Past and Present

Fakenham - Past and Present

GL38 & PB949. A half a century separates these two pictures taken in Tunn Street in Fakenham. While the old cottage no longer exists, remnants of its street-facing wall are still evident today serving as a garden wall to Cromwell Cottage. c.1960s picture courtesy of Gerald Lamont and c.2018 courtesy of Peter Boggis

FHG(JB)008/PB624. Two pictures taken from the same spot in Fakeham's Cattle Market Street almost 45 years apart, December 1970 and April 2015. Today the little octagonal tariff hut stands as a reminder of the area's historic links to agriculture. However gone without trace are the former Cox and Wyman buildings, some of which are pictured here, and which stood on either side of White Horse Street. Pictures courtesy of Fakenham Heritage Group, © James Bamford, and © Peter Boggis.

FHG08/014r0ai500mc. Taken 50 years apart; two pictures of the Market Place seen from the the tower of St Peter and St Paul's. Pictures courtesy of Fakenham Heritage Group.

FHG261/PB630. These two photos, separated by about 80 years, show the well-known fruit and vegetable shop, Benbows, at the eastern end of Fakenham Market place on the corner leading into Norwich Street. The shop is easily identifiable by its attractive Dutch gable, a later addition to the original building. The first photo is of the building when it was Wainwright’s music shop, which was established in 1875. The shop sold pianos, musical instruments, sheet music and, later, gramophone records. The chap standing in the doorway was Cecil Wainwright, the son of the original proprietor. In the 1960s the shop became a delicatessen called ‘The Larder’, then stood empty for quite some time before changing hands around 1980 to become the fruit & veg shop we know today as ‘Benbows’. The chap in the doorway on the second photo (who kindly agreed to adopt the same pose as his predecessor!) is Nigel Benbow, one of the most well-known and popular shopkeepers in Fakenham. Photos courtesy of Fakenham Heritage Group & © Peter Boggis.

JW244/PB572. On the right is a picture that was taken in 1980 in the old lane behind the shops in Norwich street. The buildings of the former printing works are seen on the left. the second picture was taken from the same spot in March 2015. Pictures courtesy of © John Warner and © Peter Boggis.

FHG(JB)049-PB588. Norwich Street as seen from back-of the-shops lane. First in 1972 and then 43 years later, March 2015. Pictures courtesy of Fakenham Heritage Group, © James Bamford, and © Peter Boggis.

FHG(JB)051/PB544. The old lane which ran behind the shops between Norwich street and Bridge street, was a popular cycle and scooter park back in 1972. In 2015, a wheeled contraption of a different kind assumes residence. Pictures courtesy of Fakenham Heritage Group © James Bamford and © Peter Boggis.

JW253-PB285. Two pictures taken from the same vantage point a quarter of a century apart. The mid 1980s picture on the left shows the extensive works of Fakenham Press and part of the former cattle market. On the right: a busy White Horse Street pictured in 2012. The only remaining point of reference in both pictures is the house on the extreme right. Pictures © John Warner and © Peter Boggis.

VMW01/MPr.026. Fakenham’s White Horse Street in the early 80’s was flanked by the buildings of the former Fakenham Press. From the same vantage point some twenty years later, very little is recognisable. Donated by Vivienne Moulton-Wynne & Marjorie Prior.

FHG11-PB244. Bridge over the River Wensum. Over 50 years separate the two pictures. Images courtesy of Fakenham Heritage Group & © Peter Boggis

DS01-PB247. The site of the former Fakenham West level crossing In Gogg's Mill Road. A concrete buffer stop is the only remaining clue that a railway once existed at this location. Pictures courtesy of David Swift and © Peter Boggis.

FHG010-FCA14. The Cattle Market Toll Booth, c.1980 and 2003. Pictures courtesy of Fakenham Heritage Group

FHG12-PB248. No. 5 Oak Street as it was in 1904 and again in 2011 as home to the Dancing Goat coffee and bookshop. Pictures courtesy of Fakenham Heritage Group & © Peter Boggis

FHG13-PB243. The complete home furnishing store, John Whites, in Upper Market Place. Pictures courtesy of Fakenham Heritage Group & © Peter Boggis

GL13-PB239.. A view towards the Market Place from the east end of Norwich Street. The building standing proudly on the corner of White Horse Street was the old Cox & Wyman building, demolished in 1988. Pictures courtesy of Gerald Lamont & © Peter Boggis.

JW090/091. The former Fakenham West station looking eastwards and before closure in 1959. Pictures courtesy of John Warner

JW123-PB582. On the left, in a previous life, the once attractive shop premises of photographer, H. Applegate at number 16 Norwich road. On the right, a recent picture of the shop in an uncared-for state. NB, Number 16 was demolished in March 2015 to make way for an Aldi superstore who are to be the future occupiers of the former Carley and Co-Op site, Picture courtesy of John Warner and © Peter Boggis.

JW223-PB246. Fakenham West Station, former terminus of the Lynn to Fakenham Railway. Opened in 1880, closed in 1959. Pictures courtesy of John Warner & © Peter Boggis

JW312-PB093. Only remnants of the Norwich Road level crossing remain as Fakenham’s second station ‘Fakenham East’ is banished into history. The ‘Fayre Green’ development was well under way in this 1980s photograph. Picture courtesy of © John Warner and Peter Boggis

JW038-PB308. Because its demise was relatively recent the former Greenways filling station can still remembered with fondness by many of its former patrons. The housing complex which now occupies the area is named 'Baxter Close' after the filling station's former owners - G. Baxter & Son Ltd. Pictures donated by © John Warner & © Peter Boggis

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