Racing in the East

Racing in the East

Motorcycle Speedway, Transnational Encounters, and ‘Provincial Heartlands’   Motorcycle speedway. A partially forgotten phenomenon that captivated millions in its heyday. A sport where riders hurtle around a loose-dirt track at over sixty miles per hour. Without...
Pathways to History

Pathways to History

Pathways to History: Researching footpaths and ‘green lanes’ in Norfolk Public footpaths and countryside access became a highly politicised issue in Britain in the first half of the twentieth century – this was a period in which public awareness of...
What the Victorians threw away

What the Victorians threw away

Our great grandparents the Victorians are not too far away. We can read about them, see them in old photos, even live in their houses. If we really want to get close to them we can visit a museum. Alternatively, we can go through their rubbish. What the Victorians...