Tales of the Old Gaol House in Kings Lynn Norfolk


Let your imagination run riot as your personal stereo guide takes you through King's Lynn's 1930s police station and into the old cells beyond, where smugglers caught by the revenue men of the Custom House would be thrown. You can meet a drunken teddy boy locked up for the night, and hear the true stories of the town's highwaymen, murderers and robbers. You can hear the sounds and smell the smells of prison life two centuries ago, and see how it feels to be locked up in a dank cell or trapped in the stocks in the town's market square. Your guide describes how 'witches' were identified and punished, and you can hear the crowds shout as one poor woman is captured to be taken to her fate! Enjoy an atmospheric visit with the sounds and smells of prison life two centuries ago at the Old Gaol House.


Size: 5400px × 3600px
Location: Saturday Market Pl, King's Lynn, Norfolk PE30 5DQ
Photo credit: © Keith Larby / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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