Editing Cromer (section)

==Landmarks==
Cromer stands between stretches of coastal cliffs which, to the east, are up to {{convert|70|m|ft|-1}} high. According to palaeontologist Dr James Neenan, from the [[Oxford University Museum of Natural History]], the cliffs are part of a Norfolk coastline area rich in [[Pleistocene]] fossils. In 2017 a prehistoric rhino was found in [[West Runton]], dating back 700,000 years to the [[Cromerian Stage|Cromerian Interglacial]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-38856438|title=Norfolk beach rhino fossil revealed by storm surge|work=BBC News Norfolk|date=5 February 2017|access-date=5 February 2017}}</ref>

[[Cromer Pier]] dominates the sea front and is {{convert|151|m|ft}} long. It features the [[Pavilion Theatre, Cromer Pier|Pavilion Theatre]] and dates from 1901. [[Cromer Lighthouse]] stands on the cliffs to the east of the town. The tower is {{convert|18|m|ft}} tall. and stands {{convert|81|m|ft}} above sea level. The light has a range of {{convert|21|nmi|km|abbr=off}}.

[[File:Cromer Church 23rd Oct 2007.jpg|thumb|245px|Church of St. Peter and St. Paul, Cromer (2007)]]
The Church of St Peter and St Paul dates from the 14th century and is in the centre of the town. After falling into disrepair it was rebuilt in the late 19th century by architect, [[Arthur Blomfield]]. At {{convert|158|ft|m|abbr=on}} the [[Bell tower]] is the highest in the county. Also, of note are the vast [[stained glass]] windows which commemorate various members of the [[Cromer Lifeboat Station|lifeboat]] crew and other features of the resort.<ref>[http://www.cromer-church.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=108&Itemid=105 The church of St Peter and St Paul] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719200725/http://www.cromer-church.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=108&Itemid=105 |date=19 July 2011 }}. Retrieved 3 February 2010.</ref><ref>[http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/cromer/cromercofe.htm Norfolk churches]. Retrieved 3 February 2010.</ref>

The [[Hotel de Paris, Cromer|Hotel de Paris]] was originally built in 1820 as a coastal residence for [[Lord Suffield]]. In 1830 the building was converted into a hotel by Pierre le Francois. Norfolk-born architect [[George Skipper]] extensively remodelled the building between 1895 and 1896.<ref name=Pev>{{cite book |title=[[Buildings of England]]: Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East|last1= Pevsner |first1= Nikolaus |author-link= Nikolaus Pevsner |first2= Bill |last2=Wilson |year= 1997 |publisher= Penguin |isbn= 0-300-09607-0|pages=441–445 }}</ref> Today, the hotel which occupies an elevated location overlooking the town's pier still provides accommodation to visitors.<ref>[http://www.norfolkpubs.co.uk/norfolkc/cromer/cromhdp.htm Hotel de Paris]. Retrieved 8 February 2010.</ref> Other notable hotels include the 17th century [[Red Lion Hotel, Cromer|Red Lion Hotel]], the Victorian [[Sandcliff Hotel, Cromer|Sandcliff Hotel]] and the Edwardian [[Cliftonville Hotel, Cromer|Cliftonville Hotel]].

[[Cromer Hall]] is located to the south of the town in Hall Road. The original hall was destroyed by fire and was rebuilt in 1829 in a [[Gothic Revival]] style, by Norfolk architect [[William Donthorne|William John Donthorne]]. [[Henry Baring]], of the Baring banking family, acquired the estate around this time. [[Evelyn Baring, 1st Earl of Cromer]] was born at the hall in 1841. In 2010 the building was the home of the Cabbell Manners family.<ref name="literarynorfolk">{{cite web|url=http://www.literarynorfolk.co.uk/cromer_hall.htm|publisher=literarynorfolk.co.uk|title=Cromer Hall &#124; Literary Norfolk |access-date=29 December 2016}}</ref> In 1901, author [[Arthur Conan Doyle]] was a guest at the hall. After hearing the legend of the [[Black Shuck]], a ghostly black dog, he is thought to have been inspired to write the classic novel ''[[The Hound of the Baskervilles]]''.<ref>[http://www.literarynorfolk.co.uk/cromer_hall.htm Literary Norfolk]. Retrieved 16 February 2010.</ref>

[[File:The Old Town Hall (geograph 6814403).jpg|thumb|245px|The [[Old Town Hall, Cromer|Old Town Hall]] (2019)]]
The [[Old Town Hall, Cromer|Old Town hall]], which was once the main public events venue in the town, was completed in 1890.<ref>{{NHLE|desc=Old Town Hall|num= 1171785 |access-date=27 February 2022}}</ref>

===Lifeboat station===
{{Main|Cromer Lifeboat Station}}
The fishermen also crewed Cromer's two lifeboats. Most famous of the lifeboatmen was [[Henry Blogg]], who received the [[Awards of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution#Medal of the RNLI|RNLI gold medal]] for heroism three times, and the silver medal four times. Cromer Lifeboat Station was founded in 1804, the first in Norfolk. Rowing lifeboats were [[Cromer Lifeboat Station|stationed]] there through the 19th century.

In the 1920s a [[Cromer Lifeboat Station|lifeboat station]] was built at the end of the pier, enabling a [[Cromer Lifeboat H F Bailey III|motor lifeboat]] to be launched beyond the breakers. A number of notable rescues carried out between 1917 and 1941 made the lifeboat and the town well known throughout the United Kingdom and further afield. The area covered by the station is large, as there is a long run of coastline with no harbour – Great Yarmouth is 40 miles (65&nbsp;km) by sea to the south east and the restricted harbour of [[Wells next the Sea]] 25 miles (40&nbsp;km) to the west. Today the offshore lifeboat on the pier performs about a dozen rescues a year, with about the same number for the inshore lifeboat stationed on the beach.

The [[Duke of Kent]] officially named the town's new lifeboat, [[Cromer Lifeboat Lester ON 1287|''Lester'']], in a ceremony on 8 September 2008.<ref>[http://www.northnorfolknews.co.uk/content/northnorfolknews/news/story.aspx?brand=NNNOnline&category=news&tBrand=NNNonline&tCategory=news&itemid=NOED08%20Sep%202008%2017%3A10%3A19%3A330 North Norfolk News report]{{Dead link|date=August 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}. Retrieved 9 September 2008.</ref>