Canon Pott Close in Heacham commemorates former village vicar Roger Pott, who also ran St Michael's School at nearby Ingoldisthorpe between 1946 and 1969.

Decades after he died at the age of 83 in 1992, former pupils have come forward alleging they were subjected to sadistic punishment by Pott, who went on to become a Canon of Norwich Cathedral.

They want the name to be removed from the cul-de-sac off Station Road, because it brings back painful recollections of the abuse they suffered. But they have so far been stalled by officials.

Roget Pott in his study in the school he ran at Ingoldisthorpe (Image: OMA)

One of those who has reported being abused by Pott is retired sea captain Charles Bachelor, now 84, who saw the sign named after his former headmaster shortly after he moved to Heacham in 2006.

"I was just walking along the road one day when I saw it," he said. "I just got a feeling of revulsion and nausea.

"I thought what the hell are they doing, then I realised it had all been swept under the carpet, no-one in Heacham knew about it because it had all been hushed up."

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