Record Details
| NHER Number: | 40816 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Caister Holiday Camp |
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Summary
The present Caister Holiday Camp is the site of Britain’s first holiday camp. It was set up in 1906 by Fletcher Dodd and originally consisted of tents. They were later replaced by 'huts' and then former tram carriages. None of these structures survive.
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Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 52049 13412 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG51SW |
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| Parish: | CAISTER ON SEA, GREAT YARMOUTH, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Britain’s first holiday camp in 1906, set up by Fletcher Dodd as a Socialist experiment.
Originally consisted of tents, later huts were added, then old tram bodies from Great Yarmouth. Present structures on site are of more recent origin.
Compare NHER 34570, Britain’s second purpose built holiday centre.
See (S1).
E. Rose (NLA), 27 September 2004.
Monument Types
- HOLIDAY CENTRE (Early 20th Century to 21st Century - 1906 AD to 2100 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| <S1> | Publication: Mackley, D.. 2003. Great Yarmouth Tramways. Pl 113. |
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