Sheringham was built with flint from the beach and locally-made brick, a vernacular tradition that carried on to the end of the 19th century. The historic core sits around the seafront and takes in High Street, Beach Road and Wyndham Street, and the shape of the town was set by the sea and the fishing industry. That changes how a roof has to be handled here. Flint and brick walling does not take a modern fixing the way blockwork does, so verges, skews and abutments want pointing and flashings chosen to suit what is behind them. Salt air is hard on nails, clips and steel fixings, and gables facing the water take the weather first. We match what is already up there rather than dropping a modern tile onto an old beach flint wall.
Sheringham's northern frontage is protected by a concrete seawall that also serves as the promenade, so plenty of the housing here stands in full exposure. The town has a conservation area covering the central part of the town, so roof changes can need consent before work starts. Sheringham station is the northern terminus of the Bittern Line, the National Rail route to Cromer and Norwich, and the preserved North Norfolk Railway runs from the town's original station, next door, to Holt via Weybourne.
Most roofs are red clay pantiles or triple Roman tiles. Slate was probably introduced in the Victorian period, though the majority of those Victorian slate roofs have since been replaced with pantiles or triple Romans. A lot of the stock comes from the substantial late 19th and 20th century building that followed the town's growth as a holiday resort, so single-lap tiled pitches are the norm and matching profiles matters.
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