woodwose

Sorry I didn't reply earlier. the shop on Womack was indeed on or near the site of Harrison's boatyard. If anyone has any photographs, the Ludham Archive Group would be interested in seeing them. Nigel Ludham

I think Golling is the right name for the shop on Womack Water. I think the Ludham Archive has got a photograph of it somewhere, but I can't find it at the moment. Nigel Ludham

I think there was a proposal to build the bypass on stilts over the existing railway line. Coupled with this was a development of 200 houses between Wroxham Church and the village. All of this seems to have come to nothing now so I suppose we will have to put up with a bit of queue over Wroxham Bridge. From a traffic point of view , the delays are not to bad, but it would have been nice to get the traffic out of Hoveton. A bypass built this way would have been quite an impressive sight, but I guess it is not worth it. Nigel Ludham

Some shops have survived. The attachment shows Throwers of Ludham in the early 20th Century. Still going strong over 100 years later. Guy Thrower is the 4th generation manager from the same family. Nigel Ludham

My boat is named after the Ludham Woodwose (well both of them really). If you don't know what these are then a visit to St Catherine's in Ludham would be instructive. Nigel Ludham