Official Guide to North Walsham 2023-2024

150 North Walsham Town Guide
Picturedrome Cinema, Kings Arms Street
c1920.
1928 The “1928 building” at Paston was built.
1930 Market Cross included by the
commissioners of works in the list of
ancient monuments, the preservation
of which is of national importance.
Nicholas’ Rooms built.
1931 Picturedrome cinema closed.
Regal cinema opened.
1932 Stump cross moved to Norwich Road
by Water Towers.
1933 First houses on Millfield Council estate.
1934 Plaque added to Market Cross.
Last trading wherry sailed on the canal.
1934 The Oaks Mansion on New Road
demolished.
1935 Silver Jubilee Sports at The People’s
Park.
Catholic Church, Kings Arms Street
built.
1937 Payne’s sweetshop opened.
King George VI Coronation celebrations.
1938 North Walsham Secondary Modern
School opened.
1939 Church Tower stabilisation work.
The 1939 Building at Paston built.
1940 Millfield Mill demolished.
A R P casualty block on New Road built.
1942 Fire Station moved to New Road.
1946 Gravestones moved to edges in St
Nicholas’ churchyard.
1948 First houses on Park Estate occupied.
North Walsham on BBC programme
“Sunday Half Hour Broadcast”.
The Dragonfly car created in North
Walsham by Duncan Industries,
prototype for the mini, was sold to
Austin for £10,000
1949 Memorial Park opened.
1952 Coronation Walk, Kingsway, and
Queensway building commenced.
1953 Queen Elizabeth II Coronation
celebrations.
The Millfield Infants’ School opened.
Larger of the two water towers built.
1955 Restoration of St Nicholas south porch
completed.
1959 Town Railway Station & M&GN line
closed.
Dog Yard demolished.
“Gravel Hole Loke” becomes “Buxton
Road”/”South Rise”.