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Holt is a town in North Norfolk. It is the terminus of the preserved North Norfolk Railway. The town is noted for its many Georgian buildings, built after the great fire which destroyed most of the town in a few hours in 1708.^[1]

Gresham's School

Gresham's School is an independent boarding school in Holt, founded in 1555. Originally for boys only, it is now fully co-educational.

Notable old boys

• Robert Medley
• Sir Stephen Spender
• Benjamin Britten
• Sir Lennox Berkeley
• W H Auden

References

1. ↑ Peter Brooks, Holt, Georgian Market Town, (Cromer: Poppyland Publishing, second edition 2001, ISBN 0-946148-53-8)