Water, Mills & Marshes

Alex spent his whole working life in the sugar beet industry, starting in Scotland and finishing in Cantley in Norfolk. He was employed in many

Tony grew up on the marshes and has been involved with them all his life. He talks about coypu, drainage, agriculture and the future of

Generations of Brian’s family have lived on the marshes and worked as marshmen. He tells us about his family and his own life growing up

Marshman Paul was born on a marsh farm, where he and his twin brother were involved with the work from a very early age. He

Suzie provides a fascinating insight into her experiences growing up on Wheatfen Broad as a child of the well-known Ted and Phyllis Ellis, and her

Linda and Vincent took on the raising and restoration of the trading wherry Maud in 1981 and since then Maud has been restored to health.

Paul talks about his life as a coypu trapper, working on the marshes and the ten year eradication programme. He could have been the last Norfolk

Bill lived and worked on the marshes in Norfolk all his life. He talks about all the jobs involved and the changes that took place

Rex is a member of a Norfolk Broads boatbuilding family and he spent his working life in the boatbuilding industry on the Broads. My grandfather

John tells of life on the Norfolk marshes – wildlife, wildfowling and the characters who lived there. Life on the Marshes I moved from Cambridge