contents This page lists information (images AND text) on local publications. This information is provided to assist in deciding whether a visit to the History Centre may benefit your research. However, please do not assume that it is either complete or accurate. Images (which may be clicked on to enlarge) are provided as they often
Contents This page lists information on the Village of Saxlingham held at the History Centre. This information is provided to assist in deciding whether a visit to the History Centre may benefit your research. However, please do not assume that it is either complete or accurate. Images (which may be clicked on to enlarge) are provided
The Society is an entirely voluntary organisation and, regrettably, cannot provide a research service. Visits to the History Centre are by appointment only when help and guidance can be provided. Please note that the History Centre welcomes everybody, but we do ask people not to bring babies or animals, while children under 16 must be
This issue is online and the downloaded articles are searchable for specific words or phrases. You may click on an individual article or the complete issue. It will open in a separate tab or window. Please note the original issue was now typeset digitally. The original has been scanned and text converted using optical character recognition.
Following the recent Coronation of King Charles III a search through the History Centre records has identified the following information on earlier Coronations although it is probable that there is further material. Queen Victoria, 28th June 1838 The account below was first published in Glaven Historian Issue 2 (1999). This version has been transcribed as
Given that most users will find useful links via search engines this page is kept intentionally short. Facebook For Facebook users an interesting source of information are the groups: Old Blakeney A Photographic History of Cley next the sea Please note the above facebook groups are independent of and not managed by the BAHS. Websites Binham
Contents This page lists information (images AND text) on the North Norfolk Coastguards. This information is provided to assist in deciding whether a visit to the History Centre may benefit your research. However, please do not assume that it is either complete or accurate. Images (which may be clicked on to enlarge) are provided as