Great Yarmouth lies on the East coast of England, approximately twenty miles from Norwich, the only city in Norfolk. It takes its name from its position at the mouth of the River Yare, and the 'great' was adopted as a prefix in 1272. This collection of photographs records a town which earliest reference is in the Domesday Book of 1086, as it looks in the 21st Century. Through combining intriguing and sometimes humorous snippets of history, with documentary images, this work aims to demonstrate that there is more to Yarmouth than the Golden Mile. Aside from asking what is 'great' about Great Yarmouth, this work is making a statement about Great Britain, suggesting that Yarmouth is a microcosm of Britain losing its 'Great'. This is a closer look at a town often dismissed, standing defiantly on the far East of England, waiting to be rediscovered and celebrated as it should be.
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