Record Details
| NHER Number: | 64106 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Site of ropewalk, Old Guanock Gate to All Saints' Street |
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Summary
In the mid-16th century a ropewalk ran from the Old Guanock Gate towards All Saints' Street the up to the bank of the River Nar. This is thought to have been a communal ropewalk.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TF 6264 1990 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF61NW |
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| Parish: | KING’S LYNN, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
(S1) reports that there was a ropewalk which ran from the Old Guanock Gate towards All Saints' Street, then up to the bank of the River Nar. This is thought to have been a communal ropewalk. It is marked on a schematic map showing King's Lynn in the mid-16th century (S2). (S1) suggests that raw materials may have been delivered to this site via public wharfs off the River Nar.
This may relate to the building recorded under NHER 48949.
See (S1) for further information.
See also (S2) and (S3).
A. Cattermole (King's Lynn UAD), 20 March 2020.
Monument Types
- ROPEWALK (16th Century - 1533 AD? to 1567 AD?)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| <S1> | Unpublished Document: Andrews, D.. 2009. The Ropemakers and Ropewalks of Lynn. |
| <S2> | Monograph: Parker, V.. 1971. The Making of King's Lynn: secular buildings from the 11th to the 17th century.. |
| <S3> | Article in Serial: Jude, J. 1981. A Note on Two King's Lynn Ropewalks. CBA Group VI Bulletin. No 26 pp 17-18. |
Related records - none