{"id":10246,"date":"2023-10-31T21:02:40","date_gmt":"2023-10-31T21:02:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=10246"},"modified":"2023-10-31T22:13:39","modified_gmt":"2023-10-31T22:13:39","slug":"days-out-kings-lynn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=10246","title":{"rendered":"DAYS OUT: Kings Lynn"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Checquerboard it out!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Kings Lynn is graced with a great deal of fabulous architecture. I was in town to flog off a Tanglewood guitar, at Cash Converters. Alas, times are hard. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Spectacular.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I got \u00a380 for the axe. Which was a good result. I got the guitar for nothing. It\u2019s bridge had come away from the body. And the owner didn\u2019t want the hassle or expense of fixing it. I was keen to try my hand at making and fitting a new bridge. Which I did very successfully. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Quite a building, eh?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Until I examined it more closely, I didn\u2019t know what this building was. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Don\u2019t know what they\u2019re doing, behind\u2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I do love these old doors. Esp\u2019 when they\u2019re green. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ah, so, it\u2019s The Guildhall.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Sounds like there\u2019s more to The Guildhall than meets the ear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Having a whale of a time.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

This metal plate on the pavement is interesting. I\u2019ll have to look into the whole Kings Lynn whale thing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The prison…<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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\u2026 proudly displays these appalling things.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The town prison has a museum. I didn\u2019t go in, cause it costs, and I\u2019m broke. But get a load of those shackles or manacles, or whatever the Hell they are. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A nice old shop front.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Now that\u2019s a door!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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And that\u2019s a window.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The Duke\u2019s Head Hotel.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I saw a poster advertising an event at the Duke\u2019s Head Hotel: A Jazz life, featuring a drummer I know, John Petters. What a great venue for such things. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In a park, looms this monstrous tower\u2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

As I was thinking of leaving, I passed the above tower. It\u2019s set in a lovely little park. Some photos of which I include below. The tower was originally at the centre, kind of, of an enormous complex of buildings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This scale model shows how things once were.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The park.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Remnants of more old works.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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A rather odd combination of trees!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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More great architecture in the park.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

On another side of the park, the above walls intrigued me. Going round to the from one sees the building pictured below. A library. What a terrific building. If only modern libraries – and other municipal buildings – might be so beautiful. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Very imposing!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Look at the doors below. Now these are proper portals!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Inside\u2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Inside there\u2019s this atrium, and a stained-glass feature in the roof. Exquisite!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I love this staircase!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

And just off the atrium, there\u2019s this fabulous spiral staircase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Looking out of the main entrance.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Another aspect\u2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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A nearby avenue leads to another park.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I finally headed home, satiated, with a bellyful of architectural indulgence. En-route home the heaven\u2019s opened. And there were, afterwards, some very impressive cloudscapes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Stormy skies, on the return home.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Wet roads, mountainous clouds\u2026 sublime!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Kings Lynn is graced with a great deal of fabulous architecture. I was in town to flog off a Tanglewood guitar, at Cash Converters. Alas, times are hard. I got \u00a380 for the axe. Which was a good result. I got the guitar for nothing. It\u2019s bridge had come away from the body. And the … <\/p>\n

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