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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
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
Canon Peter Nicholson
I was a pupil at the Paston Grammar School from 1936-42. It was a wonderful school where boys from all over N.E. Norfolk made many friends so that when they left school and started work in the area, they co-operated in so many ways. Major Percy Pickford D.S.O., M.C. (Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry) was the headmaster. He had served with great distinction in the First World War and was very keen that we should all join the school Cadet Corps. During the war, the East Lancashire Regiment drilled in the playground and we all stood around and watched and looked forward to the day when we could join the Forces. On the playing field, the soldiers would carry out signalling ...read more here
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Extracts From Thorpe Market & 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".