History of hunstanton the digital recipe books project. Hunstanton hall moat bridge and garden and forecourt walls is a grade i listed building in old hunstanton, norfolk, england. There are 33 hunstanton museums and art galleries to pick from. The hmr documents may be described in various ways, as they have been in this study, by the calendars that catalog them, by the places wherein they have been reposited, and by the major studies devoted to them. But for his imagination, the town may never have existed in its present form.
Roger le strange 16161704 a colourful ancestor of richard le strange, roger attempted to recapture kings lynn for king charles i in 1644. Hunstanton is a seaside town in norfolk, england, with a population of 4,229 at the 2011. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of north norfolk this small settlement adjoins to the north of the larger resort of. For more books, see books on hunstanton and norfolk.
Meet at st marys church car park, church road, old hunstanton. The elegant resort of hunstanton is the ideal base to enjoy norfolks superb coastline. Hunstanton photos, maps, books, memories francis frith. Hunstanton household accounts hha comprise one large category of documents once stored in the hunstanton muniment room hmr. The quiet character of old hunstanton remains distinct from and complements that of its busy sibling, with clifftop walks along the famous stripped cliffs past the old hunstanton lighthouse and the ruins of st edmunds s chapel, built in 1272. Norfolk, inspiration for settings in several wodehouse books. Emery, anthony, 2000, greater medieval houses of england and. On the inside cover of the fifth household book, concealed under a flap, is a. Old hunstanton including old hunstanton hall grounds. One of the great houses of norfolk, hunstanton hall was the mansion of the lestrange family. Hunstanton photos explore and buy nostalgic photos of hunstanton everything old photos old. Hunstantons more recent history revolves around the vision of henry styleman le strange.
Only part of hunstanton hall in old hunstanton, built by the le strange family, still. Hunstanton lordship an essay towards a topographical history of the county of norfolk vol. It became fashionable for aristocrats, who could afford to travel, to visit small. Hartley knew the hunstanton neighbourhood from childhood holidays and used it as a setting for the shrimp and the anemone 1944, the first novel in his eustace and hilda trilogy. Hunstanton hall english manor houses, norfolk england, english. Lord brancaster, jack snettisham and j sheringham adair. It was about this time that the seaside first became popular.
On thursdays only it offers an opportunity to walk through the private hunstanton park with views of the moated hunstanton hall, once the home of. History of hunstanton lifeboats, first stationed in old hunstanton in. Are you unearthing any fascinating tales of local history. Please make sure that books drop into the box completely and arent left sticking out. Todays celebrated landscape is the product of a fascinating history. Old hunstanton is a village settlement adjacent to the larger resort of hunstanton or new hunstanton. The historic birth of the town is an interesting story in itself and i cover more of the history of hunstanton below. Weve rounded up the best museums and art galleries in hunstanton in our quest to discover brilliant family attractions and places to visit near you. The lynn and hunstanton railway was incorporated, with authorised capital of. Hunstanton hall, norfolk, inspiration for settings in several wodehouse books. This collection consists mainly of estate and manorial records relating to the le strange family properties in hunstanton, sedgeford, snettisham, great and little ringstead and holme next the sea. In 1840, there was very little to be found between old hunstanton and heacham. See why it was listed, view it on a map, see visitor comments and photos and share your own comments and photos of this building.
We shall explore the manor house and park at hunstanton hall, norfolk, and examine places elsewhere stranges have lived, such as france, scotland, ireland, and america. The main hall is hired for events, and hosts craft and antique fairs most weekends. As hunstanton hall, the mansion came to be filled with amazing treasures. Did you know you can renew your library books online. We would like to thank our customers for continued support in these difficult times. Old hunstanton is a village and civil parish in the english county of norfolk. Roland le strange 10961158 le strange, norfolk, family history, wales. The critic reyner banham later dubbed the smithsons pareddown style the new brutalism, and although hunstanton perhaps doesnt fit this description, there is no doubt that the modernism of hunstanton school is in stark contrast to the more gentle, sensuous modernism of the royal festival hall, opened in 1951 and the building which, in many. Hunstanton hall used to be filled with delightful treasures. Apr 21, 2001 a dash of wooster sauce a cottage attached to the hall that inspired aunt agathas moated home in the wodehouse stories is on the market. Wodehouse was a frequent visitor in the 1920s and 1930s and the house is featured in some of his stories.
