A door ation

I quite enjoy seeing what is about. Round about Cromer there are some wonderful front doors.

Cromer is a town with a history – I know all places have got a history. While the istorians and archaeologists boast about a few neolithic arrow heads and some Roman coins, there is little mention of the town until the thirteenth century. Even so many, if not most of the houses are testimonies to the popularity of Cromer once the railway arrived. Fishing?

Of course, but if you wander round many of the houses seem to display a certain elegance (possibly even faded elegance) which can only have come from the nineteenth and early twentieth century.

Today much of the elegance is hidden under layers of paint, handrails and modern fittings. I am always delighted to see the archways – sometimes in brick and sometimes in stone which surround front doors.

I wanted to share this week some of the shapes, nooks and crannies that I notice every time I go to Cromer. I have avoided the larger more obvious buildings such as the parish church and other churches which display rather sad “for sale” notices. Instead I wandered round and looked at front doors. They are wonderful – even those that are now hidden away.

Next week I hope to be off to another seaside town which will offer me something completely different.