I am delighted to announce that The Great Thorpe Railway Disaster 1874 (Pen and Sword Books 2021) has been shortlisted in the History and Tradition category of The East Anglian Book Awards for 2022. I was thrilled when my second book The Lady Lord Mayors of Norwich (Pen and Sword Books 2018) won the BiographyContinue reading “Great News: Short-listed for East Anglian Book Awards 2022”
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My first public talk about The Great Thorpe Railway Disaster 1874
Yesterday was Thursday 16th September 2021 and I had the pleasure of giving my first public talk about the new book, as part of the Norwich Heritage Open Days programme. It was such an absolute honour to be asked, and I was very excited when I was assigned the Gallery in The Forum, one ofContinue reading “My first public talk about The Great Thorpe Railway Disaster 1874”
Blue Plaque to Patteson Brothers appears in Thorpe St Andrew June 2021
At the time of the Great Thorpe Railway Disaster of 1874, these two brothers were influential neighbours, living in grand houses opposite River Green in the Norwich village of Thorpe St Andrew. There is evidence to show that wealthy Norwich brewer Henry Patteson joined the rescuers at the collision site, just a few hundred yardsContinue reading “Blue Plaque to Patteson Brothers appears in Thorpe St Andrew June 2021”
The Great Thorpe Railway Disaster 1874 - Heroes, Victims, Survivors 