Archive of Events

For his annual talk in Sheringham, Neil Storey our Honorary President took a look  back at the last year of the conflict,  VE Day, VJ Day and life in town and county immediately after the war, vividly told in stories and historic photographs from Neil Storey’s remarkable archive.

Helen followed up her talk on Newhaven Court in Cromer with talk on the lives of those featured in artist Juliet Seebhom’s sketches. We were treated to very colourful account of turn of the 19th century beach life in Cromer. AGM papers were distributed ahead of the meeting. After the talk there was the opportunity…

History Group member Phyl Styles marked the 80th anniversary of VJ Day (Victory over Japan) with a look at everyday life in the town after five grim years of war, and with loved ones still away fighting in the Far East.Based on extensive interviews with surviving residents who remember the day, Phyl revisited the very…

Georgette Vale gave members a live history presentation. They were transported back to 1845. Members heard about Mrs Fry’s life as a Quaker and her work as a prison reformer, philanthropist, anti-slavery campaigner and more besides.

Stephen Gillam is a semi-retired GP and public health specialist who has written extensively in both fields. He comes from a line of Norfolk apothecaries and general practitioners dating back eight generations to 1770.The author of a book bearing the title of this talk, he has won awards from both the RCGP and the Society…

Jon gave a very well received talk to the members and visitors giving a snap shot of the history of the Norfolk Constabulary with reference to individual officers and some of the situations they encountered outside and inside the station.

The story of Tom Bourdillon, Gresham School’s “nearly man”. Phil will describe to us how, just days before Hillary and Tensing reached the summit of Mt. Everest in 1953, Bourdillon and his companion Charles Evans reached the South Summit of the peak, just 100 M from their goal. They have gone down in mountaineering history…

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 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