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The most complete guides to wrecks off Norfolk, ever!
It has taken over three years to identify most of the wrecks that still exist off the Norfolk coast.
Information from Divers, Dive Charter Operators, Fishermen, Museums both Local and National and wreck researchers throughout the UK and abroad is now available in the books
The SHIP-WRECKS off NORTH NORFOLK & The SHIP-WRECKS off NORTH EAST NORFOLK.
These books are therefore the most complete record that has ever been available.
Each wreck is accompanied by information regarding date of build, who built her and for whom, dimensions, subsequent owners, cause of loss and details of other vessels involved in the loss. Illustrations are provided for each ship as photos, silhouettes or vessels very similar in appearance. Each wreck is numbered and position shown on a map to facilitate planning a dive trip. These numbers are used to up-date information and provide recent dive reports.
Positions are given as WGS84 to two places of decimals. Depths are LAT.
North Norfolk covers 150 wrecks in 96pages
Included is information on Launch Sites, The Beachmen, Steam, The Wells lifeboat disaster, Tonnage and much more.
North East Norfolk covers 250 wrecks in 120pages
Included is information on Launch Sites, HMTrawler losses, HMS Fairy, HMS Peggy, HMS Invincible & Nautical Terms
A5 format
WHAT OTHERS SAY ...................about Ship-Wrecks off North East Norfolk
In the December issue of Diver Magazine Kendall Macdonald reviewed the book "Ship-Wrecks off North East Norfolk". I am grateful to both him and Diver Magazine for taking the trouble and declaring it an "Excellent Book" but with one reservation. I would take issue with him regarding his only criticism that "wrecks do not change within a few months". In compiling the book I was told on many occasions that a dive trip had not found the wreck that had been targeted or that it had become silted since it was dived earlier. The only variables in the books are the condition and position of the wrecks and of course dive experiences. I felt that the only way to keep both books up to date and relevant was to provide the most recent wreck diving information on this web site, accessible to all and increasing the usefulness and validity of the books for many years ahead.
I have recieved a number of letters on this subject and reproduce one below
Ayer Tikus
Dear Sir,
I have just read Kendall MacDonald’s review of your latest book 'Shipwrecks of North-East Norfolk'. Whilst not the best review I have seen, I must take issue with his comment that; 'wrecks do not change'.
Having dived all over the UK in the past thirty years, I can confirm that although conditions on most deepish wrecks remain static, the East and Southeast coast topography can change considerably, with levels of silt varying by several metres. For example, the Tranio is currently a good dive, whereas 2 years previously, it was completely covered and locatable only by Magnetometer! If Kendal wishes, we can take him to a couple of wrecks, (Conway and Alston) which have changed completely in the last twelve months. The Conway (or Walkure) has desilted to reveal the ships wheel and several cases of schnapps! Considering the number of divers visiting this wreck, this must be the first time all these goodies have been accessible!
Our diving group finds the updated comments on your website extremely useful (along with the visibility/weather and tides).and those of us that actually dive this region rather than just read about it do find the format of your book works! Please keep up the good work.
Yours Sincerely
Gerry Aldous
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"This is an essential book"
This book picks up where "Ship-wrecks off North Norfolk" finished and covers the area from Happisburgh all the way to Lowestoft. The style and layout is exactly the same as that previous book - hence the similarity of this review.
"The Ship-Wrecks off North East Norfolk" commences with a map of the area in question on which the approx. offshore positions of 242 wrecks (represented by numbers) are shown followed by a glossary. Within the book, those 242 wrecks are listed chronologically where we find whatever information is available for the wreck in question. This commences with either a photo or silhouette of the vessel in question, ship's name, brief specifications, how sunk, WGS No, lat. and long. position and depth. Mostly there are 3 wrecks per page but occasionally - such as HM Invincible (1801), the vessel in question gets a whole page.
Once again, every so often we are also treated to additional, and often fascinating, snippets of information which add extra relevance to the text at that particular point in the book. These have such headings as; Hull Forms, Wreck Law and Sail Colliers - to mention but three.
This is another extremely competent piece of work which, speaking as a professional shipwreck historian, reveals many years spent in research before the author was able to provide us with the basic details of the many wrecks found along this stretch of coastline.
This book should be seen as an essential addition to the kit bag of any diver visiting the North East Norfolk coast.
Major Ned Middleton FRGS
Underwater Photo-Journalist, Author, Media Consultant,
Shipwreck Historian and Natural History Photographer
and what they say .........................about The Ship-Wrecks off North Norfolk
"This is a great little book".
Depicted on the inside front and back covers of this book are 132 silhouettes of some of the ships lost off the coast of North Norfolk They include sailing ships dated 1853, submarines, tugboats, freighters tankers and much more besides. These are just a taste of what lies inside the book and enough to whet the appetite of anybody considering a diving trip here.
Beginning with a map of the North Norfolk coast from Hunstanton to Happisburgh, we are treated to the approx. offshore positions of almost 150 wrecks which are represented by numbers. Within the book, we are able to find those numbers and read whatever information is available for the wreck in question. This consists of ship's name, photo or silhouette, brief specifications, how sunk, WGS No, lat. and long. position and depth.
Mostly there are 3 wrecks per page but occasionally - such as HM Submarine Umpire, the story of the loss of the vessel in question gets a whole page. Every so often we are also treated to additional, and very interesting, snippets of information which add extra relevance to the text at that particular point in the book. These have such headings as; Maritime Signposts, the 4 Cylinder Steam Engine, the Wells Lifeboat disaster, FreeTraders - to mention but some.
This is an extremely competent piece of work which reveals many years spent in research before the author was able to provide us with the basic details of the many wrecks found along this stretch of coastline and the book should be seen as a "must" for any diver visiting the North Norfolk Coast.
Major Ned Middleton FRGS
Underwater Photo-Journalist, Author, Media Consultant,
Shipwreck Historian and Natural History Photographer
"This book fills a big gap in wreck diving literature"
Kendall McDonald, Diver Magazine, March 2004
"Here's an invaluable reference for wreck divers who want to visit the seldom-dived waters off Norfolk"
Dive Magazine February 2004
The SHIP-WRECKS off NORTH NORFOLK
&
The SHIP-WRECKS off NORTH EAST NORFOLK
Available from;
Diveline Ltd. Ipswich
Scuba Sports & Leisure Ltd., Gorleston
The Holt Bookshop. Holt
Lowestoft Maritime Museum, Lowestoft
Deep Dive. Luton
R.N.L.I. Henry Blogg Museum, No.2 Boathouse, Cromer.
LE STRANGE OLD BARNS CRAFT CENTRE, Old Hunstanton
Dive In Ltd, Gildenburgh Water, Whittlesey
Northshore Sport & Leisure, Brancaster
Stratton Long Marine Ltd, Blakeney
True's Yard Museum, King's Lynn
Learn Scuba, North Denes, Lowestoft
Standard House Chandlery, Wells-next-the Sea
Safety Boat Services, Fakenham
David Ferrow Books, Great Yarmouth
Scubadoo Divers, Mildenhall
Jarrolds Book Shop, Cromer
Jarrolds Book Shop, Norwich
Bertram A Watts, Bookseller, Sheringham
The White House Bookshop, Burnham Market
Larners of Holt, Holt
All addresses are on "Useful Sites" page
priced at £15-00 North Norfolk or £18-00 North East Norfolk
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