Site of demolished 18th century Trimingham farmhouse cleared

The home at the aptly named Cliff Farm in Trimingham was demolished in a district council-led operation last Friday (May 10) after a landslide last month had left it dangling over the county's highest cliffs.

Contractors rolled into the village in the early hours of Friday morning, with the demolition complete by midday. 

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The 18th century farmhouse at Cliff Farm in Trimingham being demolished last Friday morning (May 10) (Image: NNDC)

The home was left dangling over the cliff after a dramatic landslide last month (Image: NNDC)

Midway through the demolition (Image: NNDC)The crumbling cliffs at Trimingham at the north Norfolk coast (Image: NNDC)The demolition (Image: NNDC)

The owner bought the three-bedroom property for his retirement just five years ago - paying around £132,000 for it at auction in 2019. 

He chose not to watch the demolition, but contractors managed to save the house's chimney pot for him, which was one of the only surviving features of the property from when it was built in the 1700s. 

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The owner of the wooden Windy Ridge chalet next door overlooked the demolition from his porch. 

His home is now just yards from the cliff edge, but the elderly man is desperate to stay and hopes to see out his remaining years there. 

Joe Giddens/PA (Image: Joe Giddens/PA)