Burnham Thorpe
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GIFTS FOR SALE – ASK BEHIND THE BAR

Books
1. More Heritage and Nelson (Hardback)
By Les Winter (Former Licensee of the Lord Nelson – 1966-1994) - £10.00
2. Hero’s Country – Nelson and the Norfolk He Knew
By Les Winter (see above) - £4.00
3. Strangest Pubs in Britain (featuring The Lord Nelson) - £6.99
4. The CAMRA National Inventory
(featuring pubs with interiors of outstanding historical interest) - £2.50
5. I am Horatio Nelson (proceeds to Burnham Overy Harbour Trust) £10.00

Booklets
1. Burnham Boy by Graham Pooley - £1.50
2. 5 Years on the Beach & The Other ‘Horatio’ Nelson of Burnham Thorpe
by Cecil J Isaacson, Rector of Burnham Thorpe (1962-1985) - £2.00
3. Nelson and His Homeland by Cecil J Isaacson - £2.00
4.Nelson by Colin White-£3.50
5. The Port of Wells - 1100 years of History - £2.50

Maps
1. The Burnham’s Map – Walking Map of the Burnhams -£1.75
2. Cycling Discovery Map – Nelson’s Norfolk -£1.50
3. Cycling Discovery Map – The Lost Villages of Breckland -£1.50
4. Cycling Discovery Map – The Bishop’s Chapel – Dereham to Dereham- £1.50
5. Quintessential North Norfolk – Map and Guide- Free

The Lord Nelson, Burnham Thorpe Lighters - £1.00

Greetings Cards (Blank Inside)
The Young Nelson or The Battle of Trafalgar - 90p each
From original watercolours by Jason Parker, Gt Yarmouth

Small Postcards – No 1 @ 75p
No's 2 - 8 @ 50p
each or buy No's 2- 8 for £2.00
1. The Lord Nelson Pub (today) 75p
2. Hero of Trafalgar – William Heysman Overend RA
3. Viscount Nelson as Vice Admiral of the Blue by John Hoppner RA
4. Fighting Temeraire
5. All Saints Church, Burnham Thorpe (end view)
6. All Saints Church, Burnham Thorpe (side view)
7. The Lord Nelson Pub sign
8. Pen and Ink drawing of the Lord Nelson Public House, Burnham Thorpe

Large Postcard - 75p
Lord Nelson with Lady Hamilton and their Daughter, Horatia

Nelson Dress Uniform (includes donation to All Saint’s Church) £1.10

The Lord Nelson Pens £1.50

Engraved Glass
Engraved Glass Trafalgar Bicentenary 2005
Rock Crystal Tumbler engraved Bicentennial - £10.00
Lead Crystal Engraved Ice Block (each one unique) - £10.00

The Lord Nelson Hand Engraved Glasses:
Lead Crystal Shot Glass – with portrait of Nelson - engraved to order - £20.00
Lead Crystal Half Pint Tankard - £16.50
Rock Crystal Tumbler - £10.00
Lead Crystal Half Pint Stein - £12.95

Pottery
(Made locally by Holkham Pottery)
Grey Nelson Toby Jug - £ 8.50
Nelson & Trafalgar Mug - £ 9.00

Polo/T Shirts
Polo Shirts (M, L, XL)-Black with Gold Logo - £12.95

Sweets
Horatio Nelson Milk Chocolate Bar (100gm) - £1.20

HMS Victory Oak Wine Stoppers – boxed and certificated -£19.50

Blended on the premises:
Bottle of Nelson’s Blood
® 75cl - £19.00
Bottle of Lady Hamilton’s Nip
® 75cl - £19.00
Bottles of Nelson’s Blood
® 25cl £7.50


The Parsonage in Burnham Thorpe
Knocked down in 1803 by the new Vicar after his father died.


Photo of Cape Trafalgar taken by Mike Clark

About the Man Himself

1758

Nelson born in our village at Burnham Thorpe. The middle son of a family of five boys and three girls, his father was the rector of the Parish Church. His mother enjoyed valuable social connections.
1767 His Mother died suddenly on Boxing Day.
1771 Joins his Uncle, Captain Maurice Suckling on the 'Raisonnable', a captured French ship, as 'Captains Servant'
1777 Nelson takes examination for a commission as Lieutenant.
1779

Nelson promoted to Post Captain.

 

Assumed command of his first vessel, 'Hitchinbroke'.

1788-1793 Nelson, with his new wife, Frances, lives in the Parsonage at Burnham Thorpe.
1793

Back to sea on 'HMS Agamemnon'.

 

Meets Emma, Lady Hamilton.

1794 In a landing party at Siege of Calvi, Nelson blinded in right eye.
1797

Success on board 'HMS Captain' off Cape St Vincent, makes Nelson a hero and the toast of London.

 

Promoted to Rear Admiral of the Blue

 

Made Knight of the Bath

  5 Months later at Santa Cruz, right arm shattered then amputated.
1798

Success at the Battle of the Nile onboard 

'HMS Vanguard'

 

Made Baron Nelson of the Nile.

 

Begins affair with Emma.

1801

Promoted to Vice Admiral

 

Nelson made Commander in Chief, Baltic  after Battle of Copenhagen

 

Made Viscount Nelson of the Nile & Burnham Thorpe.

1803 Appointed Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet.

Hoists flag on 'Victory'

1805 The Battle of Trafalgar. Nelson's greatest achievement, but it cost him his life.
  Now, how to get his body home!!

Whilst on holiday in The Canary Islands, Penny and David visited the Military Museum in Santa Cruz, Tenerife which houses a fine display about the battle of Santa Cruz (July 1797) at which Nelson lost his arm.

The display includes
The cannon
El Tigre
(the Tiger) from which,
so it is said, the shot came which caused the injury
The flag from the Frigate Emerald…which the victorious English hoisted up on the Tower of San Christobal Castle- the HeadQuarters of the Spanish Commander General Gutierrez.

 

 

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