United Kingdom / King's Lynn

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72 plaques 88% have been curated
73 subjects

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#1 Henry Bell
(1647-1711) 3 plaques in King's Lynn
#2 King John of England
(1167-1216) 3 plaques in King's Lynn
#3 Frances Burney
(1752-1840) 2 plaques in King's Lynn
#4 Thoresby College
(1500-present) 2 plaques in King's Lynn

Joe Dines 1886-1918 amateur international footballer lived here

?, King's Lynn, United Kingdom

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Railway Station Originally a wooden building opened in 1846, it was rebuilt by Robert Skipper of Dereham for the Great Eastern Railway in 1871-72, when this was the terminus for three lines across the Fens and Norfolk. Enlarged, and the present buffet lounge built, in 1910.

Blackfriars Rd, King's Lynn, United Kingdom

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Frederick Savage (1828-97) A machine maker in Lynn from 1851, he became renowned for steam engines used on fairground rides and patented the 'galloping horses'. Mayor 1889. Statue erected 1892, and restored in 1992, aided by the Showmens' Guild of Great Britain.

Guanock Place, King's Lynn, United Kingdom

St Ann's Fort. This open square and the brick arched wall to the north are the last traces of the gun battery known as Saint Ann's Fort. Built in 1570 it was repaired and re-gunned against various seaborne threats to the town, 1625-1815.

St Annes Street, King's Lynn, United Kingdom

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Lynn Museum Built in 1859 as the Union Baptist Chapel (designed by R. M. Smith), with Sunday schoolrooms added to the east in 1867. It became the town museum and art gallery in 1904. Altered in the 1960s and restored in 2005.

Old Market Street, King's Lynn, United Kingdom

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Greyfriars Tower. This late C14 lantern tower stood over the central crossing of the C13 Franciscan Priory Church on this sit c.1230-1538. The Greyfriars attracted academics and wealthy patrons. It was retained as a shipmark for the harbour when the priory was dismantled and its stones reused in the town.

St. James' Street, King's Lynn, United Kingdom

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Tower Street Methodist Chapel. This brick pillar was the end of the forecourt railings of the town's principal Weslyan chapel from 1812 to 1965. Affectionately known as the 'Methodist Minister' the chapel stood in place of the modern Regent Way, on a site which had previously been the synagogue.

Regent Way, King's Lynn, United Kingdom

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