Antiques Road Trip @ RNLI Henry Blogg Museum in Cromer
A clip from the BBC's Antiques Road Trip show, filmed at the RNLI Henry Blogg Museum in Cromer.
(Please note that this footage is owned by the BBC.)
Henry Blogg - The greatest of the lifeboatmen
142 years ago this week a Cromer legend was born. Find out more about Henry Blogg, the man described as the greatest of the lifeboatmen, here.
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Billy's Britain: Visiting RNLI Cromer Lifeboat Station
Stand-up historian and Toyota Avensis driver Bill Callaghan tells the stories of his travels around the UK as @BillysBritain on Twitter. Celebrating the best of British, Bill is accompanied on his travels by his beagle, Fitzroy, and a Toyota Avensis estate, proudly built in Britain.
As part of Bill Callaghan's series of historical films around Britain, he visited the Royal National Lifeboat Institution's (RNLI) station at Cromer on the Norfolk coast.
The Henry Blogg story Anglia TV Pt 2
For those in peril the story of Henry Blogg
Here is a film that is quite scratched at the start charting the life of that famous Norfolk lifeboat man Henry Blogg. The film is produced by Anglia Television and introduced by Dick Joice. The film focuss on the life of Henry Blogg in and around Cromer and was probably made in the mid 1960s
As for the others involved in the making of the film the director is listed as David Kenten who apparently a decade later was the producer of the soft porn film Mary Millingtons True Blue Confessions!! amazing what you can discover on the internet.
The Pyrin and Fernebo Rescues at Cromer
Former Cromer lifeboat coxswain Henry 'Shrimp' Davies recalls the epic rescue on Janaury 9th/10th January 1917 of the crews of the Greek vessel Pyrin and the Swedish vessel Fernebo. The clip is an extract from the DVD 'The Cromer Lifeboats', available from the lifeboat shops at Cromer or direct from poppyland.co.uk.
Places to see in ( Cromer - UK )
Places to see in ( Cromer - UK )
Cromer is a coastal town and civil parish on the north coast of the English county of Norfolk. Cromer is approximately 23 miles north of the county town of Norwich and 4 miles east of Sheringham on the North Sea coastline. The local government authority is North Norfolk District Council, whose headquarters is in Holt Road in the town of Cromer .
The town of Cromer is notable as a traditional tourist resort and for the Cromer crab, which forms the major source of income for local fishermen. The motto Gem of the Norfolk Coast is highlighted on the town's road signs.
Traditionally Cromer was a fishing town. The town is famous for the Cromer crab, which forms the major source of income for the local fishermen. The town had grown up as a fishing station over the centuries and became a year-round fishery.
Cromer is a popular resort and acts as a touring base for the surrounding area. The coastal location means that beach holidays and fishing are important, with the beach and pier being major draws. Visitor attractions within the town include Cromer Pier and the Pavilion Theatre on the pier. Cromer Museum opened in 1978 and includes a geology gallery which includes the bones from the West Runton elephant. There are also modern displays featuring the work of pioneering Victorian photographer, Olive Edis - Britain's first official female war photographer. Close to the town's pier the RNLI Henry Blogg Museum is housed inside the early 21st century Rocket House. The museum has the Cromer Lifeboat H F Bailey III ON 777 as its centrepiece and illustrates the history of the town's lifeboats and lifeboatman Henry Blogg's most famous rescues.
Cromer Pier dominates the sea front and is 151 metres (495 ft) long. It features the Pavilion Theatre and dates from 1901. Cromer Lighthouse stands on the cliffs to the east of the town. The tower is 18 metres (59 ft) tall. and stands 81 metres (266 ft) above sea level. The light has a range of 21 nautical miles (24 mi). The Church of St Peter and St Paul dates from the 14th century and is in the centre of the town.
Cromer stands between stretches of coastal cliffs which, to the east, are up to 70 metres (230 ft) high. The Hotel de Paris was originally built in 1820 as a coastal residence for Lord Suffield. Cromer Hall is located to the south of the town in Hall Road. The original hall was destroyed by fire and was rebuilt in 1829 in a Gothic Revival style.
The railway came to Cromer in 1877 with the opening of Cromer High railway station by the Great Eastern Railway. Ten years later a second station, Cromer Beach, was opened by the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway bringing visitors from the East Midlands. The second station, now known simply as Cromer, remains. Direct services were operated from London, Manchester, Leicester, Birmingham, Leeds, Peterborough and Sheffield, but today a service between Norwich and Sheringham on the Bittern Line is all that remains. The closed Cromer tunnel linked the Beach station with the Mundesley line to the east. It was the only railway tunnel to be built in Norfolk.
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the Henry Blogg Story Anglia TVPt 1
For those in peril the story of Henry Blogg
Here is a film that is quite scratched at the start charting the life of that famous Norfolk lifeboat man Henry Blogg. The film is produced by Anglia Television and introduced by Dick Joice. The film focuss on the life of Henry Blogg in and around Cromer and was probably made in the mid 1960s
As for the others involved in the making of the film the director is listed as David Kenten who apparently a decade later was the producer of the soft porn film Mary Millingtons True Blue Confessions!! amazing what you can discover on the internet.
