Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!
Christmas Deliveries: If you placed an order on or before midday on Friday 19th December for Christmas delivery it was despatched before the Royal Mail or Parcel Force deadline and therefore should be received in time for Christmas. Orders placed after midday on Friday 19th December will be delivered in the New Year.
Please Note: Our offices and factory are now closed until Monday 5th January when we will be pleased to deal with any queries that have arisen during the holiday period.
During the holiday our Gift Cards may still be ordered for any last minute orders and will be sent automatically by email direct to your recipient - see here: Gift Cards
'the Patch' A House At East End Of Overstrand, 1920s
A Memory of Overstrand.
Francis Frith must have been standing almost on the doorstep of a grand-looking house called 'The Patch' when he photographed 'Overstrand, Hotel East 1921' (Ref 71000).
In 1916, 1921, 1923 and 1924 my Great Aunts Lily and Olive sent postcards to their family in Oxfordshire from 'The Patch'. On one postcard (Ref 70999 'Overstrand 1921') Lily marks 'The Patch' with an 'X' - just east of the Overstrand Hotel - commenting that the house was very close to the sea.
Why did Lily and Olive, who were not wealthy women, travel so far for their annual holidays? Overstrand was certainly bracing compared with mellow Oxfordshire.
I'm trying to find out more about 'The Patch'. Sadly, Census returns don't name all the individual properties. Overstrand's excellent information board notes that the five houses east of the Overstrand Hotel were uninhabitable by the late 1930s and eventually fell into the sea - except for one, which was dismantled and rebuilt in Cromer. Interestingly, the 1939 Register shows a house in Norwich Road, Cromer, called 'The Patch' but so far I have been unable to identify it.
#352415
Add your comment
You must be signed-in to your Frith account to post a comment.
Add to Album
You must be signed in to save to an album
Sign inSparked a Memory for you?
If this has sparked a memory, why not share it here?
Comments & Feedback
Be the first to comment on this Memory! Starting a conversation is a great way to share, and get involved! Why not give some feedback on this Memory, add your own recollections, or ask questions below.