Key Words :- museum Norfolk Broads peatdigging steamboat leisure boating

Viewing the Site :- For opening hours and fees see https://www.museumofthebroads.org.uk/

Address :- The Poor's Staithe, Stalham, Norfolk, NR12 9DA
Grid Ref :- TG 373 246
Co-ordinates :- Lat 52.766824 , Long 1.516094
Local Authority :- Broadland District Council
Pre 1974 County :- Norfolk
Site Status :- Site extant - No Protection
Site Condition :- Site conserved and open to the public

Description and History of Site:-
A museum dedicated to the history of the Norfolk Broads, established in predominantly corrugated buildings that were originally associated with boat building.

Displays detailing the industry of the Broads:
• Formation of the Broads by peat digging
• Boat building
• Leisure boating
• Retailing
• Brewing

Trips are run from the museum on the Victorian steam launch ‘Falcon’, built in 1894 by Simpson & Strickland of Dartmouth. Its first owner was Sir Edmond Lacon, of Lacon’s Brewery, Great Yarmouth and it was used as a tug in both world wars.
https://www.museumofthebroads.org.uk/virtual-museum/falcon/
[Details of the former use are awaited]

1999 Museum moved from Potter Heigham

Further Reading and References:-
https://www.museumofthebroads.org.uk/

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Contributor :- Robert Mason - 30 August 2022
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