Historic Fernebo Shipwreck Pictures Legendary Lifeboat Drama Again Revealed After 91 Years
It is a rusting metal skeleton which is usually hidden by the sand and the waves - but every now and then it appears as a reminder of a legendary lifeboat rescue from nearly 100 years ago.
These photographs were captured in recent weeks by local lensman Andreas Yiasimi on the beach to the east of Cromer pier.
Sand stripping currents and a low tide sometimes reveal what remains of one half of the Fernebo, which was lost off Cromer in 1917. The other half of the Swedish ship sank separately after the boat was blown in two by a mine.
The January day all those years ago was the scene of Cromer lifeboat coxswain Henry Blogg's first of three RNLI gold medals.
A lengthy account of the rescue is available in at least two books, but in short Blogg and his men saved the lives of nearly 30 men that day.
Around the middle of the day 16 were plucked to safety from the Greek ship Pyrin in an extremely challenging rescue.
But the real story of the day was yet to be revealed.
Despite their exhaustion from the earlier rescue, Blogg and his crew twice tried unsuccessfully to launch and get to the Fernebo.
On the third attempt they made it through the crashing seas and rescued 11 more men. Six men had already got themselves near to shore on a small boat which capsized, but they made it to safety thanks to the efforts of some of the many hundreds of people gathered to watch what was one of the most dramatic days Cromer had even witnessed.
Cyril Jolly, in his book Henry Blogg of Cromer, The Greatest of the Lifeboatmen, noted how one Cromer man recalled the Fernebo rescue 40 years on, having seen it all happen at the age of nine.
He too had yelled himself hoarse acclaiming the lifeboat-men and there and then had placed Henry Blogg alongside Horatio Nelson and Robert Falcon Scott as his boyhood heroes.
Hardly surprising - in all it had been an on and off 14 hour battle to help both ships.
While most tourists walking the beach at Cromer today would never see the Fernebo wreck, a large proportion of locals will have little or no knowledge of it either.
Some will have seen the odd jagged lump of metal in the past but unable to see the full form of a keel.
One of those who knows the wreck better than most is Frank Muirhead, the archivist at the town's Henry Blogg Museum.
I used to play in it as a little kid, said Mr Muirhead.
There was a bit more of it left then of course.
When there are scarring tides and you go down there at the right time, there is often quite a bit of it on show.
There had been deliberate removal of parts of the ship many years ago, said Mr Muirhead, with explosive charges used to remove some sections.
Mr Yiasimi said he took the photographs about a month ago during an unrelated photo shoot.
It was quite something to see, he said, and I thought it would be a good idea to record it before it was covered up again.
Article By ED FOSS EDP
Pictures By Andreas Yiasimi © Fuoco Photography
Cromer father and son lifeboat team on working together to save lives
Father and son John and Wes Stokes serve with RNLI Lifeboat Cromer.
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The Ballad Of Henry Blogg
Henry Blogg was a famous lifeboatman from Cromer on the north coast of Norfolk, England. Henry Blogg of Cromer is referred to as the greatest of the lifeboatmen. From the epic rescue of the crew of the Pyrin and then of half of the crew of the Fernebo in 1917, through to his near drowning in the service to the English Trader in 1941, he would win the gold medal of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution three times and the silver medal four times, the George Cross, the British Empire Medal, and a series of other awards. This song is dedicated to a true Norfolk Hero.
Norfolk Maritime Heroes and Legends
Author Mark Nicholls introduces his book 'Norfolk Maritime Heroes and Legends', 26 stories of seamen from the east of England. From Christopher Myngs to Steve Burgoine, Cloudesley Shovell to Henry Blogg, First Mates to First Lords of the Admirality, it's a book for all those who love stories of the sea.
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In 1924 Blogg was awarded the Empire Gallantry Medal by the King. In 1927, Blogg was awarded a gold watch and his crew a silver watch each after a rescue on the Haisborough Sands.
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When Henry Blogg retired in 1947, after 53 years service and at age 71, 11 years past the usual retiring date, the new lifeboat at Cromer was named after him. He had been coxswain for 38 years of his service during which he had launched 387 times and rescued 873 people. Henry Blogg's nephew Henry Shrimp Davies took over as coxswain of the Cromer Lifeboat.
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Henry George Blogg GC BEM (6 February 1876 – 13 June 1954) was a lifeboatman from Cromer on the north coast of Norfolk, England and the most decorated in RNLI history.
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Sheringham Museum at The Mo - RNLI Lifeboats
Museum Director, Tony Sadler, talks about the unique collection of RNLI Lifeboats on display at the Sheringham Museum in Norfolk. A production by Norfolk Nuggets Community Films.
My day at the National emergency services museum
A day out with my Dad and Brother Harry. We got to ride in a real fire engine. We had an awesome time.
