Beeston Regis
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the bishop family of rosebury re rose
My name was Donna Bishop when I lived with my parents, Sgt Frank Bishop and Jeanette. We were stationed at Sulthorpe air force base, but we rented a house from Mr. and Mrs. Sainty. Our house was supposed to be haunted. I remember Susan and Alison Sainty, they were our next door neighbors and friends. My sister Brenda and I attended a school nearby and we took the bus. My 1st class teacher was Miss Pocock, and then my 2nd class teacher was Mrs. Smith. Mr Chestney was the school headmaster. My family was in that horrible flood that almost demolished Holland, and this flood did a lot of damage to our area where we lived. I saved up and with ...read more here
A memory of West Runton contributed by donna barringer
The Beach
When I look at these old photos, Sheringham has not changed that much, it's very strange though seeing the old Grand Hotel. I used to take the ponies round the roundabout as a young child to earn money during the summer. The water trough is still there but full of flowers instead of horses' noses.
A memory of Sheringham contributed by Claire Williamson
Names of Lifeboatmen....
The gentleman laying on the ground in the front is my great grandfather John 'Teapot' West. He was a fisherman and lifeboatman but also well known for being a 'Fisherman Evangelist'. Together with William Craske and William Long he was a Methodist Preacher for over 50 years. They travelled throughout the county preaching and after visitors heard them they appeared at rallies in such places as London, Birmingham and Liverpool. These fishermen/lifeboatmen were strong, brave and somewhat exceptional men. There is a phrase used which I think fits them beautifully - 'Iron Men in Wooden Boats'.
Pictured from left:
1. Henry 'Joyful' West
2. Wilson Able (with pipe)
3. Grice (in the background - unsure of Christian name)
4. 'Brighams' ...read more here
A memory of Sheringham contributed by Barbara West
Pillbox on the cliff
I lived in East Runton as a child somewhere around 1960 and I have a couple of memories. More than likely they are for my own purpose but here goes. I used to play in the white pillbox that was up on the cliff edge. When I went back in 1992 it had fallen down to the beach by then and I really wanted to play in it again. Also in the center of the village there was a little pond. I fell in one time and it was really muddy and shallow and the botton was lined with little red bugs...creeped me out. Oh and one more thing Robert Brownsell and Eric Peters were my best freinds. I think Robert ...read more here
A memory of East Runton contributed by paul wilton
Extracts From Beeston Regis & Norfolk books
The north winds have
taken their toll and bent
the lamp-posts which
illuminate this slope
during the evening.
The covered stalls and
amusement tents are
huddled together in the
shelter of the cliffs. The
increasing number of
these facilities crammed
into this popular
spot forced the local
fishermen to move their
boats to the opposite end
of the promenade nearer
to East Beach.
An extract from from"Cromer, Sheringham and Holt Photographic Memories".
This is the main route
from Runton and
west Norfolk into the
centre of town. It has
hardly changed today,
and the original
buildings are still
intact; they escaped
bomb damage during
the Second World
War. This view is not
particularly attractive,
because it shows
the rear views of the
properties on the
right, which face the
sea front, and are
better seen from that
direction. Tourists
are not the tidiest of
our species, but the
road sweeper (middle
distance, centre) is
doing a great job.
An extract from from"Cromer, Sheringham and Holt Photographic Memories".
These cliffs do not suffer
as much erosion as those
eastwards towards Cromer
and beyond. The road from
the village ends at this beach,
which is known as the Gap. The
area has good parking and a
tea shop, where it is possible to
hire beach tents; refreshments
can be purchased and taken on
trays directly onto the sands.
If the tides are in your favour
and you have the energy, it is
possible to walk to Sheringham
and even Cromer from here,
either on the beach, or if the
tide has been misjudged, on
the cliff top.
An extract from from"Cromer, Sheringham and Holt Photographic Memories".
At this time
Sheringham was
developing into a
popular seaside
resort which would
rival Cromer, though
the inclination of
the townsfolk was to
ensure that it retained
its charm. This grand
view extends over the
town beyond West
Cliff as far as Blakeney
Point in the distance.
An extract from from"Cromer, Sheringham and Holt Photographic Memories".
There was a church in Holt by 1086, the year of the Domesday Book. The present church
is quite small in comparison to the more prosperous churches of Cley and Blakeney; the
14th-century rebuilding was completed to the instructions of Sir William de Nerford and
his wife Petronilla, owners of one of the local manors. Originally the church had a spire. The
restorations carried out in the last hundred years have left a rather ordinary-looking building.
An extract from from"Cromer, Sheringham and Holt Photographic Memories".