A boatbuilding family. Growing up on the Broads (1900s-1980s)
Rex is a member of a Norfolk Broads boatbuilding family and he spent his working life in the boatbuilding industry on the Broads. My grandfather
Rex is a member of a Norfolk Broads boatbuilding family and he spent his working life in the boatbuilding industry on the Broads. My grandfather
John tells of life on the Norfolk marshes – wildlife, wildfowling and the characters who lived there. Life on the Marshes I moved from Cambridge
Derek spent 51 years working as an engineer’s pattern maker, working for companies in Kingston and Norwich before setting up his own business, with his
Tim and Geli Harris live at Catfield Hall and are in a continuing battle to preserve the unique wildlife of Catfield Fen, which has been described
Ivor has worked in the Broads boatbuilding industry. He talks about building wooden boats and using his skills to volunteer at the Museum of the
George was Royal Navy Service Volunteer and in civvy street became a certified accountant in insurance in the Square Mile. When I first left school,
After travelling the world with the Merchant Navy Tony started to work as a river inspector on the Norfolk Broads. He talks about his long
Mark worked as a River Inspector for the Port and Haven Commissioners and the Broads Authority. He talks about the day-to-day life on the river.
Tim talks to us about being a sailor in World War Two, a farmer in Suffolk and becoming a river inspector on the Yare and
Raymond worked as a carpenter and joiner, and then a gardener, mainly for local authorities in London and Norfolk. He became a full-time carer for