Cromer By The Sea
Cromer, in Norfolk, is the sunniest sea side town in the UK. It is known as the gem of the Norfolk coast. It is the home the famous record company, The Song Factory.
Knotted - Round the Houses @ Time and Tide Museum, Gt Yarmouth (13/11/15)
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Cromer Tour on the North Norfolk Coast - What to see - Mini-documentary
A day trip to Cromer - the famous Pier, fish and chips, steep cliffs, lots of gulls, a fabulous beach, crashing waves and a tall church on the north Norfolk coast!
Film by Deanna Allison.
Narrative text extract:
Cromer is a town on the north coast of the English county of Norfolk.
Tourism developed here during Victorian times and is now an important part of the local economy.
Cromer Pier is a well-known landmark here.
For a period of time Cromer was without a pier but in 1901 the new pier was completed and opened to the public.
The new pier was 140 meters long.
Originally the end of the pier was occupied by a bandstand.
The end of the pier now houses the Pavilion Theatre and a Lifeboat Station has been added.
Cromer pier is home to the last end-of-pier show in Europe.
The pier and the town were used as a location for the 2013 film Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa.
Traditionally Cromer was a fishing town and about ten boats ply their trade from the foot of the gangway on the east beach.
Cromer crabs are famous and each May the Cromer and Sheringham Crab and Lobster Festival promotes the local fishing community.
If you fancy a tasty seaside treat, Cromer has some excellent fish and chips restaurants that are well worth visiting.
If the sea air has given you an appetite, you could also head for one
of the pubs or cafés close to the seafront.
In the 18th century, Cromer was little more than a small village gathered around a large, poorly maintained church.
Today, most of the older buildings in Cromer date from the late 18th century up to the early 20th century, a period of significant growth for the town.
This growth was stimulated by the late Georgian belief in the medicinal benefits of sea-bathing and later by the arrival of the railway in 1877.
The Church of St Peter and St Paul dates from the 14th century and dominates the town.
The Bell tower is the highest in the county.
It is constructed mainly of knapped flint and the top of its pinnacles are almost 49 meters above the ground.
The grounds of the church also contain Cromer’s war memorial.
Since the church was restored in the Victorian era, much of what you can see in the building is 19th century.
There is a great, lofty nave which is filled with light from vast windows.
The shortened chancel makes the stained glass of the east window rather imposing.
There used to be another church in Shipden, north of Cromer.
It was lost to the sea by about 1400 and now lies about 500 metres beyond the end of the pier.
The cliffs around Cromer are soft and erode quickly, especially during storms.
Rock falls are common along this coast and make the cliff edge dangerous.
You may also see the remains of buildings in the sand.
This World War 2 defensive ‘pillbox’ was once set on a shelf near the base of the cliffs.
Cromer beach hosts rows of iconic coloured beach huts which are available to rent annually or buy from the local council.
Many of these were damaged or destroyed in the storms of 2013 and 2017.
The pier was also damaged during storm surges in 2013 and 2017 and was successfully repaired.
The storm of December 2013 caused considerable damage, closing the pier and the theatre.
However, the iron structure supporting the pier is strong.
At low tide the gently corroding iron structure reveals itself and it is possible to explore the intricate maze of struts, supports and girders.
In the 1920s a lifeboat station was built at the end of the pier, enabling a motor lifeboat to be launched beyond the breakers.
Today the offshore lifeboat on the pier performs about a dozen rescues a year, with about the same number for the inshore lifeboat stationed on the beach.
Flags of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution fly proudly here.
and The Henry Blogg Museum celebrates the most decorated lifeboatman in RNLI history.
There are a lot of wooden groynes here, sticking into the sea at right angles to the shore.
They form a physical barrier to stop the sand being washed away.
Groynes are generally placed in groups. They are often used in tandem with seawalls.
You can also see wooden revetments along the shore to the west of Cromer.
These reduce erosion by disrupting the force of the waves crashing against the shore.
As the tide recedes, these structures are uncovered along with the marine life that makes its home on them.
In fact, metal rusts more quickly here at the seaside
and this boat-pulling tractor parked on the beach has suffered serious corrosion from the salt water in the air despite its protective paintwork.
You’ll see a lot of birds on a trip to Cromer and the black-headed gull is a common sight.
In fact, for much of the year, including winter, these gulls have a white head with dark markings.
They can be seen year-round and like to eat insects, fish and carrion.
There are over 2 million of these birds in the UK - so even if you visit Cromer in the winter you won’t be on your own!
LIFEBOAT MUSEUM CROMER NORFOLK AND HUGE SURF 2017
CROMER R.N.L.I. TUG OF WAR TEAM. 2014. Number 2.
R.N.L.I. CROMER TEAM AT SHERINGHAM Vs. CROMER CARNIVAL TUG OF WAR COMPETITION 2014. This Round held on EAST BEACH, CROMER.
RNLI Shout
THE RNLI has launched an Internet-based campaign in a bid to raise the profile of the organisation's young volunteers and challenge negative attitudes towards young people.