Castle Hotel, Downham Market

The Castle Hotel, one of Downham's two coaching inns
pictured here during heavy snow fall in January 1907. Even
then people could wait to have their photgraphs taken.

The High Street showing the Chequers public house in the
background, the land lying between Byfield's butchers shop
(later Bowman's) and Leopald Peter's shop (later Parrott's)
was gardens until approximately 1935 when two shops were
built. The picture below showing the High Street decorated
for King George V's Coronation in 1911.

Among Downham Markets claims to fame are, that Nelson
spent some his days at school in Bridge Street and that
Charles 1 stayed three days at The White Swan after his
defeat at the Battle of Naseby.

Downham Market can be best appreciated by spending
some time there, a town of which parts and traditions have
remained unchanged for centuries. To discover more about
Downham's history we recommend a visit to the towns
museum or by reading Mike Bullen's book titled 'Around
Downham Market', photographs and text which have been
used here.