History

The earliest conveyance we have in respect of Seabrink, dated 30th January 1873, is between William Cubitt Senior and William Cubitt Junior. It states that, "...that in consideration of the natural love and affection which the Grantor bears to his Son the Grantee, He the Grantor doth hereby grant and convey unto the Grantee and his heirs all that piece of freehold land with the corn granary coal shed and other buildings thereon situate in Bacton aforesaid..."

The previous owners asserted that the original barn (corn granary) was 289 years old in 1998 (i.e. built about 1700), although our surveyor was a bit sceptical. A search of the tithe maps might clarify this.

Until the 1950s the property remained in use as a coal store and then as a carpenter's shop. Jack Harris, the carpenter, was well known in the village and there are still some who remember him. The picture on the left was taken in the yard of his carpenter's shop at Seabrink. He is the one with the flat cap on the right. Jack Harris made coffins, mended wagons and did general carpentry work for the village.

In 1958 an application to convert the workshop into a bungalow was passed by the Council. In April 1961 permission was given for part of the property to be used as a cafe. It remained a cafe until the mid-1990s and was very popular with both holiday makers and beach fishermen.

In 1967 the dining room extension was built (this is the room now known as the sea lounge) and in 1971 the upstairs dormer with two bedrooms. In 1973 the sun lounge was constructed (we now use this as a library & office) and in 1980 the 'porch' was made (this is the room now used as an office and spare bedroom 4).

When we bought the house in January 1999 the land was registered and we received all the conveyances, searches and planning permissions from 1873. These are still in our possession but will be passed on to you when you buy the property.

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