I visited Kings Lynn last week and I was impressed with the museum located inside the town hall. Did you know that Kings Lynn was the fourth largest port in England in medieval times, the other three ports were London, Southampton and Boston. Anyway there was an information board in the museum stating that there had been a Mart in Kings Lynn for 800 years. The Mart (meaning market) was originally an annual trading fair established by a Royal Charter by King John and was indicative of a typical medieval fair of the time. By the 18th century it evolved into more of a fun far with games, performances, oddities and you guessed - drinking. The 19th century brought more innovation and in particular, steam driven roundabouts which were the brain child of Frederick Savage, a local engineer. To find out more please select the following link:
