Our new programme of lectures, walks and visits is now available. View the full programme →
Martham, Norfolk
We are ordinary people with an extraordinary passion for Martham and East Anglia. Over ten years and 60+ active members — come and discover the stories, places and people that shaped our corner of Norfolk.
Who we are
We are not academic historians, but ordinary people interested in learning about and recording the history and heritage of Martham, its surrounding area and East Anglia. This website is a series of reports on talks, trips and events held at the rate of about one each month.
Some of our talks have attracted audiences of over one hundred, and meetings now regularly fill the Methodist Church premises, which we are very grateful to use. Read our detailed Aims and Constitution.
Martham is a village in the Norfolk Broads, historically part of the Flegg area. Now home to nearly 4,000 people, its knapped-flint church built around 1370 is a testament to local wealth and power across the centuries.
A four-day exhibition marking sixty years of the reign of Queen Elizabeth II drew over 400 visitors and raised £3,000 for Grade I church restoration.
Working with Media Projects East and Flegg High School, we produced a fascinating oral history record of life two or three generations ago. Read the stories →
We published a history trail leaflet and researched nineteenth-century Martham during the national health crisis.
In 2017 we funded Martham's first historical blue plaque, celebrating a notable nineteenth-century missionary couple from the village.
Find your way around
From our current programme to decades of archived talks and visits — everything is a click away.
Our 2026 schedule of lectures, guided walks and visits to historical places.
A full index of past lectures and speaker reports going back many years.
Coach trips, guided walks and visits to historical places across East Anglia.
A growing digital archive of documents, photographs and artefacts from the village's past.
Oral histories and records of life in Martham two or three generations ago.
Current and completed research projects — from tithe maps to blue plaques.
AGM reports, constitutions and records of how we are run.
Links to local history resources and websites we recommend.
Get in touch with the Secretary or ask about joining the group.
From the archive
Early postcards, documents and photographs — many over a century old.