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Walcott, Norfolk
Walcott maps
Historic maps of Walcott and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Walcott maps
Historic map of Walcott
Illustrated Victorian map of Norfolk
Historic Map of any Walcott postcode
Walcott books
Displaying 3 of 10 books about Walcott and the local area. View all Walcott books
Norfolk Broads Photographic Memories
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Norfolk Coast Photographic Memories
Paperback
£14
Norfolk Photographic Memories
Paperback
£13
3 Walcott photos appear in 1 Frith book titles. You can read extracts and browse photos from these books.
Memories of Walcott
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Norfolk memories
I was a boarder at St Peter's Court, Bacton, Norfolk in the 1950s and a few years ago I found Rosemary, the daughter of the headmaster, in a village nearby. Sadly no one else had left their names so that some of us old boys could find each other. I wish I could find some old boarders but it seems unlikely.... [more]
Shared on 10 August 2009
My parents, Nancy and Tony Harris, managed the hotel at this time and whilst there I was born in Cromer, returning to live for a couple of years, before they took up another posting elsewhere. I do have vague memories of running around in the grounds and apparently found my way to the cliff path.
I have visited Mundesley... [more]
Shared on 20 January 2009
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... [more]
Shared on 20 March 2007
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.... [more]
Shared on 21 October 2006
Extracts From Walcott & Norfolk books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Walcott, inspired by Frith photos.
There is no evidence of a lighthouse here, so the inn is presumably named for the lighthouse at nearby Happisburgh, with its distinctive red and white stripes, built in 1791. Its lantern is 136 feet above the water.
This is an extract from Norfolk Living Memories.
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The thatched roof of Norfolk reed covers the main house and the outbuildings in one enormous sweep, reaching almost to the ground. Sir Samuel Bignold, the man who made the Norwich Union a great insurance company, was lord of the manor here, but he did not live in the house.
This is an extract from Norfolk Living Memories.
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Hotels and bed and breakfast accommodation make up a key element in the tourist economy of Norfolk, especially in Yarmouth and the other resorts of the east coast. The beech tree after which the hotel is named has long disappeared.
This is an extract from Norfolk Living Memories.
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