Holkham Hotel, Marine Parade, Great Yarmouth

I think the front of this Hotel was a bar called the Longshore, it had entertainment on in the 1970's.

What was the name of the restaraunt across from this hotel? I think its a noodle bar now.

Somewhere near here was Joes Oyster Bar. Anyone know where it was ? I worked there in the 60's. Keith Woods, starwalk@btinternet.com

There was a shellfish stall at the very front of the hotel before the bar was extended. The guy's name who ran it was Joe. Maybe the same one?? 

I am joe symonds grandson he had the shelfishstall on the forecourt of the Holkham Hotel which was later run by his son Frank when the stall closed he openend a fish chip shop in Nelson Road central I spent many long hours in the fish stall picking whelks out of the shells.

That was my dad frank symonds who ran it in the  period after the war  now sadly no longer with us

the stall used to belong to my grandfather Bertie symonds my mother had the fish shop on nelson road central   

the restaurant opposite  the Holkham hotel was the Metropol There was a burger bar along side that run by a Mr Arms if that is the correct spelling  and to the right of that was a fresh fruit stall. 

My father was Frank Symonds His Father was Bertie Symonds my father took it over when he died .....My mother started the fish shop on Nelson road long before the stall on the sea front closed down, my father was not called Joe or his Father either it was just a name they used on both the fish shop and stall.

I remember the Longshore bar from there late 60s they had an entertainer named Jonny Cleavland (l think) always packed lots of fun 

Happy days.

My parents met at the Holkham 69 years ago today on 21.07.53 . Dad lived near Loddon and was on a night out with friends. Mum lived in Derbyshire and was on holiday with her friend. They married the following year. Both sadly no longer with us but had 63 happy years together