Archive of Events

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

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…

Sheila told us about the site, at Woodgate Nursery in Aylsham that has a history that is only gradually being discovering. The first dig was in 2016 and Sheila’s presentation goes through what has uncovered and what has been happening over the period since then. The dig is undertaken by a community archaeology group for…

Tim Groves from Sheringham Museum probed the connections between famed Antarctic explorer Earnest Shackleton and our town of Sheringham. Tim expanded upon the themed museum collection which will be the highlight of their 2024 season.

Phil Hawes told the story of Tom Bourdillon, Gresham School’s “nearly man”. Phil described 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 27 members of the SHG enjoyed a very convivial event as guests of St Peter’s parish church in Sheringham. Following a brisk walk around a cold main building (defective central heating system) we retired to a warm , modern parish hall, where Richard Jonas gave us a detailed history of the church which was…