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Bacton, Abbey 1933 (ref. 85862) | 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 today.
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Bacton, Sea View Cafe c1955 (ref. B493018) | 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.
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Blakeney, High Street c1965 (ref. B121127) | In this area there are a concentration of attractive small plaques above the doors and lintels
announcing that the cottages are owned by Blakeney Neighbourhood Housing Association. Founded
by Nora Clogstoun in 1946, the association is not just concerned with the preservation of these
beautiful homes; its primary purpose is to provide affordable homes to rent for local people.
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Blakeney, the Harbour from the High Street c1965 (ref. B121166) | This view shows the winding
channel of some 4 miles
between the open sea and the
quayside. Its accompanying
embankment was built to its
present state in November
1897 after the 'Black Monday'
storm severely damaged the
old one. This 19th-century
embankment has held well
despite sporadic flood damage.
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Blakeney, the Church 1925 (ref. 77528) | Set on the high ground about
115ft above sea level, inland from
the main village, St Nicholas's
Church was erected and enlarged
from the 13th century by the
medieval wool traders of the area.
The smaller tower at the north-
east angle of the chancel was
erected by these same merchants
so that a lantern light could be
placed in it for the guidance of
their ships into the quay.
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Blakeney, the Quay Side 1925 (ref. 77524) | When this photograph was
taken, Blakeney was still a
small trading port;
it could accommodate
vessels of 150 tons burden
to unload and load coal,
oil-cake and manure
at the quay. Little or no
mention of the village was
made in the tourist guides
at the time.
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Blakeney, the Quay c1955 (ref. B121045) | Blakeney only really
began to become
popular as a tourist and
holiday destination from
the mid 1920s. At that
time a number of old
buildings were cleared
from the quayside and
the Blakeney Hotel (seen
spreading along the
quay to the right of the
photograph) was built for
the sum of £31,000—a huge
investment in its day.
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Burnham Market, The Village c1955 (ref. B500001) | On the green is the war
memorial to the fallen
of the First World War
which was unveiled with
due ceremony by Lord
Leicester in the 1920s. To
the right of the memorial
may be seen the drapery
shop kept for many years
by Mr Daniel Searle.
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Burnham Market, The Village c1955 (ref. B500007) | This view takes in the
east end of the Market
Place and Front Street.
On the right is G W
Roy's fancy repository
and the post office, and
just beyond that is the
Black Horse pub. This
hostelry, known for most
of the 19th century as the
Wild Horse, was kept by
successive generations of
the Habberton family.
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Burnham Overy Staithe, the Creek c1955 (ref. O80006) | Pictured from the Hard, with old maltings on the left, this peaceful view cannot be easily replicated
today, as the ground here fills up with cars in the summer months and sailing boats battened down
for the bad weather in the winter time.
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Burnham Overy Staithe, the Creek c1955 (ref. O80009) | Here the Burn winds its way through
lavender-covered salt marshes to
the sea; here the sand dunes stretch
away to Holkham in the east and
Scolt Head island to the west. A
number of the boats here were still
working boats at this date; fishermen
took them out to sea to mussel beds
renowned for the size and quality of
their shellfish.
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Caister-On-Sea, the Lifeboat c1955 (ref. C450110) | Holy Trinity Church, built in the Early English and Perpendicular styles, has a register dating
back to 1563. After falling into disrepair, it was restored in 1894. The most poignant memorial
in the church is the east window, erected in 1903 in memory of the nine men who 'never
turned back' and lost their lives in the Caister Lifeboat disaster of 1901.
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Caister-On-Sea, the Holiday Camp c1955 (ref. C450137) | In 1906, Fletcher Dodd
began to provide holidays
for groups of socialists from
the East End of London in
the grounds of his house on
Ormesby Road. The potential
of a holiday camp soon
became apparent, and Dodd
acquired nearby land which
became the first holiday
camp in England. Although
the original 1906 site has
been built on, the expanded
camp site was bought by
Ladbrokes in 1973 and is still
going today.
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Caister-On-Sea, the Railway Station c1955 (ref. C450003) | The railway first passed through
Caister in 1877. In 1937 this halt
was built at the holiday camp to
allow the holiday camp expresses
which ran from London to
Yarmouth to drop off passengers.
The line was closed in March
1959, and the tracks were taken
up shortly afterwards.
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Caister-On-Sea, the Church 1908 (ref. 60668) | Holy Trinity Church, built in the Early English and Perpendicular styles, has a register dating
back to 1563. After falling into disrepair, it was restored in 1894. The most poignant memorial
in the church is the east window, erected in 1903 in memory of the nine men who 'never
turned back' and lost their lives in the Caister Lifeboat disaster of 1901.
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Cley, the Marshes 1959 (ref. C118026) | The marshes were a popular
haunt of wildfowlers seeking
tasty birds and unusual
specimens for the taxidermist.
About 400 acres of this area
were purchased by Dr Sydney
Long in 1926. He believed
the birds could be best
appreciated alive and in their
own habitat. He went on to
found the Norfolk Wildlife
Trust, and this became the
first County Nature Reserve in
the country.
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Cley, the Church 1957 (ref. C118001) | St Margaret's stands on high ground at the southern end of the present village near the
green at Newgate. The church was built in the 13th century and enlarged by wealthy Glaven
port traders in the 14th century; the features, details and monuments inside are truly
outstanding, even among the great wealth of medieval churches Norfolk is blessed with.
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Cromer, Golf Links 1921 (ref. 70946) | The Royal Cromer Golf Club was formed in 1887 with HRH Edward, Prince of Wales (later Edward VII)
as its first Patron. The course of 6,200 yards was originally planned by Tom Morris, and later
re-arranged and improved by Messrs Colt and Taylor. In 1921 gentlemen paid 5s a day, 7s 6d on
Sundays, and 25s for a weekly ticket.
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Cromer, the Lighthouse 1933 (ref. 85796) | Built in 1832 in anticipation of
the old lighthouse being lost in
a cliff fall (which occurred in
1866), it was originally lit by oil
lamps. It was converted to gas,
and then fitted with electricity
in 1936; the resultant 49,000
candle power beam could be
seen up to 23 miles out to sea.
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Cromer, the Pier c1950 (ref. C192002) | Fully restored after having
its middle blown out as
an anti-invasion measure
in 1940, the pier has been
returned to its true purpose
of entertaining visitors. At
the pier head is the Pavilion
Theatre. With allowances
for wars and disasters, the
pier is home to the oldest
end-of-the-pier summer
show in England—its roots
go back to 1921.
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