The Norfolk Heritage Centre Podcast

Fractional Moments with Penny Plowman

Join local poet Penny Plowman as she discusses and reads from her book 'Fractional Moments', which traces her experience, week by week, of living in Norwich through the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. This event was recorded on Tuesday 10th December 2024 at the Norfolk Heritage Centre.

Fishermen, Bathers and Beach Folk with Helen Murray

Join Norwich historian and author, Helen Murray, as she discusses the artist, Juliet Seebohm, and those she captured in her sketchbook of Cromer, 1883-1884, including the bathing machine proprietor, Lucy Miller, Russian professor, Vinogradoff, and eccentric fisherman, ‘Old Billy.’ This talk was recorded at the Norfolk Heritage Centre on the 8th May 2025.

Healing Heritage with Colin Howey

Join Colin Howey, a wellbeing activist who has worked in the heritage sector for over twenty years, as he explores ways in which engaging with historic environments can potentially nurture wellbeing and emotional resilience. Drawing on his experience of leading weekly History Health Walks for the local charity, MensCraft, he will illustrate how ‘finding wonder as we wander’ within heritage settings is an investment in positive mental health.

Familiar and Stranger Things: Making a Witch in the 17th Century with Danny Buck

We all know about witches and their black cats. But why did people in the early modern period fear their neighbours’ cats? Why were they fearful of wax models? How did they protect themselves? Join historian Danny Buck as he explores these questions and more. This talk took place at the Norfolk Heritage Centre in October 2023. Please visit norfolkheritagecentre.wordpress.com to see the images referred to throughout the talk.

Searching for Disability in the Picture Norfolk Archive with Cath Cartman

Disability is mostly missing from the history books - and all too often, when we do see photographs of disabled people, they are anonymous medical images. Join Cath Cartman, photographer and researcher, as she shares her research from the Picture Norfolk archive, and introduces you to James, Robert, Dick and others whose stories she encountered along the way. This talk took place at the Norfolk Heritage Centre in December 2023, as part of UK Disability History Month. Visit norfolkheritagecentre.wordpress.com to see the images referred to throughout the talk.