Overstrand
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Family connections with the 'Louisa Hartwell'.
My father and grandfather both served with Henry Blogg on the 'Louisa Hartwell' and my dad was one of the pallbearers when Henry Blogg died.
A memory of Cromer contributed by Mrs M Wright
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
YH294 PANDORA
I spent all my younger July and Augusts at East Runton in my grandad's caravan on Stewarts caravan site. My sister Gaynor and I made good friends with brothers Mick and Graham Kilsby from Kettering.
I have many happy memories of hot summers and beach huts and a boat with the number YH294 Pandora on the side. Mick said one day "you know I'll remember that for the rest of my life" and do you know, I have .......wonder if he did!
A memory of East Runton contributed by MANDY johnson
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
Extracts From Overstrand & Norfolk books
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.
An extract from from"Norfolk Coast Photographic Memories".
Overstrand is adjacent to Cromer. Its church disappeared from the cliffs into the ever-encroaching sea in the reign of Richard II. Another was built, and that too was a ruin for a number of years – it has since been restored. In this picture smart young men stroll along the beach, and ladies who are brave enough to enter the sea would change into their swimsuits in the bathing tents.
An extract from from"East Anglia".
Known as the village of millionaires at the turn of the century (because no less than six lived in the village), Overstrand
maintained its exclusivity for many years. Despite a fine beach and a railway link, only a handful of hotels and guesthouses
could be found here. Pictured on the corner of the high street is the Engadine private hotel, run at the time by Mrs E G Edwards.
An extract from from"Norfolk Coast Photographic Memories".
Originally two separate
properties, this attractive house
(the architect was Lutyens)
has had a chequered career.
Relatives of the Rothchild
family lived here, and so did
Lord Battersea. The extensive
gardens were named the Garden
of Dreams, a play on words, as
the Garden of Sleep was close
by. It was enough to attract
visitors, who were charged to
look around, and the money
was given to charity. In the
1930s, Chivers, the jam and jelly
makers, purchased a section of
the grounds for growing fruit.
An extract from from"Cromer, Sheringham and Holt Photographic Memories".
In the 1950s, Great British holidays enjoyed a revival. The pre-Beeching Act railways meant that people were able to visit a
vast array of holiday destinations. Many of the little villages like Overstrand invested well by turning the old shed shops and
tin cafes into modern premises. The Cliff Café is a fine example, photographed shortly after its refurbishment.
An extract from from"Norfolk Coast Photographic Memories".