Peggotty's Cottage
In either 1986 or 1988 (depending on the source) a film adaptation of Charles Dickens' "David Copperfield" saw the erection of Peggotty's Cottage on the beach at Holme-next-the-Sea. The production temporarily transformed our shoreline.
A Film Production at Our Beach
Peggotty's Cottage on the beach at Holme-next-the-Sea, 1988
Photo Wendy Long
The production of this adaptation of Dickens' classic novel brought Hollywood to Holme-next-the-Sea's shores. In addition to the cottage set, there was also a temporary aluminium-surfaced road laid down to the beach for the film equipment, though details of this temporary infrastructure remain sketchy.
Wendy Long, a resident of the village and talented photographer, captured these fascinating images of this unusual temporary transformation of our village landscape.
Peggotty's Cottage on the beach at Holme-next-the-Sea, 1988
Photo Wendy Long