A Son of the Rock

Next stop after King’s Lynn was Thetford, still in Norfolk. It is the birthplace of Thomas Paine, writer of the Rights of Man and one of the inspirers of the American Revolution.

His statue is prominent in the town:-

This memorial to the men of the 359^th Fighter Group, 8^th US Air Force, was close by:-

On the way in we had passed this brick-built Art Deco Fire Station:-

Could this once have been a Woolworth’s?

Though there were folks around we didn’t hear anyone speaking English for about ten minutes:-

Someone though had been watching Dad’s Army:-

Thetford War Memorial:-

Great War dedication:-

1939-45 dedication:-

Prominent poppy above door; even more so on chimney on Royal British Legion building:-