Some 42 Sheringham History Group members attended the December social event, and enjoyed an interesting, if rather high decibel, afternoon. Hot drinks and cakes were provided by our hosts, the Sheringham Corps of the Salvation Army. Following the pattern of recent years we had short talks on the history of the SA in the town…
Although many people will know about the wreck of the Ispolen there will be few who are aware that she had a younger sister ship, also an ice ship, called the Isbaaden which was wrecked off the Norfolk coast just over a year before the Ispølen. Sue Gresham’s research has resulted in this account of the Isbaaden Photograph : Arthur…
Although medieval parish churches might appear to have been in place from the founding of a settlement, Adrian explained that some were not. They may have been spawned from a mother church under the “system of Minster Parochiae.“The lecture investigated how, why and where parish churches were established and built and how contemporary fashions and…
Michael delivered a fascinating talk. Michael described how, eighteenth century, Norwich was a major manufacturing centre of worsted and half-silk fabrics. The talk will focused on the role of woolcombers, spinners, weavers, dyers, hot-pressers and others in the making of Norwich textiles, and the role of London and Great Yarmouth in the distribution of these…
The 2024 plans for the Museum were outlined and was followed by the Group’s AGM
On July 3rd some 23 people from the Group visited the Radar Museum at Neatishead where two of our members, Jane and Brian Crane, volunteer. Special thanks are due to Jane who organised an excellent visit, enjoyed by all.
Rupert Eris, a Ranger at the National Trust’s Sheringham Park, talked us through the fascinating archaeology of the Park from Neolithic burial mound to WW2 era defensive earthworks.
Roger Arguile probed the complexities of wool manufacture hereabouts and thinks he has found out about some of it.England’s prosperity in the centuries after the Norman Conquest was made from wool and later from cloth. But everywhere in the country was different and the story of wool and cloth manufacture in Norfolk is both hard…
In her latest report for the website, Sue’s research describes the loss of another large ship wrecked off the coast off Sheringham, an account both of the tragic loss of many lives and the courage of the few crew members who survived. Sue also reveals an odd coincidence linked to the Captain of one of her other researched ships, the SS Commodore, also lost off Sheringham.
This is the third article in a series of three in which Marcus explores buildings in Sheringham Park that are off-limits to visitors. The article was originally written for the Sheringham Park/Felbrigg/West Runton and Beston Regis Heath National Trust Newsletter. Thus the references to “volunteers”.