Mundesley
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- 10 photos on Mundesley appear in 3 Frith books - View photos of Mundesley
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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. They were still finding land mines all along the East Coast from World War II, and Mundesley had the only good beach access. Great days for my family.
Freddy Bailey, son of David Bailey.
Contributed by freddy Bailey
Hotel Continental - 1973/74
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 was the dining room. If anyone has any memories of the Hotel Continental then I would be grateful if they would post them here.
Contributed by Jason Heatley
Norfolk memories
Hotel Continental - 1973/74
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 was the dining room. If anyone has any memories of the Hotel Continental then I would be grateful if they would post them here.
A memory of Mundesley contributed by Jason Heatley
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. They were still finding land mines all along the East Coast from World War II, and Mundesley had the only good beach access. Great days for my family.
Freddy Bailey, son of David Bailey.
A memory of Mundesley contributed by freddy Bailey
Extracts From Mundesley & Norfolk books
Two routes are to be
seen in the background
leading to the beach.
To the right, the private
steps (now lost) from
the Manor Hotel led to
their own promenade.
At the top of the public
slope on the left may be
seen the old Coastguard
Station demolished in
1928 ; it was replaced by
the building occupied
today as a Coastwatch
Station and museum.
An extract from from"Norfolk Coast Photographic Memories".
Looking west along the High Street, we see buildings which are
characteristic of North Norfolk: flints set in mortar, with brick facings.
An extract from from"East Anglia Pocket Album".
This evocative image captures
the atmosphere of Mundesley
in the early 1920s. It is still
recognisable today, but Percy
Bladon Dando does not have
his general store on the left
any more. The road here is
not made up with tarmac, nor
are there any pavements—
but judging from the look of
the road, the most common
traffic here is a pony and trap.
An extract from from"Norfolk Coast Photographic Memories".
After the railway came to Mundesley in
1898, it was anticipated that the village
would be as popular as Cromer. New
properties and hotels were erected at
such a pace that two brickyards were
established. The boom did not come,
and building stopped. It is somewhat
ironic that the site along the west cliff
where the holiday developments were
planned became this caravan site.
An extract from from"Norfolk Coast Photographic Memories".
Originally a rough roadway through
the cliffs to the beach known as Cart
Gap, the Gangway was constructed in
concrete in 1898 by Steward & Patteson
brewery, the owners of the Ship Hotel.
Their actions were stirred to protect
their property after a stormy sea
smashed away most of the adjacent
Lifeboat Hotel and cliff in 1897.
An extract from from"Norfolk Coast Photographic Memories".