There are places along the East Anglian coast, especially in North Norfolk, where those wanting to put a romantic end to it all, have no need to launch themselves from the cliff-top. Just lie there in a last passionate embrace, until ‘Whoops! There goes the cliff,’ - but nobody's planning it, as yet, in:
The MARDLINGHAM Saga - Today's Episode
A couple of hundred years ago, before sea-defences and promenades were built, Cromer was such a place. In fact, according to the Domesday Book, it seems to have had a twin town called ‘Shipden-juxta-mere’ and was itself known as ‘Shipden-juxta-Felbrigg.’ At the lowest tides, evidence of the most seaward of these can still be found just north east of Cromer pier. My grandfather used to say ‘Shipden was one, when Cromer was none,’ but he would never say what the ‘one’ was. I took it to mean a port.
Another view of Cromer from the east, after construction of the pier
For the earlier view, click - HERE - to see the Jetty.
