Newhaven Court by Helen Murray
‘This is the house by Cromer town …’ 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. Before its dramatic destruction in flames nearly eighty years later, the house played host to such eminent figures as Sir Winston Churchill, Alfred Lord Tennyson, Sir Ernest Shackleton, illustrator Kate Greenaway and French 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 and hidden love. Follow the true story of Newhaven Court and its colourful inhabitants from the decadent years of the late nineteenth century and the elegant Edwardian era, through the tragedy of the First World War and terrible conflict of the Second to the roaring twenties and the uncertain post-war age."In its heyday it was visited by celebrated names including Albert Einstein, Oscar Wilde and Ernest ShackletonAnd 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 *“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.”
* Family Tree magazine *“Read the story of this remarkable house"
* This England magazine *
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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| ISBN 13 | 9781803991078 |
| ISBN 10 | 1803991070 |
| Titel | Newhaven Court |
| Autor | Helen Murray |
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| Bindungsart | Paperback |
| Verlag | The History Press Ltd |
| Erscheinungsjahr | 2022-10-20 |
| Seitenanzahl | 228 |
| Hinweis auf dem Einband | Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden. |
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