This section contains records of just some of the recent events in Great Yarmouth's often dramatic history. From wars, shipwrecks and floods, to royal visits, carnivals and star spangled shows, life in the town has seldom been dull.
1953 Floods
Photographs of the damage caused by the floods
Britannia Pier Fires
Photographs of the 1909 Britannia Pier fire
Death of an old favourite
Postcard bemoaning the demise of the horse-drawn tram
Events
Demolition of the Power Station
Great Yarmouth Carnival
Photographs of carnivals floats from different years of the Great Yarmouth carnival
Great Yarmouth History
Unsolved Historical Murders
King George V Silver Jubilee Celebrations
Photographs of the celebrations in Great Yarmouth, 1935
Opening of Haven Bridge: 21st October, 1930
Photographs of the opening of the Haven Bridge
Photograph of 1915 bomb damage caused by a Zeppelin raid
Photograph of Mr Ellis outside his Lancaster Road house
Postcard showing the 1905 flood
A letter home from one of the survivors
Remember This?
Share your memories for a display at Time & Tide Museum
St Pierre Eglise Disaster
Photographs of the Trawler, whose crew had to be rescued twice!
Tall Ships
Photographs of the competitors in the Tall Ships Race
Tall Ships Race 1981
Photographs of the Tall Ships Race
The Deutschland
A German WW1 submarine on South Quay
The NUT Conference, 1931
Postcard showing the Harry Coward Party
Yarmouth Carnival 1984
Photograph of Yarmouth Carnival in 1984