There have been a number of “Secret” books in recent times and this one is a fascinating read, investigating life in the coastal towns over the centuries in such an informative and entertaining way.

And you don’t have to be a resident or a regular visitor to these coastal resorts to enjoy this book which Pete points out are his own personal selection of “secrets” and stories from Great Yarmouth and Gorleston.

“It’s a collection of facts and anecdotes that I’ve chosen because I think they are interesting and show just how alluring these wonderful historic towns are,” he says.

(Image: Courtesy of Jonathan Plunkett and the George Plunkett Archive)

We also get to meet the good and the bad over many centuries who have played their part in the life of these much-loved seaside communities over the decades.

So what about these names?

Well, Little Yarmouth was the area we know as Southtown and John Marius Wilson, author of his Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales, noted: “SOUTHTOWN, or Little Yarmouth, a hamlet in Little Gorleston parish, Suffolk, on the River Yare, opposite Great Yarmouth, and within Yarmouth borough…”

Gorleston was indeed in Suffolk, It........

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