Shops on the Market Place
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Shops on the Market Place by Evelyn Simak as part of the Geograph project.
The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
There are currently over 7.5m images from over 14,400 individuals and you can help contribute to the project by visiting https://www.geograph.org.uk
Shops on the Market Place
Image: © Evelyn Simak Taken: 21 Nov 2007
After the arrival of Flemish weavers during the 14th century the village of North Walsham grew into a town, and by 1739 altogether 68 families were involved in producing the so-called light Walsham cloth, which was less heavy than the cloth made in the nearby village of Worstead. North Walsham was the centre of the Peasant's Revolt of 1381 and the final battle took place nearby - a 15th century stump cross was erected to mark the exact location > Image Many houses were destroyed in a fire in 1600. Thanks to the bypass built in 1977 heavy traffic is kept away from the town centre, where a weekly market is still being held.
Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
Image Location
Latitude
52.821128
Longitude
1.387011