Holkham
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Memories of Holkham and the Victoria Hotel
Whilst I lived at Mattishall near Dereham in the early 1960's I became a regular visitor to the area in Summer and Winter, having use of a small boat at Burnham Overy Staithe.
Fishing and full days out at Scolt Head became a regular feature for me, my mates and our girlfriends. We looked for a local pub to drink at and the Victoria at Holkham (Public Bar!) became just that. There were some wonderful local characters drinking there in those days.
You will have to excuse me on names as it is some forty years plus but I will do my best. I recall a "Bob" Everitt who was a retired gamekeeper from the Estate. There was Reuben, Maurice a ...read more here
Contributed by Neville Orton
Norfolk memories
Memories of Holkham and the Victoria Hotel
Whilst I lived at Mattishall near Dereham in the early 1960's I became a regular visitor to the area in Summer and Winter, having use of a small boat at Burnham Overy Staithe.
Fishing and full days out at Scolt Head became a regular feature for me, my mates and our girlfriends. We looked for a local pub to drink at and the Victoria at Holkham (Public Bar!) became just that. There were some wonderful local characters drinking there in those days.
You will have to excuse me on names as it is some forty years plus but I will do my best. I recall a "Bob" Everitt who was a retired gamekeeper from the Estate. There was Reuben, Maurice a ...read more here
A memory of Holkham contributed by Neville Orton
Family connection.
This is my great grandfather.
A memory of Wells-Next-The-Sea contributed by Julie Pond
Family connections.
This is my grandfather standing in his whelk house looking at the boats as they unload. He died after a motor car accident on Beach Road in 1934.
A memory of Wells-Next-The-Sea contributed by Mr PL Matsell
Extracts From Holkham & Norfolk books
Substantially rebuilt by the Earl of Leicester in the 1880s, the village provides homes and a community
for his staff. The far right building was the Reading Room; today it is the social club. The obelisk is a
memorial erected by the 3rd Earl in memory of the nineteen Holkham men (including his younger
son) who fell in the First World War.
An extract from from"Norfolk Coast Photographic Memories".
The beach is an area of
outstanding natural beauty,
and the dunes form a
National Nature Reserve.
Backed with a wind-break
of Corsica pine planted by
Thomas William Coke in the
mid 19th century, this area is
a breeding ground for birds
such as terns, redshank
and oystercatchers.
An extract from from"Norfolk Coast Photographic Memories".
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".