By Drs Elsa Lee & Dr. Richard Irvine

Location: Village in the Broads

Project Title: Children’s accounts of special and favourite place in Rural East Anglia

Project Description: An essay of a walk through a village in the Broads guided by local school children

Collector: Drs Elsa Lee & Richard Irvine with teachers’ support

Collection Date: December 2016

Collection Details: Data collected through walking and talking with children as guides through their familiar places. The account of the walk is compiled from a collection of field notes of observations and audio recordings of conversations during the walks

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A range of photos of a river on the Broads.

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I like Yarmouth Sea Front because it has pleasure beach, Joyland and all the amusements. A photograph of a shopfront in Joyland.

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I like the woods because it’s fun to explore and I like riding on my BMX in it.

I like climbing on my tree and looking over the fields.

My room is one of my favourite places because I read there and I like the view from the window.

The snug is also one of my favourite places because I watch TV in it and it’s got a comfy sofa.

I do all my Lego models here and put my display on it.

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My bedroom is my special place because it’s where I spend most of my time. I also like my room because I play with my action figures and my laptop there.

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Photographs of a shopping mall, a boat on the Broads, a British sandy beach.

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This is my cricket pitch where I always go there and my top score is 41 in one match. Photograph of cricket pitch in winter with trees in the background and a cloudy sky. This is a picture of my cricket club hut and the team’s score hut. Photograph as described above.

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My special place is camping with mum, dad and Oliver. Photograph of caravan and tent set up in a campsite in summer with green grass and trees behind.

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My house is a special place so I can stay in it and do stuff in my house. Photograph of the front door and windows of a house. My bed is a special place because I can sleep in it.

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I chose this place because playing football is my favourite thing to do. Photograph of a football match on a flood lit pitch.

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This is my favourite place because it is not built and I like going on the digger and shovelling. Photograph of a building site with mud and so on in front of a house.

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Photographs of boy on holiday in a museum, in front of a boat and with his dad.

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My Special Place: When I’m at the go karting track, getting ready to race my dad, it makes me feel happy. Photograph of a go karting track with tyres and so on in place.

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I have chosen the tennis court as my special place because I regularly train and play tournaments there. Along the way I have met some girls who have become my friends. It has taught me to win and lose graciously but most importantly I enjoy the wonderful sport of tennis.

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This is the tree in my garden. It is special to me because I can climb it and I go to it every day after school and I spend most my time in it. And that is why it is my favourite place to be. A range of photographs of a girl in a tree in her garden in various positions.

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I love playing cricket (I am bowling). I’m at Winterton Beach. I love the sea. I love looking at the ducks swimming in the lake. I’m in Stratford-Upon-Avon. I love swimming. I’m in the swimming gala. I won gold. A range of photos of a girl doing all of the above activities.

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My bedroom is my special place because it is warm and cosy in the winter. Photograph of a girl in her bed.

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The reason I chose this photo is because I like getting muddy climbing the trees and chucking the leaves about. I also like going there with my dog. Photograph of winter trees with snowdrops underneath.

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This is my sofa. It has many memories embedded in it, movie days, Christmases, parties, birthdays and I flopped on it when I came back from hospital.

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I chose this room to be my special place because it’s where my family usually are. My dog is usually there too, lazily lying on the sofa. She’s in the photo, my dog. Photograph of a living room with a dog on the sofa

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My garden is my special place because it's where I can have fun playing with my friends and family.

It’s also a place where I can be myself and relax.

I also play on the climbing frame and in my little den.

My other special place is my bedroom

because I go there mostly because I’ve just had an argument with my sister

or to play the piano and the flute.

Sometimes I go there to read and do my homework.

It’s even my cats’ favourite place because I always find them sleeping on my bed. Photographs of bedroom and garden with play equipment in it.

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I enjoy searching for strange shaped trees. I love looking over the water. Photographs of trees (3) and a Broads river My special place is Mousehold Woods because I have been there since I was little with my family. Photo montage of a wood, girl and her family walking in the woods, family up a tree and a girl up a tree.

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My special place is Mousehold Woods because I have been there since I was little with my family. Photo montage of a wood, girl and her family walking in the woods, family up a tree and a girl up a tree.

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Salhouse Broads is my special place because it’s very quiet and I go there every weekend to feed the ducks. An envelope of 10 photos of Salhouse Broads. Ducks, trees, paths, bridges and water with and without boats feature. No people featured in any of the images.

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Winter dunes: it is my special place because it is my favourite dog walk and I love my dog. Photograph of grassy dunes on a clear day with a girl in the far distance looking at the camera.

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I have spent some of the best times in my room with my friends and family; playing on my computer Xbox PS2/3WII/U (after doing my homework and spellings and extra maths). I’m still in the middle of putting my calendar up and my posters and pictures. Photograph montage of a girl’s bedroom featuring her desk with computer, her bed and her chest of drawers all in fuchsia colours.