The house was built in approximately 1891 by James Crimmen, a wine and spirit dealer who lived in The Manor House, No 65 High Street. He sold it three years later. Margaret Stacey has undertaken extensive research on this building and its inhabitants and owners. Please click here to read it.

1926
Children's Special Service Mission (CSSM)The house is purchased by CSSM - a predecessor of the Scripture Union - as a base for their Southwold Beach Mission activities. (M Stacey)

1934
Mary Ann Waldorf - purchases the house from CSSM for £1200. Mrs Waldorf, whose second husband is Max Waldorf, is also the proprietor of the Marlborough Hotel, Centre Cliff Lodge and a hairdressing business at No 39 High Street. This same year, she and her daughter, Muriel, become victims of a notorious fraud case which becomes known as 'The Wenhaston Millions' To read an account of it, Click here.

1947
Mary Ann Waldorf dies this year, leaving the house to another of her daughters, Alice Ellen Marsland who decides to open it as a private day school. The school appears to be leased to ...

Miss M A Moss, LLA Hons, Teach Dipl. - Proprietor, headmistress, 'Roses Way' School. The prospectus describes the school as a 'Day School for Girls'.

1953
Miss M A Moss - Proprietor, headmistress, 'Roses Way' School. By 1953 the school has modified its admission policy, describing itself as an 'Independent school for girls and small boys'.

c1957
Miss M A Moss - moves her school from this address to No 17 Cumberland Road. (Requires verification) The house, still owned by Alice Marsland, is leased to...

George & Lilian Parry who run it as a private hotel. The Parrys already own the Centre Cliff Hotel.

1963
George & Lilian Parry purchase the freehold and convert Strathmore into residential units.