Welcome to all our members, volunteers and supporters
Come and discover the story of Dereham's Past
Bishop Bonner's Cottage Museum
is now closed for the winter.
We will be reopening on 2nd may 2020.
but please check the Museum Opening Times link
for details
is now closed for the winter.
We will be reopening on 2nd may 2020.
but please check the Museum Opening Times link
for details
Merry Christmas and a happy new year to all our members and supporters
Find out more about Bishop Bonner's Cottage Museum of local history - and the group of volunteers who run it from the Dereham Heritage Trust.
At the AGM in February 2019 the Dereham Antiquarian Society decided to change its name to the Dereham Heritage Trust. This was to give the organisation a more up to date image relevant to the world in which we now live, while also acknowledging that the conservation of the town’s heritage, in all its forms, is a key part of our activities.
Would you like to help us keep the museum open?
We urgently need more volunteers to help us preserve and interpret the town's heritage, if you are interested please email
ken-hawkins@tiscali.co.uk .
Please come and join us, membership of the Trust is open to all.
For further information, please choose from the menu on the left-hand side, or above if you are using a mobile phone.
At the AGM in February 2019 the Dereham Antiquarian Society decided to change its name to the Dereham Heritage Trust. This was to give the organisation a more up to date image relevant to the world in which we now live, while also acknowledging that the conservation of the town’s heritage, in all its forms, is a key part of our activities.
Would you like to help us keep the museum open?
We urgently need more volunteers to help us preserve and interpret the town's heritage, if you are interested please email
ken-hawkins@tiscali.co.uk .
Please come and join us, membership of the Trust is open to all.
For further information, please choose from the menu on the left-hand side, or above if you are using a mobile phone.
Our next talk is on
Wednesday 8 January 2020
King's Lynn - A hidden gem
Speaker: Michael Aldiss
Michael’s talk will include the development of the town from 1086 to the present day. You will be taken on a town walk from Saturday Market Place to Tuesday Market Place, taking in some of the town’s historic and iconic buildings.
Trinity Methodist Church Hall,
Theatre Street, Dereham,
NR19 2EP
at 7.30pm
Admission is £1 for members of Dereham Heritage Trust and £3 for non-members. Refreshments are included. Visitors are always welcome, with the fee payable on the door.
Wednesday 8 January 2020
King's Lynn - A hidden gem
Speaker: Michael Aldiss
Michael’s talk will include the development of the town from 1086 to the present day. You will be taken on a town walk from Saturday Market Place to Tuesday Market Place, taking in some of the town’s historic and iconic buildings.
Trinity Methodist Church Hall,
Theatre Street, Dereham,
NR19 2EP
at 7.30pm
Admission is £1 for members of Dereham Heritage Trust and £3 for non-members. Refreshments are included. Visitors are always welcome, with the fee payable on the door.
Engraving of King's Lynn by WENCESLAUS HOLLAR (1607-77)
"Pretty, quiet Dereham, thou pattern of an English town".
Quotation from Lavengro by George Borrow, one of Dereham's famous sons, born in 1803.
Quotation from Lavengro by George Borrow, one of Dereham's famous sons, born in 1803.
