Shortly after arriving at Broadlands Caravan Club site, Norfolk, we were whisked off to the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts by Roger and Margaret. Here we are resting between exhibitions.
In the café is a Lotus 72 a Formula One car designed by Colin Chapman and Maurice Philippe for the 1970 season. Lotus headquarters are nearby in Hethel.
In the centre there is a permanent display and and at the time of our visit supplemented by ‘Masterpieces’. ‘The exhibition encompasses over 270 masterpieces across the media, including painting, furniture, sculpture, design, jewellery, textiles and a wealth of stunning treasures.’ We found this very interesting especially as it was based on the artistic heritage of East Anglia. We also found a few items by Margaret Howell, fashion designer, Sue and I were at school with her. She now has shops in London, Tokyo and Paris.
The items below are from The First Moderns:
Art Nouveau from Nature to Abstraction.
Orchid Brooch By George Fouquet 1898 to 1901
Buckle c. 1903-04 René Lalique
Gold, enamel, opal, sapphire
The day of our visit was actually Roger’s birthday so on returning to the caravan he had to blow out the candles on the birthday cake. It wasn’t big enough for 70 candles!
Roger persuaded me to help out on the wherry, Albion, on their volunteer morning. My only task was to remove the name boards, 10 screws in all. Albion was being prepared for taking out of the water in the near future.
I went on a bike ride/ geocaching trip. This took me passed Thurne and its dyke drainage windmill.
The mill was built in 1820. In 1949 the mill was taken over by Bob Morse and eventually restored with the assistance of the Norfolk Windmills Trust.
River Bure – St Benet’s Level Wind Pump across the river.
On one of our geocaching walks near Winterton-on-Sea we came across this campervan which looked as though it was a ‘work in progress’. I should think this is the only piece of art which needs an MOT.
Many of the towns and villages in Norfolk have these decorative signs.
Oh I do like to be beside the seaside. Hemsby Norfolk
At Roger’s birthday party
Roger Stuart
Margaret, daughters, Emma and Becky, and grandson
The Royal Arcade, Norwich
Colman’s have been making fine quality mustards in Norfolk for nearly 200 years and this tradition is celebrated in Colman’s Mustard Shop & Museum in The Royal Arcade.
We visited the Time & Tide Museum in Great Yarmouth with Roger and Margaret. It is set in one of the UK's best preserved Victorian herring curing works and the smoke smell still lingers. Sue in an old alleyway mock up.
Sue, Stuart and Margaret – does this count as an oldie photo?
A big thank you must go to Roger and Margaret for looking after us so well.
We were away when the big storm came through, fortunately it was not as bad as it was in the south of England. We had taken the awning down and made preparations so everything was OK.
Coming soon the second part of our trip away ……
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