“Royal Yards aloft…”
On the return to Lynn of a large Whaler, after an Arctic voyage From The Lynn Advertiser, 1872
As is generally known, in that day (c.1820) there were what were …
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Lost Boats found in Boal Quay
it’s a map
Boal Quay is formed of a loop in the River Nar, a tributary off the River Great Ouse, on the south side of King’s Lynn in …
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WhaleShip’s Stores: All the stuff you’d take on a 19th century whaling journey
Whale ships in the nineteenth century required provisions and outfits for at least three years. The list here is taken from Charles M. Scammon’s The marine mammals of the north-western …
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A whale, lost in Lynn, 1842
“… an enormous whale, which had apparently fallen asleep…”
An anonymous account of a whale in King’s Lynn’s water
LynnWhale-Story-1867
Port of Kings Lynn 11th April 1867 Some …
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Notes on the Arctic Whale-Fishery from Yarmouth and Lynn
Thomas Southwell FZS V-P
From Norfolk & Norwich Naturalists’ Society, 1908
Southwell-red
Aitkin… A Jacobean family affair
William Atkin, Mayor of King’s Lynn. Image: Borough Council of King’s Lynn and West Norfolk
John Atkin’s name is on a blue plaque outside the Greenland Fishery …
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Steve Worfolk’s map of ‘The Friars’ c1905
Steve Worfolk’s map of The Friar’s 1905
Drawn in 2001, shows the river Nar and it’s environs, as it probably was, with his family’s boat yard, the Blubber House and …
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Tempus greenland piscaria
From Jacobean Mayoral House, to 21st century Heritage Home…
Through many families, the Greenland Fishery House has seen lives of Jacobean wealth, 18th century sailors, survived World Wars, the brink …
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King’s Lynn timeline
With thanks to King’s Lynn Online
1000 to 1499
- 1086 – First mention of Lynn in Domesday Book.
- 1101 – St Margaret’s Church founded.
- 1204 – …
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Witches’ marks at The Greenland Fishery
The marks above the fireplace in the south part of the Greenland Fishery are very distinct and look like simple graffiti, or maybe carpenter’s marks. But it’s been suggested they …
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