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I have got some photographs of the launch of the wherry Hathor. You can find them on this link which is, I think, self explanatory. http://www.ludhamarchive.org.uk/hathor.htm Nigel (Ludham)

Hi All You probably know that there are lots of photographs of the Boardman Family on the Ludham Community Archive website. The Boardman family built How Hill House, first as a holiday home and later (extended) as their main home. Although there are many photographs on the site, there actually are many more available. As a bit of an experiment, I have greatly increased the number of pictures from one of the albums (1897 to 1906). I have actually split it into 2 pages so it downloads in a reasonable time. This is still only a fraction of the pictures available but it is a much wider set. I would be interested to know if this wider collection is of interest to members. This is the link to Page 1: http://www.ludhamarchive.org.uk/bdm9706.htm There is a button which takes you to page 2. The rest of the albums can be seen from the index page. If there is a lot of interest, I could expand these albums too. Best wishes Nigel. Ludham Community Archive Group

RCDs work by detecting a imbalance (usually 30mA) between the current flowing in the live and neutral wires. In the case of a mains installation, the neutral is effectively connected to earth, so if you touch a live part of the circuit, some of the current will flow through you to earth instead of via the neutral wire and so the RCD will trip. In the case of an inverter things are different. Here the go and return is via wires and there is no earth, so if you touch a live part of the circuit, no current should flow through you and so you will not get a shock and an RCD would not trip. Having said this, that's just the theory, the reality will depend on exactly how your boat and inverter are wired up and there are possible circumstances where you might get a shock. You could only be sure by looking at the internal wiring of the inverter and of any appliance plugged into it as well as how your boat is connected to the inverter. There are scenarios where you could have one hand on one side of the inverter output and the other hand on the other side. In this case, you could get a nasty shock but the RCD would not even notice. My guess is that an RCD would probably not offer much protection, but depending on the circumstances of your installation, it might. Sorry if that's not much help. Nigel Ludham

I have made some changes to the way in which the Ludham Community Archive Group website displays videos. This change is necessary in anticipation of adding a lot more video over the coming weeks. In particular, I have added some videos taken by the late Chris Boardman who lived at How Hill here in Ludham. Chris was interested in many things but sailing was his main hobby and the videos reflect this. One video shows his voyages on the yacht Erivale and another shows the 6m yacht Lalage in which Chris won a gold medal at the 1936 Olympic Games. There is footage from the games. There is also, by contrast, a video showing How Hill in the winter. This is the link. http://www.ludhamarchive.org.uk/vidchris.htm There is a lot more to come from Chris but it needs a lot of editing. He was very given to taking film of ducks which was clearly a big interest of his but gets a bit boring after a while. I hope you like these and there are more to come. Nigel Ludham Community Archive Group

Further update on the Southgates film. It was shot by Dennis Peart. Dennis died about 5 years ago. He was from Ireland and came to The Broads for 70 years. He was a keen film maker so there might be more. I am investigating. The engineer in the film was Fred Burge who still lives locally and it also features Reg Reeve who dates the film to about 1974. I will post more information if I can get it. Nigel Ludham Community Archive Group

Carol, thanks for posting the links to the Ludham Archive Website. I am glad to hear that you are all enjoying the videos which can also be found on our You Tube Channel. I am sure that many of you will know that I write the Ludham Archive Website and I have just given it a bit of a makeover with lots of new things about the village being added all the time. One thing which has been exercising our minds lately is how to better share our collection of videos. We have got a lot of video and we do want to be able to share it as much as possible. We already produce a DVD of Ludham memories called Village Chatter and we are looking at the possibility of producing another as we have got loads of memories. The trouble is that they need very careful editing and this is quite a big job. We do have quite a lot of other videos of Ludham interest and I have started adding these to our video page at www.ludhamarchive.org.uk This process will continue for some time, so do keep looking in. Turning to the Southgates film, this one has been a bit of a problem to us. We have had a copy of it for years but we don't know who made it or owns it. You may recall that I did a post about this on here some time ago but nobody was able to help. All lines of enquiry since that time have also drawn a blank although we are still trying. If any of you know anything about the owner of this film I would like to hear from you. So I have decided the best way is to put the film out there and see if anybody claims it. I suspect there is not a problem with copyright but I would still like to know. I am sure you will realise that Southgates was not actually in Ludham but over the border in Horning. However, Horning does not have a local history group and so at the Ludham Archive we collect Horning things as well. If a group does start in Horning then there is something for us to pass on. We have just provided some pictures for a display at the Horning Boat Show. This display is about St Benet's Abbey which is actually in Horning although it appears on the ground to be in Ludham. In reality, both Horning and Ludham were manors associated with and controlled by the Abbey. The other film Carol has posted covers a holiday on the Broads but it has particular Ludham significance as it contains the only film I know of the Fairy Garden. I do know who the people are in the film but they have asked me to post it without any attribution. I think it is a good film showing what a Broads holiday was like in the early 60s. At the Ludham Archive we are not trying to make a comparison between past and present attitudes to Broads holidays. We just show you what it was actually like. There is more video to come (well actually, a lot more) so keep looking in. Best wishes Nigel Ludham Community Archive Group

