One of the better known towns in Norfolk, Kings Lynn has some splendid buildings. This chequered brickwork occurs all over Norfolk, and I think it's really attractive.
(below) This is the Holy Trinity Guildhall in the eponymous Saturday Market Place, now a museum
King’s Lynn Guildhall, more generally referred to as King’s Lynn Town Hall, was originally built between 1422 and 1428 to replace an earlier guildhall that had been destroyed by fire in 1421. It was established as a meeting place for the Guild of the Holy Trinity, a religious guild of merchants in the town.
Featuring a distinctive chequered patterned exterior and steep pitched roof, the building was known as the ‘Stone Hall’. However, following the suppression of religious guilds under Edward VI in 1547, the building’s undercroft was converted into a prison in 1571 and its western portion into a house of correction in 1618.
In 1624 an extension was built to the west, replicating the same chequered patterned exterior and including a porch, above which the arms of Elizabeth I were placed in 1624, having been removed from St James’s Church. The arms of Charles II were placed in the gable in 1664.
Featuring a distinctive chequered patterned exterior and steep pitched roof, the building was known as the ‘Stone Hall’. However, following the suppression of religious guilds under Edward VI in 1547, the building’s undercroft was converted into a prison in 1571 and its western portion into a house of correction in 1618.
In 1624 an extension was built to the west, replicating the same chequered patterned exterior and including a porch, above which the arms of Elizabeth I were placed in 1624, having been removed from St James’s Church. The arms of Charles II were placed in the gable in 1664.
(below) the King's Lynn Conservancy Board Building, hosting the Port and Pilotage Authority
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