Old Hunstanton, Old Elms, Ringstead Downs 1896
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Photo ref: 38414
Photo of Old Hunstanton, Old Elms, Ringstead Downs 1896

More about this scene

This spot is beloved of tobogganers in the snow and strollers the rest of the year. The air here was said to be of a very fine quality, and the wells sunk deep in the chalk hereabouts were said to provide finer water than that of the spa at Harrogate.

A Selection of Memories from Old Hunstanton

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Old Hunstanton

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I can remember walking up Sea Lane with my brothers, and visiting the little shop owned by Mrs Proudfoot, in the hope of getting some groceries for our parents (and sweets for us)! Everything about the shop was quaint, from the layout of the shop floor to the scales on the counter. It wasn't always the best stocked shop, so if ever Mrs Proudfoot had sold out of something, or we needed something she didn't ...see more