Lives of Victorians on the Norfolk Broads is revealed in 1886 photos set to fetch £50,000 at auction

They paint a picture of idyllic calm as photographs capture small boats winding their way down narrow waterways and sheep lining the banks as they feed off the plush meadows.  Life appeared easier in Victorian England as fishermen filled their boats with their daily catch and marsh men and women harvested the reeds, tieing them … Read more

Lives of Victorians on the Norfolk Broads is revealed in 1886 photos set to fetch £50,000 at auction

They paint a picture of idyllic calm as photographs capture small boats winding their way down narrow waterways and sheep lining the banks as they feed off the plush meadows.  Life appeared easier in Victorian England as fishermen filled their boats with their daily catch and marsh men and women harvested the reeds, tieing them … Read more

On a slow boat to Norfolk: Taking the helm of a 40ft craft on the Broads

When you’re cruising on a boat at a stately six miles per hour, the last thing you’re fearful of is being caught speeding. Yet 6mph is the fastest speed you’re permitted to go on the Norfolk Broads, Britain’s largest protected wetland and third-largest inland waterway. But why on earth would you wish to go any … Read more