Parish magazine Autumn 2022: Cringleford Historical Society Archives:
Since it was founded in 1981, CHS has collected and stored material on the history of Cringleford. We have almost 200 photographs going back to the early 20th century and an album of photographs taken at the millennium to record the village as it was then, There are miscellaneous newspaper articles including the Evening News on the day of the accession of the Queen; documents advertising and recording village events; notes and photographs on the building of the by-pass; a list of the dates of the construction of all the houses in Cringleford up to c. 1990; plans and photographs of Cringleford Lodge; advertisements for Archie Rice houses.
The Society has also produced booklets on the history of Cringleford and its development from mediaeval times, and memories of Cringleford, Intwood and Keswick from the 1920 -40s. There is a booklet on the important families in Cringleford from the 1850s to the 1950s, although it is now out of print. Its biggest publication was a history of the school in two volumes. Most of these are available from the shop in Intwod Road.
This has not been a systematic gathering of material and we are dependent now on what people find in their attics and give to us. One such find was instructions on how to behave in the event of invasion in 1940 and another was a poster advertising a “Family Fete’ on the Recreation Ground in 1966. One resident gave us a brief history of her house.
A few years ago, the committee donated photographs, scrap books and documents relating to Cringleford, Intwood and Keswick c. 1925 – 2008 to the Norfolk Record Society where it is available to view. The material is not individually catalogued but held in boxes under the reference AC2008/239.
As Cringleford expands with new developments around the older core of the village, it is important to keep all the information we can about the history of the village and what it has been like to live here. We are always pleased to receive new material. Please contact the secretary, Pat Wagstaff, pa_wagstaff@yahoo.co.uk