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WWI Tablecloth
Inscribed by wounded soldiers, nurses, staff and others at The Red Cross Hospitals in Harleston, Norfolk during the first World War...


Paint a Ship
An activity session for children to create their own painting of a Mayflower ship. There will also be an intergenerational exhibition of...


Finding Leo
A children's safari hunt for animals in the church. There are locations throughout the church at which to stop and listen to an audio...


Open Doors
Step inside some buildings which are not normally open to the public. There are some 147 listed building entries with Historic England...


Tales from the Church
This Audio Trail is brought to you by people from organisations across the community all working together. You will be hearing from...


In their Footsteps
Take a guided walk of 1600 Harleston. A family from Harleston were on board the Mayflower ship which sailed to America 400 years ago. ...


Five Norwich Lives - One in Particular
Our last presentation was about the intertwined the lives of five people from Norwich. One of those has just been highlighted in an...


Harleston War Memorial
The memorial which was erected in Broad Street near St. John’s Church takes the form of a Celtic Cross of Cornish grey granite decorated...


American Memorial
The memorial where 22 American aircrew perished when the two B-24 Liberator Bombers collided in mid- air whilst preparing to land at the...


Site of the RAF Wellington Bomber Crash
The roadside at Jays Green/Briar Farm field. The site where the RAF Wellington bomber crashed and all six aircrew were killed. It was...


Memorial Cross for 2nd Lieutenant Roland Albert Sadler
St Mary’s churchyard and the memorial of RAF pilot 2nd Lt Roland Albert Sadler of 78 Squadron, RAF Hornchurch. He died on 23rd September...


Harleston Drill Hall
The area to the right of the cadet hut near the roadside was the site of Harleston Drill Hall. Built in 1902 and which some might...


Memorial to 2nd Lieutenant Joseph Leo Philips
The memorial of Canadian Pilot 2Lt Joseph Leo Philips who died here on 20th July 1917 when his Maurice Farman Shorthorn biplane crash...


Junction of Redenhall Road and Station Road
The junction of Station Road and Redenhall Hall was the scene of a tragic accident on 26th March 1904. Driver Frederick William White...


Military Remembrance
The Harleston military remembrance walk was compiled by the Harleston Branch of the Royal British Legion. It offers a pleasant stroll...


Our Fire Engine has Found a Home
The Harleston Historical Society are the proud owners of an old fire engine which operated in our town. The Harleston Fire Engine dates...


Mayflower Flower
The Lily of the Valley was previously called mayflower. It was the inspiration for the name of the ship, the Mayflower, which took a...


Heritage Open Days
Harleston has a wealth of listed buildings Harleston has 147 listed building entries with Historic England, including four Grade II*. ...

The Story and a Song
A brief history to the Mayflower story to images and song.


The Mayflower Ship
There were many ships called Mayflower in 1620 and it is not know for certain which one was the actual ship that took the pilgrims to...
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