Norfolk Victorian Seaside Resorts & Fishing Villages
- Mundesley
Mundseley is located where the River Mun or Mundesley Beck flows into the sea but it has always been more than a fishing village as it also supported a wide farming community with a wide range of trades. Like so many Norfolk coastal villages, when railways arrived trains brought many visitors which resulted in the building of new private residences and grand hotels. The village flourished and continues to this day to be a pleasant place to live and to visit.
Water Lane presents a rural view of this coastal village.
New Victorian villas built on the fringe of the village.
The mill is gone but the pond remains.
A mixture of holiday homes and chalets strung out along the eastern cliff tops.
Lots of facilities were provided for visitors in the early 20th century.
The Ship Inn has hardly changed from the outside, although today it has fewer visitors arriving by horse and cart.
The flint and brick house on the right is easily recognisible at this junction with Back Street, which takes today's traffic into the village.
A scene that is still recognisable today.
The railway station in the 1950s was both expansive and well used.
The eastern end of the beach catches the sun.
Farming has always been important to the local economy.
This pre-war (c.1930) image signals the shape of things to come with motor excursions replacing the trains.
The post office is unchanged as is the house behind it, and they still get visitors on bikes.
