What is Sheringham’s situation?
Coastal area with the nearest large town being Cromer to its west. It’s north of Beckham.
What is Sheringham’s site?
Low lying, as coastal town.
1KM East - West
1.5KM North - South
What is Sheringham’s relief?
Above the coast it’s around 20-30 m above sea level which reaches up to 65 m into the town.
What is Sheringham’s main land use?
Main land use is tourism with most of the town being small tourist shops and cafes etc, there is also a large number of campsites. The surrounding area is used for residential and farm land.
What are possible flows through Sheringham?
Tourists and commuters have access through several A roads which run through there is also a railway line and station. Primarily used in the fishing days but theres also access by sea.
Street map compared to OS map?
- Shows street names
- Less detail
- More useful to outsiders as they can get a better sense of direction/ place.
- Closer look at Sheringham specifically as opposed to surrounding areas.
- Neither show character etc of the town.
- Street map much simpler to use and understand.
Historical map compared to the OS map?
- Historically all on the main/ first coastal road but ow spreads south out to A148.
- Now much more densely packed.
- Can’t see any detail such as if and how the land use has changed.
How did Sheringham change though images?
- Layout of the town has remained the same as well as the same buildings.
- Different/ more shops.
- More cars.
Are images a useful tool?
- Useful to show the changing characteristics of the town as they help to get a better sense of place.
- It’s only a snapshot in time so doesn’t show what its like 24/7 also still doesn’t show economic, social and demographics characteristics.
Sheringhams demographics (statistics)?
- 98% white British.
- 96% born in UK.
Sheringhams social characteristics (statistics)?
- 9-30% with professional qualifications.
- 12% with a degree.
- 13-30% with no qualifications.
Sheringhams economic characteristics (statistics)?
- 55% economically active
- 45% economically inactive
Sheringhams age structure?
- 50 is mean age
- 46% 25-30
- 34% 65+
Most common crimes up to Feb 2018?
- Anti-social behaviour- 153
- Violence and sexual behaviour- 144
- Criminal damage and arson- 58
How was Sheringham affected by exogenous factors?
Funded by the FLAG project which is run by the European Union (60%) and North Norfolk Council (40%):
- Fishermans ramp was resurfaced
- Replaced hydraulic winch
Rely on flows of people throughout the town:
- 10,000 employed in tourism
- Led to a 20% rise in full time employment
- Tourism industry worth $484 million annually
How is Sheringham affected by endogenous factors?
- Close proximity to the sea it became a fishing town with over 1000 boats launched from the beach during the 1900s.
- Coastal location also is the reason it became a tourist hotspot.
- Old victorian buildings contribute to the small quaint character of the town.
- Coastal erosion is the reason for the hold the line policy, £850,000 spent on repairing the sea wall. Policy may change after 10 years if promontory effect and the costs outweigh benefits.
How has Sheringham been shaped by shifting flows of people?
- Tourists support most of the jobs within the town such as cafes and shops. 2500 jobs in tourism. Is a social and economic characteristic.
- Second home owners who only live in the area during the summer months, house prices rise due to an increase in demand, locals cannot afford these prices may have to move, house price rise = tax increase more money for local government. Support local businesses.
- Retired moving to live permanently means 44% of the population are 65+, usually wealthy so invest into the local economy more, creates more peaceful area.
How has Sheringham been shaped by shifting flows of money and ideas?
- Tourists allow a range of services to function due to spending while in the town, creates a PME due to the local economy being wealthier. Social and economic characteristic.
- Second home owners spend money when in the local area, so support, may change the community feel due to not being continuously around.
- Tescos economic characteristic as brought money into community and also provided 150 new jobs, also brought conflict as not all residents wanted it, maybe its becoming more of a clone town? Also changes social characteristics.
- Investment from EDRF, Norfolk Council and FLAG replaced the old winch for new hydraulic winch as well as the gangway slope. Cost £138,000, economic
characteristic as a shifting flow of money from EU.
What external forces such as MNCS have impacted on Sheringham?
- Tesco meant that independent shops closed, also caused conflict within the town as many residents did not want it in the town. Created 150 jobs, strengthens the local economy. Social and economic characteristic.
- Fishing quotas by EU led to the decline of fishing within the town. Potential economic downturn as previously a fishing town
- Investment from Council, EDRF, and FLAG meant fishing in the town could continue (smaller scale). Government policy and global level of investment (EU).
Has there been conflict created from endogenous/external or endogenous/internal factors?
- Conflit caused by second home owners as they only live there when it suits them = loss within the sense of community and not always supporting the economy within the town, but council does receive more tax because of them.
- Tesco created 17 year conflict between locals as not all wanted it, set up SCAMROD, caused some local independent businesses to close.
- Fishing declined because of EU quotas shifted the employment structure of Sheringham as fishing declined. Became known as a tourist town.
How have past connections shaped social and economic character of town?
- A149 coastal road brought in people, tourists and second home owners. This changed the town on global and local scale.
- Railway came in 1880 more accessible for tourists and population, helped the town grow through increases in services. Boosted the local economy.
How do present connections shape the social and economic character of the town?
- Tourism continues to shape place as majority of people within the town are employed in tourism. Boosts the local economy, which creates further jobs= PME.
- Tesco changed economic characteristics by providing new jobs and creating a new shopping experience. National scale change.
- EU investment helped to keep the fishing industry alive.
How is Sheringham represented by the media?
- Guardian article presents the town in a good way, shows that it has good schools, with good services, does however state that places are very distant from there.
- Art by Brian Lewis only paints ‘the blue sky days’ all pictures are bright and colourful. He claims to leave the ‘grey days and angst for others.’
- Railway poster from the 1950s, paints the city as a good tourist destination, traditional seaside village, clear importance on fishing boats.
Can infer a shift in the economy and main profession, has since become more accessible (prev only railway). - Poem for the launch of the first lifeboat shows the importance on finishing, negative tone as highlights the dangers faced.
- Shantymen sing tradition folk music, portray a close sense of community, huge fishing community where they all help each other.
What sense of place and lived experience do individuals have of Sheringham in the present?
-High school students all have a similar lived experience say its a place with a close knit community but there a little to do for teenagers due to a predominantly older population.
They have lack of attachment to place due to wanting to go elsewhere. Area more geared to tourists and elderly.
- Locals interviewed on streets say thats its a safe place to live and work, claimed it was a good area to grow up in and was welcoming to new residents and tourists.