Malwarebytes is a virus removal tool. It is free. Usually it is used in conjunction with some anti virus software such as Avast. I teach computers at the Ludham Computer Club where we give free one to one tuition. Earlier this year I had a student who had all sorts of strange problems with her laptop. The laptop had an expensive anti virus program (Norton) installed and running. Now Norton is well known for being less than perfect at keeping viruses out so I downloaded Malwarebytes onto the laptop. It scanned the system and found over 600 infections. This is the most I have ever seen on one laptop. This action got it all working again but the student was somewhat less than grateful telling me she had complete confidence in Norton and I must be wrong. Malwarebytes is a good tool but you do need some sort of anti virus program running as well. Nigel Ludham

I can help a bit here. I drew the map. It is based on a map held by the Ludham Archive for which we don't know who the copyright holder is, or indeed the source, and we have no obvious way of finding out. Also, this map has too much information on it for the simple illustration that I needed. For these reasons we needed a map of our own. I don't think it is fair to post the source map on here but if you want a copy I can e-mail it to you. Send me a PM. However, I notice a very similar looking map posted on the NBF. I hope I am allowed to put a link here http://the-norfolk-broads.co.uk/viewmessages.cfm?Forum=22&Topic=19485&srow=55&erow=65 I suspect that maps like this are based on OS contours. It all depends on how high you want the sea level to be. Choose a different level and you get a different looking map. The sand bar that Yarmouth stands on had not formed at this time so you can ignore the contours in the Yarmouth area. We know the estuary existed and that the Roman forts at Caister and Burgh Castle were in the shore. The Ludham Archive is hosting a website about Flegg Island families. There is a post about this in the History section of this Forum. Now we can see where the island is. I write the Archive Group website, so it is a fair guess that anything on there was put there by me. Hope this helps. Nigel Ludham Community Archive Group

Woodwose is the name of my boat. It is moored in Ludham and is named after the Ludham Woodwose(s). More information about the Ludham Woodwose here: http://www.ludhamarchive.org.uk/font.htm My personal website is http://www.nigelworld.org.uk/index.htm Nigel Ludham

Thanks for the geophysical plan. Very interesting. Well, it might be an apse but the land does slope quite sharply just there so I would be surprised. By the way, the river is on the plan, bottom left. You can see the site of The Chequers a former riverside pub. This website http://www.norfarchtrust.org.uk/stbenets recently much updated and improved is the place to get up to date information about St Benet's. The ruins have been repointed and stabilised at great expense over the last couple of years and I was very lucky to get a visit to the top of the old mill when the scaffolding was there. Fantastic views. Some pictures here http://www.ludhamarchive.org.uk/sbscaff.htm I look forward to your next update on your investigations. Nigel Ludham

If you are interested in pictures of past floods, I have added a section about this to the Ludham Archive website. See http://www.ludhamarchive.org.uk/flood.htm Nigel Ludham Community Archive Group

Here are a couple of extra links: The Catfield village site. It has a small history section. The Catfield Archive Group is also starting up and there are details on the site. http://www.catfield.org.uk/index.htm Flegg Island. The Flegg area was once an island, hence the name. This site is really for those tracing their family trees in the Flegg area. The site went down after the owner died but it has been recreated and is now managed by the Ludham Archive Group http://www.fleggisland.co.uk/ Lots more has been added to the Ludham Archive Website if you are interested in this area. http://www.ludhamarchive.org.uk/ Nigel Ludham

There have been seven pubs in Ludham down the years. Now only 2 remain. I suspect that the others were all a bit before your time. If you explore the pictues on the albums on this page you will find various pictures of them http://www.ludhamarchive.org.uk/photo.htm For pictures of those remaining try: http://www.ludhamarchive.org.uk/pubs.htm Nigel Ludham Community Archive Group