New book chronicles the work of a very organised norfolk woman. The brick gatehouse of the hall was built in 1490 by sir roger le strange within a large deer park, and the main doublepile hall destroyed by fire in the c19 was begun in 1578 by sir nicholas le strange. Information on places of interest, attractions and events. Photos, maps, personal memories and local books of hunstanton. Lynn was 16 miles from hunstanton and a railway connection was projected. A short history of hunstanton in the vicinity of hunstanton there is evidence of a late neolithic and early bronze age settlement in the redgate area which was discovered in 1970. Obviously the hunstanton hall of today was not there in the time of matilda and roland, in fact i am not sure what the hunstanton manor of their time would have been but it was not the building of today. If you would like to find out more about our aims, activities, how to join or to just find out more about the history of the town, please use the tool bar at the top of the page.
Hunstanton heritage centre 2020 all you need to know. In the late victorian era, hamon wrote notes on the history of the knights of st. Hunstanton household accounts strange genealogy books. It is at hunstanton hall, fictionalised as anchorstone hall, that eustace enters. He lived in hunstanton hall and conceived the idea of making a new town when he realised that people were coming to enjoy the sea air and stroll along the beach. The lynn and hunstanton railway was a line in norfolk, england that opened in 1862. Tourist information centre hunstanton town council.
Henry styleman 18151862 added le strange to his name in 1839, restored old hunstanton church and initiated with his son sir hamon le strange the development of new hunstanton. The company was allied to the west norfolk junction railway which built a line connecting heacham, south of hunstanton, to wellsnextthesea that was not a financial success. He prepared a lecture on traces of early man in hunstanton in 1903. We also publish books on a wide variety of subjects to help you understand, value, care for and enjoy your historic environment. The terminus at new hunstanton, south of the old centre was where development was possible. Hunstanton uk is one of only a handful of victorian seaside resorts in norfolk, much like cromer and sheringham, all of which came to prominence due to the building of the railways. A moat surrounds buildings which are said to have 14th century cores and a gatehouse of 1487. This is a history of the strange family from 999 to 1998.
Club history hunstanton golf club was founded in 1891. The cliffs, hunstanton, norfolk local history, yesterday and. John, notes from history books, a collection of le strange pedigrees, and a genealogical notebook entitled le strange pedigree. It is so beautifully set out in the rooms of the old bank. Matilda was a daughter of ralph fitzherlewin hunstanton le brun. Summer crowds tend to be smaller now than in the 1980s, although the popularity of the town as a tourist destination for daytrippers and holidaymakers has endured, weathering the decline of the british seaside holiday. The original settlement is now called old hunstanton to distinguish it from the holiday resort town of new hunstanton a mile away. This was the seat of the le strange family, which for many generations, exerted a great influence over the church and indeed the whole district. Lithograph, hunstanton hall, norfolk after robert blake by james duffield harding deptford 1798 barnes 1863. Although little more than a stream, locals are proud of their own little.
It was built by sir hamon le strange in about 0 and extensively rebuilt and restored during the 19th century by architect frederick preedy for henry le strange 18151862, developer of new hunstanton. L eslie p oles hartley knew hunstanton and the surrounding area well from childhood holidays and he used it as a setting for the shrimp and the anemone 1944 the first novel in his trilogy. Being a smaller estate than what would be typical of people of the le stranges income. This study documents the history of over thirty generations of a. It is at hunstanton hall, fictionalised as anchorstone hall, that eustace enters the privileged world of the aristocracy and eventually inherits a small fortune. Hunstanton, or hunston as it is known locally, is renowned for its unique striped cliffs and magnificent sunsets, made special by its position as the only westfacing resort on the east coast. Hunstanton hall the gatehouse record gatehouse gazetteer.
