James I granted a set of Letters Patent to King's Lynn #otd 1611 which reconstituted the Gaywood Hospital. It set the Mayor and Burgesses at governors. The charter has a portrait of James in the illuminated initial Norfolk Record Office

#onthisday 1795 the Lynn Petty Session agreed to raise nine men to serve in his Majesty’s navy. Each man was to be offered a bounty of Twenty Guineas on entry and enrolment Norfolk Record Office

The Borough Archives will be closed today (Tues 26th March) due to staff illness. We apologise for any inconvenience.

The committee on street names reported back to the paving commissioners. They returned with three pages of name changes to local streets. Some are giving names to unnamed lanes while others change existing names, while some remain the same Norfolk Record Office

John Warnes was taken prisoner by a French man-of-war #otd 1757 and was kept a prisoner for 13 months. Upon his return he applied for aid from the Trust to support his family Norfolk Record Office

Officer commanding C Company Cyclist Battalion, Welsh Regiment, asked for permission to dig three shallow trenches about 20 yards long in the Recreations grounds. The request was accepted on condition that the ground was reinstated when required and any damage paid for Norfolk Record Office

This plan shows how spaces were allocated for the Mart of 1933. Each plot gives the name of the displayer and the size of the area they have to set their rides up Norfolk Record Office

This finely illuminated R is seen on the 1378 Letters Patent from Richard II. It is an inspeximus of earlier charters, confirming the rights and privileges granted by previous monarchs Norfolk Record Office

I was privileged to be able to work in the stunning, c.1420 built, Stone Hall in King's Lynn today for Stories of Lynn Norfolk Museums

It's the perfect environment for presenting Tudor dance and warfare sessions, in this case to a group of teachers.

One of my favourite spaces!

1304 Coroner’s inquests into the death of Adam Oter who died after a dispute during a ball game on the Doucehill sands. John Godesbirth, the man who killed him, took refuge in nearby St Nicholas Chapel. John escaped unseen from the church a few days later. Translation in ALT text

Queen Isabella sent a letter to John de Cokesford, Mayor of Lynn, asking for carpenters to be sent to her at Castle Rising. The letter is undated but it would be from either 1339, 1340 or 1346 as these were the years John was Mayor Norfolk Record Office

The local petty sessions were responsible for finding recruits for the wars against France. #otd 1796 the call came for men to serve in his Majesty’s Army and Navy, rather than just the navy as it had been in 1795. It also calls for 13 men up from 9 Norfolk Record Office

Plans for alterations to St James Cinema were submitted in 1933. They added a new entrance hall with two dance halls on the upper floors. The plans were accepted but sadly it burnt down in Feb 1937 and was never replaced Norfolk Record Office

Do you want to know more about the King’s Lynn War Memorial? A video was produced to mark the centenary - youtu.be/mAyBgN487Wk?si… - which explains how the monument was funded, designed and built.

Join us at Stories of Lynn museum for a coffee morning with a little extra ☕

The free event must be booked in advance by calling 01553 774297.
📆 Wednesday 15 November
⌚️ 10.30am-11.30pm
ℹ west-norfolk.gov.uk/news/article/1…

Chief Constable Ware asked for the resignation of constable John Rennison, describing him as unsatisfactory and unfitting for the post. He had been recruited on the 6th Nov 1893 and asked to resign on the 9th. The committee was told on the 15th. He is the shortest serving officer

Don't forget to check out the Dragon Day at St George's Guildhall today. You can see the Norwich Whifflers and their dragon among a host of activities. A similar dragon was ordered in 1548 with a cloth of gold for, 'the use of the commons'.

A barrage across the Wash was considered in the 1970's. Here is part of a desk based report from January 1970 showing the five types of barrage design considered. The final report of the feasibility study was released in 1976 and is held at The National Archives.

The Borough Archives will be closed on Saturday 4th November. We apologise for any inconvenience. Saturday 2nd December will be the next weekend opening Norfolk Record Office

Such a lovely morning with the children & staff from King’s Oak Academy. We hope they enjoyed it as much as we did, future budding artists amongst them!
If you have time to visit the Heads & Tails exhibition at St George's Guildhall, it's on until 28 Oct. bit.ly/3tEqjmU.