Issue 472 27th June 2015
Blue Plaques honour Cromer Lifeboat Legends
Covering Cromer, Mundesley, the Runtons and surrounding villages in association with the North Walsham Times and Sheringham Independent
Three legendary Cromer RNLI Coxswains were honoured on Saturday 13 June.
The humble houses they had lived in had distinctive blue plaques erected on the outside of the buildings. Cromer’s association with the RNLI and its history of lifeboats, is full of stories of bravery and seamanship and the Town Council, along with other interested parties, were keen to recognise this. The plaques were unveiled in honour of Henry Blogg, Henry ‘Shrimp’ Davies and Lewis ‘Tuna’ Harrison by members of their families. These three men had many years of service to the RNLI. Henry Blogg was born in 1876 and died in 1954 and was coxswain from 1909 to 1947. He was followed as coxswain by Henry ‘Shrimp’ Davies, the nephew of Henry Blogg (born in 1914 and died in 2002) in 1947, who served as coxswain until 1976. (He got his nickname from his size as a youngster).
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John Lee, grandson of Henry ‘Shrimp’ Davies unveiling the plaque
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