TOWN STREET, circa 1920
Do you recognise your ancestors in this map? Or perhaps you share a surname of someone listed here? TOWN STREET 1. J. Austin 2. Harriet Dixon 3. Ernie Thompson 4.…
PASSCHENDAELE 1917 – John Basham
PASSCHENDAELE 1917 As we approach Remembrance Day, we bring you this article from John Basham, who has shared with us his research into Passchendaele, 1917 ... There are few more…
Embroidered shield by Paulina Zelke
So Anna McInnes visited the centre today and while she was talking about her parents she mentioned her mother spent many evenings embroidering a 'shield' for Breckland Middle School. Anna's…
Polish Camp
Today we had a visitor bring in two photo albums of their family from the 1940s and 50s, including time spent on the Army camp off London Road just after…
Site visit to Omar mobile homes
Omar site visit Before the Second World War Tom Green, set up a timber yard off London Road, with the business making anything from shoe heels to agricultural boxes. Tom's…
Polish 2nd Corps visit Brandon (1946)
Polish Army disembark in Brandon, 1946 ... Following the end of the Second World War there was a large settlement of Polish ex-servicemen into Brandon. They have since been credited…
Inside the old Drill Hall
Victor Lukaniuk takes us inside the old Drill Hall, on the High Street ... "One building that probably goes unnoticed in Brandon is 71, High Street – an architectural marvel…
Can you name these footballers?
Brandon footballers, can you name any? John Basham has asked if we can get names to these men, so if you can help then please do let us know. We…
What is this?
Here's a question. How many times do you walk through town and not look at the buildings around you? If you do look at them then have you seen this?…
Remains of Nissan huts found
Thank you to Brandon resident Sylvia Steward for letting us know about these concrete steps she discovered while walking in the forest near Rowan Drive, which probably belonged to the old Nissan huts…