Cheating The Parson: Farming & Fascism in 1930's Norfolk
Fading graffiti showing the remains of the lightning flash insignia of the British Union of Fascists daubed on the walls of farm buildings in North Norfolk, UK.
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The first in Stiffkey displays the emblem of the movement, and the second in Aylsham reads Stand By The King, probably referring to the abdication crisis of 1936 . Whoever made the marks, some 20 miles apart did so in bitumen, and intentionally or otherwise ensured they would survive the battering the wind coming off the North Sea gives to bri…
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