Pennell's views of Lynn around 1900

[Information from our Kelly's Directories of Cambridgeshire and Norfolk 1900 which are available on CD.].

Lynn from the River


Left: Lynn from the River



Right: The Town Hall. "The Guildhall, formerly the hall of the Trinity Guild, in the Saturday Market place, has a fine Gothic window and a Renaissance porch of flint and stone: the Assembly Rooms form a part of the building, and by means of folding doors are made to form a spacious apartment, 87 feet long by 22 broad and 22 feet in height: adjoining these are the council and magistrates' rooms: ..."
The Town Hall, Lynn
Old Warehouses, Lynn


Left: Old warehouses



Right: "St. Margaret's church , formerly that of the Benedictine priory of SS. Mary Magdalene and Margaret, founded by Bishop Herbert {de Losinga} in 1100, is a fine cruciform structure of freestone, in the Early English, Early Decorated and Perpendicular styles, and now consists of chancel, with chapels, nave, aisles and two western towers 86 feet in height and containing 10 bells, two of which were presented in 1887 by William Burkitt esq.: one of the towers was formerly surmounted by a spire, which, being blown down in 1741, ...."
St. Margaret's
Custom House, Lynn


Left: "The Custom House , Purfleet quay, erected in 1683 as an Exchange, and purchased by the Crown in 1715, is a building of freestone, in the Italian style, with a curious pyramidal roof, from which rises a small open turret, terminating in a pinnacle at the height of 90 feet: a statue of Charles II is placed over the entrance."



Right: The South Gate
The South Gate, Lynn