John Betjeman (1906-1984) JB visited Diss to make a documentary for TV.Something about Diss (producer Malcolm Freegard). The poem A Mind's Journey to Diss. by John Betjeman.
George Borrow (1803-81) b Dumpling Green or East Dereham, Norfolk, ed. Edinburgh, Clonmel and 1816-24 and 1826 Norwich, (Borrow House in Willow Lane, Norwich also has a plaque outside) 1853-1860 Yarmouth; (The Society can provide information on the nine separate lodgings the Borrows took in Yarmouth)| Rider Haggard (1856-1925), b West Bradenham Hall, Norfolk, ed. Garsington, Ditchingham 1889. Commemorated in Ditchingham. Ditchingham House has been flats for quite a long time now but still belongs to the family who live at Ditchingham Lodge. Connections to Rider Haggard displayed in Ditchingham Lodge, Ditchingham House and Bradenham Hall. His grandson, Cdr. Mark Cheyne, and his wife are in the photograph (right). | |
Harriet Martineau (1802-1876) born in Norwich 12th June.
Arthur Ransome (1884-1967) whilst living at Pin Mill in Suffolk, visited the Norfolk Broads and
- of course - sailed there and evolved the stories of Coot Club and The Big Six.
Sylvia Nora Townsend Warner (1893-1978)
lived from time to time in Norfolk notably at Frankfurt Manor, Sloley and Great Eye Folly, Salthouse (which was later destroyed by the sea).
| Henry Williamson (1895-1977) 1937-45 lived at Old Hall Farm, Stiffkey, North Norfolk. The photo is of Meadow Lea Cottage, Stiffkey, where Henry Williamson lived for ten years. Whether they are one and the same place, I do not know. Any enlightenment gratefully received. |  |
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