NHBG Projects
The group has undertaken several projects in the past, four studying houses in a particular area; one on Norfolk’s pre-war schools and one on general Norfolk-based vernacular building research. All have been published as Journals, details of which can be found on the PUBLICATIONS page.
Several projects are in the course of preparation, some of which are paused.
Boulton & Paul
A very brief History of Boulton & Paul Boulton & Paul started in Rose Lane in Norwich in 1864 manufacturing iron items such as stoves and agricultural tools. Their range increased to include wire fencing and cast-iron framed buildings as well as portable (corrugated) iron buildings and wooden buildings used ranging from summerhouses, bungalows and public buildings such as Mission Halls,...
Church Low-side Windows Project
Church Low-side Windows Project Low side-windows in churches are usually to be found in the south wall of the chancel and they take several forms. Nothing was ever written at the time of their creation about their purpose. Long-winded discussions since 1839 have attempted to explain their symbolic meaning or their practical purpose in the pages of ecclesiastic and archaeological journals, most...
Norfolk Church Aisles
Norfolk Church Aisles The County of Norfolk is blessed with the largest number of medieval church buildings in the country, the product of many small manors in early medieval times, where many lords established their own church. In most cases these were substantially developed and embellished as buildings resulting from the enormous wealth generated by the wool and cloth industries that...