So forgot to take my camera out on Monday so no photos! Tuesday started wet so we drove to Kings Lynn to have a look around.
King's Lynn, originally known as ‘Lin', is thought to have derived its name from the Celtic word for a lake or pool, and it is recorded that a large tidal lake originally covered this area.
By the time we got there it had dried up and we discovered a really historic town not sure I can remember what all the buildings are but here goes.
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| Kings Lynn Conservancy Board offices at Common Staithe Quay {Spot the Tautology} |
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| The Purfleet and The Customs House now the TIC |
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| Sculpture next to The Purfleet |
The next picture is for context only look for the little metal plate under the notice board
Now read it!
Barbara would have had very wet feet in December 2013!!!
Most of the photos here are in the 'Old Town' founded in 1101, The 'New Town' wasn't started till the late 12C and named Bishops Lynn in 1204 Henry VIII renamed it Lynn Regis which was latter changed to Kings Lynn
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| Three Crowns Square {is that what it cost} |
The old Town hall love the chequerboard brick work
And next to it the Old Town Gaol
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| The Minster |
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See how they straightened the tower as they built
{this is not lens deformation} |
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| My great nephew loves Orange and this was an orange house!!! |
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| There are many properties like this built round a court yard |
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| Old Priory Gate Cottages |
The rear of the Minster shows the same corrections to vertical as the front!!
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| Not part of the original Grey Friars these arches where moved here following the demolition of the original. |
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| Public Library built with money from Andrew Carnegie |
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| The Walks a large park in the centre of Kings Lynn |
For more information on the Architecture of Kings Lynn
Nice set, that camera is working well.
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