West Runton
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West Runton books (15 available)
- 10 photos on West Runton appear in 2 Frith books - View photos of West Runton
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West Runton memories
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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
Contributed by donna barringer
Norfolk memories
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
Childhood Memories
East Runton was my home until I reached the age of 11 when my family emigrated to Australia in 1966. What wonderful memories I have of Runton, the annual fete held on the road leading down to the beach, walking the dogs through the woods and up Inkaborough Hill. I attended Cromer Primary school and can remember standing outside the village hall waiting for the bus and the joy when it couldn't reach us because of the snow. I consider myself extremely lucky to have grown up there having the beach during the summer and the beautiful countryside to enjoy during the winter.Oh happy days!!
A memory of East Runton contributed by Lynne Johnson
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 West Runton & Norfolk books
Rumour has it that the Romans did not camp here at all, and that the mounds are medieval
workings. Either way, it is nice to relax and have refreshments among the wooded hills,
especially after driving there in convertibles such as those parked at the gateway. Two years
later this area was handed over to the National Trust.
An extract from from"Cromer, Sheringham and Holt Photographic Memories".
Pictured from the first tee of the course, the Runton Links Hotel was built in 1890. It was named after the renowned links
designed by the champion Open golfer J H Taylor. A total of 6,125 yards in length, it was hailed as ‘one of the most sporting
golf courses in England.’
An extract from from"Norfolk Coast Photographic Memories".
West Runton was a sleepy village until Cromer and Sheringham began to be popularised as
holiday resorts. After the First World War it was hoped that the village would enjoy a greater
expansion as a holiday resort. Built with the guesthouse trade in mind, most of these houses
actually became homes. Runton’s population doubled between 1890 and 1930.
An extract from from"Norfolk Coast Photographic Memories".
The author, who owns a touring caravan, has mixed opinions on this view of Cromer from East
Runton. These are permanent caravan sites; can anyone say that this type of development enhances
the countryside when they are placed right on the coast? Tourism improves the local economy, but
there must be more suitable locations than this.
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".