Sheringham
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 As with Cromer, Sheringham grew from a fishing village into a popular seaside resort with the arrival of the railway in the 1890s. There are reminders of its previous incarnation. Fishermens' cottages and huts, hidden behind corners, are still to be discovered by the curious. Today, Sheringham is bright, cheery and prosperous. It has a good atmosphere all the year round and fills with visitors in the summer months. The town's buildings are pleasant rather than exciting, with a few decent sea-front buildings and some substantial houses and gardens on the west side, just behind the promenade. The parish church, St. Peter's, was built of flint and red brick in 1895-97, in the Early English style. On the Cromer Road is St. Joseph's Church (Roman Catholic), 1910-36, by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott - creator of the traditional red telephone box and the magnificent Liverpool Anglican Cathedral. A tall, elegant and interesting building, without a tower.
The railway line from Cromer ran on south-westwards via Weybourne and Holt to Melton Constable until 1964. Since then it has terminated just short of the old station. The remaining track to Holt is now in the hands of the North Norfolk Railway Company, renamed the Poppy Line. They now run a service from the old station up to Holt using old locally built steam engines and rolling stock. Christopher McGregor
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