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TF6219 : Bank Lane arches in Tower Gardens, King's Lynn

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Bank Lane arches in Tower Gardens, King's Lynn

These arches came from a building that once stood in Bank Lane, off the Tuesday Market Place. The original building has since been dismantled but the arches were re-erected here in 1911.

The tower gardens once used to be a friary's orchard. When the friary was closed in 1538, the tower and the land surrounding it passed to the Town Council. The garden was designed in 1911 as a public park to commemorate the coronation of King George V. In 1921 it became the site of the town's war memorial. Previously, this part of Greyfriars was used to hold cattle awaiting market. The tower has since been completely restored and its gardens remodelled to show the extent of the 14th century Franciscan friary.

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2011

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Grid Square: TF6219, 142 images (more nearby)
Photographer: Evelyn Simak (find more nearby)
Image classification^?: Geograph
Date Taken: Saturday, 30 April, 2011 (more nearby)
Submitted: Sunday, 1 May, 2011
Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts Village, Rural settlement
Subject Location: OSGB36: TF 620 198 [100m precision]
WGS84: 52:45.1071N 0:23.9855E
Photographer Location: OSGB36: TF 621 198
View Direction: West-northwest (about 292 degrees)