Stories

Nicola is the first curator at the museum of the Broads, part of her remit was to increase visitor numbers to the museum. Nicola introduced

Nigel’s family has a long history of working with wherries and pleasure boats. One of his ancestors worked on the keels in the 1770s. I

Jamie has always sailed and had an interest in sailing. Over the years he has become more interested in maritime heritage. I was born in

Tim is professor emeritus of Environmental Sciences at the University of East Anglia. He talks about the history of the Broads, the role of his

Potter Pat works in an old thatcher’s yard in Salhouse, Norfolk. She uses local silt in her work, following the process of cleansing the Broads,

Peter has had an interest in boats from a young age. He has worked in the boat building and restoration business for many years working

Peter grew up on the Norfolk Broads before starting his career on the railways at Wroxham Station. He later went on to teach at Cromer

John’s mother ran the village shop in Neatishead for over forty years, it was a meeting place for all the locals and farm workers. John

Stephen has worked as a thatcher since the 1970s. He talks about his working life and the work he did, along with his brother, on

Michael has family links to Norfolk and moved here in 1990 to take up the position of head of the historical buildings team. He talks