Pearson, Captain Charles, RN, 1784-1856
Royal Naval Officer, and Mayor of Great Yarmouth 1850 - 1851. Lived at 7/8 South Quay.
Gooch, Sir William
Sir William Gooch (1681-1751) First Baronet, Soldier and the Governor of Virginia from 1727 to 1749
First fatal raid by aerial bombardment in Britain
Two people killed on 19 January 1915
Second World War Amphibious Tank Training School
Training wing for the Duplex Drive swimming tanks used on D Day, led by Major General Percy Hobart
Great Yarmouth Air Station in the First World War
Headquarters of. 25 Regent Street, Great Yarmouth.
Cadbury, Lt. Egbert, RN
Residence of the pilot who shot down two Zeppelins in the First World War.
Town Battery
Town Battery, 1781-1859, equipped with 24 pounder guns for the defence of Great Yarmouth.
Napoleonic Prisoner of War Jail, 1803-1814
In this Row over 4,000 Frenchmen, Dutchmen and Danes were incarcerated during the Napoleonic War.
Pearson, Emma Maria 1828-1893
The first Red Cross nurse who worked in a war zone, and who was before her time in insisting on cleanliness. Author.
Royal Naval Hospital
Built in 1809 as a hospital for the Royal Navy
Loades, Sergt. George William
First World War soldier killed at the Battle of Loos, 30 May 1915
Armoury, site of
During the Napoleonic Wars, naval ships were repaired and equipped at the Armoury, located here.
Sluys, Battle of, 1340
The often forgotten Battle of Sluys of 24th June 1340 was a major turning point in the Hundred Years’ War.
The Artillery Volunteers’ Hall
The Artillery Volunteers' Hall, built in 1880 for the 1st Norfolk Artillery Volunteers.
Cator, Sergeant Harry, VC, MM
Sergeant Harry Cator VC., MM., Croix de Guerre lived at 5 Beaconsfield Road.
Waterloo, Battle of, soldiers' burial ground
Burial ground for seventeen Waterloo soldiers
Ship Inn
Where prisoners’ of war were housed after the Battle of Camperdown (1797).
Wartime Evacuees
On June 2nd 1940, some 3,700 schoolchildren and teachers were evacuated from here due to the fear of a German Invasion.
