2015

TG4118 : The Dutch Tutch

taken 9 years ago, near to Bastwick, Norfolk, England

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The Dutch Tutch
The Dutch Tutch
One of the most unusual buildings in England, this once used to be a helter skelter and the focal point of amusement on Great Yarmouth's Britannia Pier, rescued after a fire which on 17th April 1914 almost destroyed the pier. After being kept in storage for several years it was transported to the location where it can now be seen, at some time before 1928, probably by barge, and converted into a dwelling. The former top is now used as a shed. The building has ever since been known as 'Dutch Tutch' and was the first residential building along this section of the River Thurne.
River Thurne Bungalows

The first bungalow was built beside the former railway bridge near Potter Heigham in the 1890s. Soon other bungalows followed, often replacing boat sheds, with the heyday of building taking place during the 1920s and 1930s, when elegant verandas were in fashion. During WW2, some of the bungalows became refuges for the wealthy who wished to avoid the bombing in the cities. Many others were occupied by military personnel or workers employed by Herbert Woods' boatyard.

Soon after its creation in 1978, the Broads Authority decided on a clean-up scheme aiming to demolish most of the bungalows but nationwide objections were raised in a campaign led by the Tenants Association, resulting in leases being granted. Today the bungalows are still standing and some are now even Grade II listed.

The bungalows dating from between the two wars were built of light wood or iron framing, covered with weatherboarding or painted corrugated iron, in the pseudo-vernacular style. The have low pitched roofs, ornamental finials and verandas facing the river. Some of them are thatched and have false timber-framing, and some have a small thatched boathouse. This is the largest concentration of such chalets in Broadland.


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TG4118, 152 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Evelyn Simak   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 19 August, 2015   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 19 August, 2015
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TG 4177 1805 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:42.3646N 1:34.6436E
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TG 4181 1805
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WEST (about 270 degrees)
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