. An illustrated and descriptive guide to the great railways of England and their connections with the Continent . citizens made application to Henry VIII., and on payment of the sumof ;^8o, the Hall became the property of the Corporation. One of the best points of view from which to see Norwich is the CastleHill: on a fine day the panorama is superb. 62 HUNSTANTON. Hunstanton St. Edmund—locally called Hunston—is situated on aline of cliff at the north-west point of Norfolk, just within the northernmostpoint of the great estuary of the Wash. It is eight miles distant fromSandringham
. An illustrated and descriptive guide to the great railways of England and their connections with the Continent . citizens made application to Henry VIII., and on payment of the sumof ;^8o, the Hall became the property of the Corporation. One of the best points of view from which to see Norwich is the CastleHill: on a fine day the panorama is superb. 62 HUNSTANTON. Hunstanton St. Edmund—locally called Hunston—is situated on aline of cliff at the north-west point of Norfolk, just within the northernmostpoint of the great estuary of the Wash. It is eight miles distant fromSandringham, and from its sheltered position, with a western aspect, itswarm, genial climate, and the restorative properties of its chalybeate spring,is fast becoming one of the most popular health resorts on the Hast Convalescent Home was established as a memorial of the recoveryfrom his dangerous illness in 1871-72 of His Royal Highness the Prince ofWales. This cliff, about a mile long, and in some parts sixty feet high, breaksthe monotony of the flat shores that stretch away on either side, and it looks. over the lirm sand\- b^ach and the wide sea view; it consists of grey clialkmarl, containing numerous organic remains ; white chalk full of branchingzoophytes ; red chalk, green sand, and a dark brown breccia. The Oeen, or Recreation dround, is pleasantly situated on the cliff, andslopes towards the sea. Along its face, at two levels, are well-formed terracesor promenades, protected by masonry from damage by high tides. Thepier was constructed in 1870. When the tide is up, the pier is a delightfulpromenade, whence may be observed the passing vessels, and not unfre-quently the grotesque gambols of schools of porpoises which follow up thewater to prey upon the fish that are entangled, as it were, in the mixtureof river and sea at the flood. Seals, also, may sometimes be seen. A pleasant walk along the cliff leads to the lighthouse. It throws its warninglight upon a dangerou
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