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 …
Read More
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 …
Read More
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 …
Read More
“… 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 …
Read More
Thomas Southwell FZS V-P
From Norfolk & Norwich Naturalists’ Society, 1908
Southwell-red
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 …
Read More
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 …
Read More
Jon, Flossie, Vickie and our visiting Tavern maid
On 15th September, as happens every year, the Greenland Fishery opened its doors to the World.
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 …
Read More
An illustrated afternoon talk at Lynn Museum Talking to a group at Lynn Museum on 3rd October. Shame, Vickie’s hidden.
We gave a talk on Whales, Whaling …
Read More