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Historic maps of Bacton and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Bacton maps
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Bacton books
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Norfolk Broads Photographic Memories
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Norfolk Coast Photographic Memories
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Norfolk Photographic Memories
Paperback
£13
2 Bacton photos appear in 1 Frith book titles. You can read extracts and browse photos from these books.
Memories of Bacton
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I was a boarder at St Peter's Court, Bacton, Norfolk in the 1950s and a few years ago I found Rosemary, the daughter of the headmaster, in a village nearby. Sadly no one else had left their names so that some of us old boys could find each other. I wish I could find some old boarders but it seems unlikely.... [more]
Shared on 10 August 2009
Norfolk memories
My parents, Nancy and Tony Harris, managed the hotel at this time and whilst there I was born in Cromer, returning to live for a couple of years, before they took up another posting elsewhere. I do have vague memories of running around in the grounds and apparently found my way to the cliff path.
I have visited Mundesley... [more]
Shared on 20 January 2009
My dad worked in the Hotel Continental around 1973/74. He met my mother there and he has told me many stories about this beautiful hotel. He visited again recently and by all accounts it is in a very sorry state. That is why it is so nice to find this fantastic picture of the place. By all accounts, the large conservatory... [more]
Shared on 20 March 2007
Parade Cafe & Amusement Arcade
The Parade Cafe & Amusement Arcade is on the left in your picture, My Father bought it for 5000.00 in 1956. It stayed in the family until my brother-in-law Billy Burrows sold it in the mid 1980's. Business-wise it was a goldmine, in those days it was one of the safest beaches on the coastline for 7 miles in each direction.... [more]
Shared on 21 October 2006
Extracts From Bacton & Norfolk books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Bacton, inspired by Frith photos.
Norfolk - A Second Selection Photographic Memories
These are the ruins of Bromholm Priory, founded in 1113. It was famous for possessing 'the Holy Rood of Bromholm', said to be part of the true Cross. The village purchased it in 1223 and immediately miraculous cures began to happen, with dead people being restored to life. The same year Henry III visited the priory and granted the village a... [more]
This is an extract from Norfolk - A Second Selection Photographic Memories.
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Norfolk Coast Photographic Memories
Properly titled Bromholm Priory, this was a Cluniac priory, founded in 1113 by William de Glanville. It was well known that the priory had a miraculous section of the True Cross, and a popular exclamation in 14th- and 15th-century texts was 'Oh, Holy Rood of Bromholm!' The religious house fell at the Dissolution in 1536, and only a few ruins hint at its glory... [more]
This is an extract from Norfolk Coast Photographic Memories.
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Norfolk Coast Photographic Memories
Up to the Second World War, Bacton remained a sleepy fishing hamlet. In the late 1940s and early 50s caravan and camping sites saw the village embrace the holiday trade with an amusement arcade and new shops like Sea View Café, which were conveniently sited near the beach for visitors staying on the campsites away from the village centre.
This is an extract from Norfolk Coast Photographic Memories.
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