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King's Lynn, South Gate 1891
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Lynn (the King's was added by Charles I in recognition of this town's loyalty to the Royalist cause) lies about 1.5 miles inland, where Lynn Cut meets the Great Ouse. A fully ebbed tide allows the rudder construction to be seen on the 29-ton 'Leader', which was built in Yarmouth in 1860. In 1890 she was owned by Joseph Draw in Lynn. The plank serving as a gangway to the vessel from the bank had, until comparatively recent legislation, been the cause of many an accident as crew returned to their various ships after a run ashore.

An extract from Picturesque Harbours Photographic Memories.

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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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Lynn In The Thirties
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, ...see more
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Majestic Cinema
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
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My Christening
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
King's Lynn, St John's Church 1898
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