King's Lynn, Nelson Street 1908
Photo ref: 60025
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Photo ref: 60025
Photo of King's Lynn, Nelson Street 1908

More about this scene

To the left of the photograph we can see the gable of the Valiant Sailor public house, which abutted with Priory Lane. Trade was brisk here, for sailors approaching from South Quay saw this hostelry before all others, and there were about 400 pubs to choose from in the town in the 19th century! This area was rife with 'hoares and harpies', and fights and smash-ups were frequent; it is hardly surprising that Read & Wilbur, the builders and undertakers on the right, were kept in business for many a year.

A Selection of Memories from King's Lynn

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from King's Lynn

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My mother, before her marriage, lived with her parents at 2 Whitefriars Terrace, near Kings Lynn docks. Her father, Arthur Henry Drew, was master of a small coaster, the Lizzie and Annie, working along the east coast. She had a long working life, having been built in 1877, and was broken up in 1971. On our visits to my grandparents in the thirties I spent much time on the dockside and river bank, watching ...see more
Wonderful memories of Saturday morning pictures - we would all line up outside the Majestic Picture House as it was called and monitors would walk up and down the line to make sure we were not too noisy and kept us in our place, for sixpence  we would see cartoons and a feature film, cowboys or my favourite Flash Gordon, always a cliff hanger ending that brought you back the following week to see if he made it, ...see more
On the 1st August 2006 I went to Kings Lynn for the first time since 1935, to visit St Margaret's Church. I was christened there 5th February 1935. My Grandfather lived at 14 Priory Lane Kings Lynn. Is there anyone who knew the Crook Family from that time? Noel Crook