Downham Market in Bloom
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Downham Market in Bloom Portfolio 2007 Downham Market in Bloom Downham Market is a rapidly growing market town on the edge of the fens in the far west of Norfolk. Its strong farming history is reflected today in its popular market and local wheat mill. However, it is increasingly seen as a service town for the local outlying villages and has a selection of small shops, banks and a range of other small businesses as well as two supermarkets. With good roads North/South and East/West and an award winning railway station, it has become the ideal location for commuters to nearby Kings Lynn as well as London and Cambridge. The unique, red, open textured carr stone used in many Downham Market buildings gives the town a distinctive character and earned it the nickname ‘Gingerbread Town’. The most impressive example is the central Town Hall, dating back to 1887, extended in 1974. Fronting the Town Hall is the newest feature in the town the Town Square, completed in 2003. The most memorable sight in Downham Market is undoubtedly the Town Clock, an unusual and distinctive cast iron structure in a Gothic style given to the town in 1878, by James Scott. 2 Contents 2 Introduction 3 Contents 4 Committee Members 5 Judges Itinerary and Road Map 6 - 9 Downham Market in Bloom Route 10 - 11 Ongoing Projects: The Willows 12 - 13 Ongoing Projects: The War Memorial 14 Ongoing Projects: Recycling Future Projects: Church Road 15 Downham in Bloom local involvement 16 Thank you 3 Committee Members Anglia in Bloom 2007 1 Tinker Taylor 10 Julie Davy Downham Market Former Mayor Horticultural Society Downham Market 2 Nathan Johnson not pictured Borough Council of Kings Lynn & West Norfolk Councillor Pat Roberts 3 Roger Parnell Downham Market Councillor Borough Council of Kings Lynn & West Norfolk Councillor John Leach 4 Emma van Deventer Downham Market Councillor Downham Market Community Development Officer Sara Porter 5 The Mayor - Councillor John Doyle Downham Market Deputy Town Clerk Downham Market Mayor 6 Councillor Mick Ford 7 2 5 9 Downham Market Councillor 4 7 Tony Porter 6 1 3 8 Borough Council of Kings Lynn & West Norfolk 10 8 Andrew Davy Horticultural Society Downham Market 9 Councillor Colin Sampson Downham Market Councillor 4 S RIM S E S H L R O A E U G N L L R D D C R E I W T I T A E L C N L S O R V W H H I O S N RD C Y D A R C H L L A R N L R S E D H O M C ELM C COCF K L H BI A R I C CH U WO E H O R D L S F P D W C T C D S E S E D P H L A E A R I OP O W E T R LA T Y R M R B R D L H D E D C D L M O I R N E L TS R E LE W I P R A R N CL F D N E M U E R R I S C N H E LACK L I A R C O P C Y S F R E E D O E B A BAT K C V S HC N R I O E APE CL E LA W V NE A NE H L T T S O WESLEY E T O W B S N 1 A R N T W B O I A ND Z I S A DOWNHAM T O E V 2 L E S T D S MARKET T E E S L D N R V T ARADISE STATION IC A P N TO R R I N E 3 E S M T D B T A 13 W R 12 L 4 A O T R D ION D T Y T HE I STA P I N 11 A 1122 D A E T L 9 S R N RA CL A I H L H KI L W T NG DGE S C S A BRI G WA Y I LK S RD R G WC Q10 H U N H I 5 C T L THE GREEN 8 A IORY RD PR E TOWE M R S H T 7 T W Priory I N Centre N C O O URT G L DNS D C 6 Y L A T R W A H N F A A P O R T L D L G I Y A R M R Y C S A S H L D R O A T V O D O E R L N K Y O R ENSI ON CTOR NGT E I E E V N L N I I G D D N N D O C R N S OLLINGWOOD R O R U Y D T E S H N R C N E T O OA Y H K D R O Y N F S U S N I T E B R O Y L - D P N A C L D H H CL S O R I W LL IG S R C E W A H W L M ES V Y T V T H I E S A R WA A Y L H T D L T N R R ERS ST D E U L D HAL B R W MANBY CL CRO E R LAN IC ARK HM P O N D D O W N Downham Market Judges itinerary & road map 1 The Town Council Offices 6 Town Sign 11 Crown Pub 2 Castle Hotel 7 Corner of Priory Road 12 Hythe Bridge 3 Cannon Square Cross Roads 8 Bible Garden 13 Downham Market Railway Station 4 High Street North 9 Bridge Street 5 High Street South 10 Town Square 5 H D S C Y D A C H L L R N L R S E D O M C C COCF K L H A U I E H R L S P D C T C D S E H L S O E AW R E T T R M B R D H D E D M O R N I TS W R N CL NU E E RS C N H E LCastleA Hotel I R CK CLO P C Y S R Thought to have beenE a coaching and E D O E posting house, this striking building is B mostlyA c18th, although some parts are BAT thoughtK to be even earlier. CHC V The Town Council Offices R I CL O E Completed in 1998, the current offices W NE have always maintained a well kept garden to the front entrance. T S O WESLEY O W N N 1 A E V 2 S E RD T E PARADIS 3 M A W 4 L A T Y I N T D S R H T H KING DGE S C S BRI G WA I LK R WC Q H U High Street North H C The approach down this road to the Town Square allows the visitor to IenjoyORY RD PR E TOW an excellent view of the TownS Square H T and Town Clock. T W Priory Cannon Square I N Centre Cross Roads N Scouts roundel to celebrateC 60 years of O OU the Scouting movement. RT G L DN D C Y L A T R W 6 N WESLEY E RD PARADIS M E A W D L M A T R S Y I U N High Street South D T T D N S R D S H T H KING DGE S C S G WA I LK R H ST EDM WC Q U 5 H C IORY RD PR E TOWER S H T 7 T W Priory HOWDA I N Centre N C O O URT G L DNS D 6 C Corner ofL Priory Road RotaryH Club roundel to celebrate 50 NCE A I years of the local club. Look out for PR theR Green plaque denoting the old P PrioryD site. Y R Y C S L T O L N ORY O ICT E V N N D D O Town Sign N The sign depicts the Crown and Arrows of St Edmund, the horsesR that surmount R Y D it indicate the importance of the horse E S R C fairs held in Downham Market in the late N T OA Y H K D c19th. A plaque on theO plinth giving F S U more information. N I T E R O L C D N L H H CL O I W LL IG C 7 S C E H ER LACK CLO C Y R SE E D O E B A BAT K C V S HC N R I O E APE CL E LA W V NE A NE L T S O WESLEY O Crown Pub W N This c17th coach house featured in the BRO N A 1816 Bread and Blood Riots, when a A E Bridge StreetV D crowd protesting against the Corn Laws S E L RD T ARADISriotedE in the town. Now it is more A P famous for its riot of colours from its N M hanging baskets. D A W L A T D T Y HE I I N 11 A A T D L 9 CL S R H T H KI DGE S C BRI 10 G I R WC Q H U H C GREEN 8 PRIORY RD S T W Priory I N Centre N Bible Garden O Opened by the Salvation Army in L Summer 2006, this peaceful area D C of town was designedY for rest L and reflection.