Downham Market, The Castle Hotel c.1955

Photo ref: D149020

Lived here for the first 28 years of my life. Great memories of the old primaryschool with Mr J Waterson as headmaster. Remember lots of sweet shops, no wonder my teeth needed some fillings. Every used to know everyone then. The town cinema was msrvellous, shame it is no more. Went back a few weeks ago it has lost it's character now . Shame

More memories of Downham Market. When you walk along Church Road from Cannon Square on the right hand side of the road there is an alley way (a walk going down to the high st), it is called 'sounding alley'. The name was established many years ago because in Church Road there used to be a bell foundry where bells were made and when walking down the alley you could hear the bells. Opposite the market place ...see more

Downham Market in my younger days was a happy small market town where everyone knew everyone else, in the days before overspill there were lots of small shops, like the bakers Stannards and Slys where you would queue for ages for your bread while everyone caught up with the town news and scandal, and the Regent cinema was very popular and the queue used to be from the cinema to the Coffee Pot ...see more