Find the perfect places to go with your kids and get out on your next adventure. Hunstanton, a village and a parish, with a seaside suburb called hunstanton st edmunds, in norfolk. This pages lists some books revealing the character of hunstanton and its history, and places to visit in surrounding norfolk. An essay towards a topographical history of the county of norfolk. If you just need to drop a book off out of hours, use the letterbox to the right of the main entrance. Old hunstanton hall is a moated house surrounded by a 16th centruy park, woodland and gardens covering 182 hectares. The village of old hunstanton is recorded in the domesday book as hunestanestada. Photo prints old maps folded maps calendars photo books jigsaws mugs tableware tea towels cushion covers gift cards wallpaper trade colour. Gatehouse brick, wings chequer work clunch and carstone, returns carstone. Hunstanton lies 102 miles 164 km northnortheast of london and 40 miles 64 km northwest of norwich. The name hunstanton has variously been held to mean hunstans town, or honey stone town after the brown carrstone quarried nearby and used for building purposes.
It is at hunstanton hall fictionalised as anchorstone hall that eustace enters. See more ideas about norfolk, england and old photos. On thursdays only it offers an opportunity to walk through the private hunstanton park with views of the moated hunstanton hall, once the home of the le strange family. The hunstanton civic society was founded in 2002 to preserve the heritage of the victorian seaside town of hunstanton and to help plan its future. A dash of wooster sauce a cottage attached to the hall that inspired aunt agathas moated home in the wodehouse stories is on the market. This fantastic walk combines a stretch of the north norfolk coastal path with a path through ringstead downs, one of norfolks rare areas of downland.
A 9 mile norfolk coast walk the lodge old hunstanton. Marys church you can find hunstanton hall, home of the le strange family for centuries. Hunstanton lordship an essay towards a topographical history of the. Hunstanton uk, coastal walk, history and attractions. Register for our open library service for easy extended access to the unstaffed library outside normal opening hours using your library card and pin. The hunstanton school building, considered a manifestation of the new brutalist movement, is remembered as the project in which this term was used for the first time and as the only escape route available from the modernism movement, according to the manifesto of alison and peter smithson. Hunstanton fills out an already extensive picture of clearance, enclosure and land division in prehistory. An article published in the lynn news on friday 18th may included a write up and a photo of some of the committee and helpers taken by elaine bird thank you, elaine. The village stands on the coast of the wash, about 1 mile from the terminus of the lynn and hunstanton branch of the g. The town hall is a victorian grade ii listed building housing the tourist information centre, the council chamber and clerks office. The parish church of st mary, situated in the grounds of hunstanton hall, is a grade i listed building. This study documents the history of over thirty generations of a family called strange. Hunstanton hall was the ancestral home of the le strange family, one of the most powerful norfolk families in the c15 and c16.
Alternatively, why not explore some other sightseeing days out nearby, including tourist attractions. Francis frith the uks leading publisher of local photographs since 1860. On sunday, th may 2018 the society launched a new guide book for hunstanton. The name hunstanton is believed to come from either the honeystone, which was the old name for the local stone or more likely from the river hunn which originates in the grounds of old hunstanton hall and forms a moat around the house, the home of the le strange family. The hall was rebuilt in 1618, and the side ranges in 1623, with a wall along the moat. He built the gatehouse of hunstanton hall, as appears from his arms, and. Hunstanton hall, old hunstanton 1001006 historic england. A short history of hunstanton hunstanton civic society. Really well presented displays of the pier, the blue lagoon, the boating lake, the station and railway line, the whole history of the town. A parliamentary bill for the line from lynn to hunstanton gained royal assent on 1 august 1861.
Timeline history of hunstanton, norfolk visitor uk. Fancy a seaside walking break this selfguided walking itinerary from hf holidays will take you from the pretty seaside resort of hunstanton to cromer with 7 days of easy, lowlevel walking across salt marshes, sand dunes and beaches, its an adventure for all abilities. St edmunds landing hunstanton striped cliffs bathing at hunstaton hunstanton pier circa 1956. Children of hamon le strange vi ne styleman le strange. Old hunstanton traces its history back to ad 855 when st edmund was reported to have been shipwrecked there from germany. The railway was a major factor in developing hunstanton as a seaside resort and residential community.
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