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For Those In Peril - The Story of Henry Blogg

1962 , Cromer (Norfolk)

Cat no. 204878

Anglia Television documentary about Henry Blogg, legendary Coxswain of the Cromer Lifeboat.

Aerials views of Cromer pier, seafront and town, and interior shots of the parish church, followed by dramatic scenes from the film “Gale Warning” of lifeboat crew members enacting the drill performed upon hearing the signal for an emergency. Dick Joice continues, introducing the documentary about the life and legacy of Henry Blogg, Coxswain of the Cromer Lifeboat, featuring interviews with the lifeboat crew and family members who knew him, discussing the man, his ancestors and the work of the lifeboat crews over the years. Archive photo stills show Cromer seafront in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. Documentary footage highlights some of the most dangerous and momentous sea rescues led by Henry Blogg or his successor Coxswain, nephew "Shrimp" Davies.

Featured Buildings

Cromer Pier; RNLI Lifeboat Station; St. Peter and St. Paul Church; Wellington Hotel;

Keywords

Emergency services; Lifeboat rescues

Background Information

Cyril Jolly's biography of Henry Blogg can be found at http://www.poppyland.co.uk/support/bloggchap1.pdf

  • Production company : Anglia Television

  • Interviewer : Dick Joice (Introduced by)

  • Director : David Kenten

  • Editor : David Kenten

  • Script : Ingrid Floering (Devised and Written by)

  • Narrator : Dick Graham

  • Camera : Peter Fuller

  • Camera : Ian Craig

  • Camera : Geoffrey Holsgrove

  • Sound : Charles Earl

  • Other : Bryan Law (Dubbing Mixer)

  • Other : Jack Dennis (Assistant Editor)

  • Continuity : Janet Westgate

Manifestations

For Those In Peril - The Story of Henry Blogg

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