There is a picture of the film being made on location in Ludham on this page of the Ludham Archive website http://www.ludhamarchive.org.uk/nita.htm (scroll down a bit). William Mervyn was one of the actors in the film. He was so impressed by Ludham that he bought Folly house and lived in the village until he died. Folly house had (then) a large garage where he kept his collection of cars. Nigel Ludham

Various Ludham Walks can be found here: http://www.ludhamarchive.org.uk/windex.htm If you would like a copy of our booklet Waterside Walks, send me a PM with your e-mail address. Nigel Ludham Community Archive Group

That is a very good film. Well worth watching. Nigel

Jill. People using BT routers as hotspots do not use the broadband allowance of the owner and do not use their account either so if they download something not so nice it is down to them and not to the owner of the hotspot. The owner of the router has priority in using the internet over hotspot users. By allowing people to share your connection you get access to 4 million hotspots. I often use them and I have even used one at Sydney airport so they all over the world as well as in the UK. Nigel Ludham

Hi All I had a chat with one of the organisers today. Just to clarify a few points further. The concert will be on the large field behind the house which is a sort of natural bowl shape. The field is normally closed to the public. The moorings are not affected. There will be no closure of the moorings or mooring fees. This never even crossed the minds of the organisers. The main change will be to the road leading to the house. This will operate on a one way basis during the event. This is normal for large events at How Hill and has been implemented several times in the past. The road is single track. You go in at the Ludham end and out at the Catfield end. Parking will be on the lawn in front of the house and there will be overflow parking available nearby. St Catherine's Church often organises concerts but this is a new and exciting venue. Ticket sales are going well. There will be plenty of room for everyone. Maybe see you there. Nigel Ludham

I have been using windows 8 since Christmas. I also teach computers at the Ludham Computer Club and I have been teaching a lot of people with new Christmas laptops with Windows 8. Speaking personally, I really like the changes that have been made. It took a few hours to get used to but now I much prefer it. I find it easier and quicker with the new Start Screen rather than the old start button. The new Apps add a new dimension to windows but at the same time you can still use it in the same way you always did. When Windows XP came out it was a big change for those of us used to using Windows 3.1.1 but we soon got used to it. It's the same when you go from Windows 7 to 8. Its a bit different but you soon get used to it. Can I suggest downloading Windows Essentials 2012. This adds several programs including Windows Live Mail and Photo Gallery. I don't know why these were not bundled with Windows 8 in the first place. Nigel

Goodness. There is a fair bit of misinformation floating about here. You can get more information about the concert at http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/environment ... _1_1334761 It's a joint venture between St Catherine's Church and How Hill. How Hill house is not open to the public, its a study center. The road down to the staithe is a public right of way and cannot be closed. Ludham Village fought long and hard for this. The rest of the estate is managed by the Broads Authority. Why would they close the moorings? I live nearby and will be able to hear the concert. I can't see any reason to object. Nigel Ludham

Unfortunately, remembernorfolk.org which I mentioned above is no longer working. It did have a number of photograph collections from various archive groups but the funding ran out. It had been kept running (but without updates) for some time now, and now it is gone. Let's hope that some of the archive groups create their own websites. Fortunately, the Ludham Archive stayed out of it. We are still up and running. www.ludhamarchive.org.uk Nigel

If you pause the video at 46mins 22secs, you see 2 kids in a rowing boat. At the back are some rented cottages and a day boat. We think that those two kids are my wife Christina and her sister Angela. Their family used to rent the cottage every year in the 1960s and also that dayboat. It's hard to be certain but it certainly looks right and it was quite a surprise to see it. We have e-mailed Angela in Canada and I will let you know if she thinks it is them also. Nigel Ludham

Thanks Howard. That's great. I have recently updated the Ludham Archive website. There is new stuff all over but the main update is to "Memories" (see the "Interesting Stuff" button.) Best wishes Nigel

That's a good picture of The Dog. Please can we have a copy for the Ludham Archive? I am sorry we have not been able to come up with much history for The Dog. For some reason there seems to be very little written stuff and even fewer pictures. Maybe we are not looking in the right place. If anything turns up I will post it on here. Nigel Ludham

After spending some further time looking at the writing in the album, it's my view that the date was written at the time the album was made. A fountain pen was probably used. The caption saying "Horning Ferry" was probably added later. It may even have been written with a biro which would have to be 1950s onwards. However, whoever wrote the captions had an intimate knowledge of the family and I guess it was a close family member. Having said all this, it really does look like the boat in the photograph is a ferry and I am sure it is at Horning. Nigel