Three figures honoured in new Cromer blue plaques

The town council has held short ceremonies to mark the installation of the plaques, which remember Emily Davison, Mary Field and Alfred Savin.

Cromer Blue Plaques co-ordinator Peter Stibbons and Pat West, deputy mayor of Cromer, after the mayor had unveiled the lighthouse keepers' plaque. (Image: Supplied by Peter Stibbons)READ MORE: Seven rubbish bins? Local MPs forced to defend 'bizarre' green U-turn

Emily Davison worked as a governess at Halsey House - then called Red House - at the turn of the 20th century. She became a suffragette and threw herself in front of the King’s horse at the Epsom Derby, suffering fatal injuries. 

Mary Field kept Cromer’s lighthouse running for 30 years in the 19th century, and Alfred Savin was a notable collector of fossils and other artefacts. 

The plaque for Emily Davison was unveiled by Halsey House resident and Cromer historian Stella Evans.

From left, Jack Andrews, deputy chair of the Friends of Cromer Museum, Philip Miles, curator east for Norfolk Museums Service at Pat West, deputy mayor of Cromer, after Philip had unveiled the plaque to Afred Savin. (Image: Supplied by Peter Stibbons)READ MORE: Emily Davison remembered among three new blue plaques

The Mary Field plaque was unveiled with Jim Milligan, chairman of Cromer Golf Club, which is next to the lighthouse. 

The Alfred Savin plaque was unveiled by Jack Andrews, deputy chairman of the Friends of Cromer Museum, and Philip Miles, a curator from Norfolk Museums Service.

Cromer blue plaques co-ordinator Peter Stibbons and deputy mayor Pat West were also at the unveilings.