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Built in 1884 as the grand summer home for the well-connected Locker-Lampson family, the red-brick turreted mansion Newhaven Court once sat high on a windswept hill above Cromer town. Before its dramatic destruction in flames nearly eighty years later, the house played host to such eminent figures as Lord Tennyson, heroic chain-smoking explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton, Winston Churchill, illustrator Kate Greenaway and French brandy-swigging tennis superstar Suzanne Lenglen. It was a home where poets rubbed shoulders with politicians, and aristocracy with artists and authors. There was dance, dining and song, but also family tragedy, hidden love and illicit affairs. Follow Newhaven Court and its colourful inhabitants through the decadent years of the late nineteenth century, the elegant Edwardian era, through the tragedy of the first world war, the roaring twenties, another terrible conflict and the uncertain post war era. AUTHOR: Helen Murray is a history graduate with two decades of experience within the Norfolk Museums Service. She is a keen local historian and writer and an active member of both the Thorpe History Group and Norwich Writers Circle. She has won the Past Search Prize for non-fiction in 2020 and 2021, The Cooper Prize 2021 and was shortlisted for the 2020 Olga Sinclair Prize. She lives in Norwich. 32 b/w illustrations

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‘In its heyday it was visited by celebrated names including Albert Einstein, Oscar Wilde and Ernest Shackleton. And now Newhaven Court in Cromer is the subject of a book written by a descendent of the family who once owned the house.’ * <i>Eastern Daily Press</i> * ‘Helen Murray charts the true story of Newhaven Court and its colourful inhabitants from the decadent years of the late 19th century and the Edwardian era, through the tragedy of the two World Wars, and the uncertain post-war age.’ * <i>Family Tree</i> magazine * ‘Read the story of this remarkable house.’ * <i>This England</i> * ‘This is a fantastic book revealing how the history of one house can open the door to fascinating stories from our past. Helen Murray takes the reader on an historical journey through the lives of one family, their friends, and connections, all through the life of Newhaven Court. If ever there was an example of the wonderful stories that can be found in the history of a house, this is certainly it!’ -- Melanie Backe-Hansen

In its heyday it was visited by celebrated names including Albert Einstein, Oscar Wilde and Ernest Shackleton. And now Newhaven Court in Cromer is the subject of a book written by a descendent of the family who once owned the house. * Coverage in Eastern Daily Press *

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HELEN MURRAY is a historian, author and public speaker with a specialism in house history and the history of Cromer in Norfolk. She was the winner of the Olga Sinclair Prize 2023, the Past Search Prize for non-fiction in 2020 and 2021 and the Cooper Prize in 2021. Her first book, Newhaven Court: Love, Tragedy, Heroism and Intrigue, was published by The History Press in 2022.

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