Author Archives: Sheringham and District Society

Unfortunately this month’s Coffee Morning (which exceptionally was to have taken place this month on a Tuesday, 30th May) has had to be cancelled because of illness in the speaker’s family.

If you live in or close to Sheringham and were moved by the appeal to consider volunteering, we can suggest a couple of possibilities. Acting as a steward to welcome visitors to the Fishermen’s Lifeboat Museum or the Peter Coke … Continue reading →

The Society’s AGM was held on 27th April. We are very pleased to announce that Barbara Emery is now the Society’s Chairperson, with Peter Strudwick continuing as Vice Chair. Barbara is a member of the Emery boatbuilding family (Lewis “Buffalo” … Continue reading →

We are grateful to Clifford Willett for this Google review of the museum: The highlight of this small free museum is a well-preserved late 19th century lifeboat. You’ll also find some artefacts from Sheringham’s fishing industry and info about local … Continue reading →

Three members of the Emery family have come together to write a book about their family’s boat building business in Sheringham. The book, entitled “I Wanted a Boat – So I Built One” was published by Poppyland Publishing on 1st … Continue reading →

We are very grateful to Nelson Hammell, a visitor from the USA, for the review of his visit to the shell gallery recently posted on Instagram – “I had the best time this afternoon ….. what a very special visit”. … Continue reading →

Sheringham photographer Chris Taylor, who also forms part of the current RNLI lifeboat crew and is a member of the Sheringham Shantymen, had a long-standing ambition to find the remains of the SS (steamship) Commodore. The SS Commodore, carrying a … Continue reading →