Places to see in ( Downham Market - UK )
Places to see in ( Downham Market - UK )
Downham Market sometimes simply referred to as Downham is a market town and civil parish in Norfolk, England. It lies on the edge of the Fens, on the River Great Ouse, approximately 11 miles south of King's Lynn, 39 miles west of Norwich and 30 miles north of Cambridge.
The civil parish has an area of 5.2 km² and in the 2011 census had a population of 9,994 in 4,637 households. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of King's Lynn and West Norfolk. It is part of South West Norfolk parliamentary constituency.
It was an agricultural centre, developing as a market for the produce of the Fens with a bridge across the Ouse. During the Middle Ages, it was famed for its butter market and also hosted a notable horse fair. The market is now held Fridays and Saturdays on the town hall car park.
Notable buildings in the town include its mediaeval parish church, dedicated to St Edmund, and Victorian clock tower, constructed in 1878. The town is also known as the place where Charles I hid after the Battle of Naseby. In 2004 the town completed a regeneration project on the Market Place, moving the market to the town hall car park. The decorative town sign depicts the crown and arrows of St Edmund with horses to show the importance of the horse fairs in the town's history. A heritage centre, Discover Downham, opened in a former fire station in 2016.
Downham Market railway station, which serves the town, is on the Fen Line from London to King's Lynn. It opened in 1846. The town’s signal box is one of five rare examples across the region to have been granted Grade II listed status in 2013. The Department for Culture, Media and Sport awarded listed status to 26 signal boxes across the country as part of a joint project between Network Rail and English Heritage to secure the nation’s railway signalling heritage. Downham’s signal box was built in 1881 for the Great Eastern Railway Company but will soon be decommissioned as part of a 30-year modernisation project.
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Days in Downham Market
Downham Market, often called just Downham is a market town in Norfolk, lying on the edge of the Fens, which is one of the best arable areas in England these days. It is only 40 miles away from Norwich and 30 miles from Cambridge, making it an ideal commuter town; check out some properties in Downham Market here:
The town has had a rich past, and was once an important agricultural centre in the area, being known widely for its horse fair and butter market. A market is still held on Friday and Saturdays just outside the townhall. With a medieval church, a lovely Victorian clock tower and a recently renovated market place, it relly is a lovely Norfolk town to visit.
Downham Market & District Labour Party ~ our 2017 Election Campaign
Highlights of our campaign in SW Norfolk...look out Liz Truss we're on your case!
Curry in Downham Market (UK version)
The Silly Old Tossers visit Downham Market for a curry inspection. This is is a re-edit of the previous version with the music replaced with royalty-free music so that it should no longer be blocked in the UK or Germany. The recordings used previously were over 70 years old but were blocked by the recording publishers. The music here is provided by Google/Youtube. I do not believe this movie infringes any copyright.
Downham Market Crossbar Challenge
Did this just for a laugh, Hope you Enjoy!!!
Copyright goes to Soccer Am and The Beta Band
road incident downham market A10 10 09 13 09h33m HD am
this one happen to me in 10-09-2013
im just finally uploading it in HD
Alice and Isabel Buttle performing run at spotlight Downham Market
Isabel's first on stage performance playing guitar for Alice. on stage at the town hall Downham Market spotlight
Downham village in Lancashire
Downham village Lancashire
The picturesque village of Downham is set at the foot of Pendle Hill and captures the essence of rural Britain, yet remains a secret gem. The family of Lord Clitheroe, known as the Asshetons, effectively own the village, which is one of the loveliest in Lancashire. The houses and cottages are stone-built, there are no road markings, no overhead cables, no TV aerials and no horrible Sky satellite dishes to spoil the view. The village has been used for many films, the most famous being 'Whistle Down the Wind' starring Alan Bates and Hayley Mills. The surrounding area was the inspiration for J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle Earth in the Lord of the Rings saga. And, the BBC chose it to film the series 'Born and Bred' which starred James Bolam, Michael French, Maggie Steed, John Henshaw and Jenna Russell.
Downham village sits close to an old Roman road and it is in an area that was said to be the haunt of the infamous Lancashire witches. The impressive bulk of Pendle Hill towers almost 1900 feet above the village. Tales of witchcraft in and around Downham have abounded since early on in the 17th-century when ten witches from near here were tried and then hanged at Lancaster Castle.
The architectural uniform style of the village is due to the Assheton family who have watched over the village since the 13th-century when they built Downham Hall. Not a great deal altered here until the early part of the 18th-century when the generosity of the Asshetons made improvements to the village. More homes were built and a vast sum of money was spent enhancing St. Leonards Church. The Asshetons built a school for the village and added a grand Regency facade to Downham Hall.
Downhams church and the Assheton Arms (the village inn) are close to Downham Hall at the top of the village. The church bells are said to have been removed from Whalley Abbey when it was dissolved (aka demolished) by Henry VIII in 1537. The church also has a 16th century font given to the church by Abbot Paslew, the last monk in charge of Whalley Abbey.
At the opposite end of the village an old stone bridge spans a sparkling stream, another village green is surrounded by old stone houses and cottages.
All around is lovely open countryside. Rich farmlands are hidden away in the quiet lanes and contented sheep and cattle graze in meadows that front gracious old stone farmhouses, it is a place of quiet serenity.
This video shows an example of what sights I recorded on a short day trip on Saturday 17th April 2010.
With many thanks
Simon Flory
Badger Specialist
badgerland.co.uk
Downham England Jane and Rick
Our trip to the lovely village of Downham, England.
TWR: A Day In Downham
Featuring Alex Plummer and Joe Palik, visiting Downham Market for the day, doing some Free Running, and some extra clips when we got home.
Edited by Joe
Song = Pendulum - Tarantula Feat. Fresh, $pyda & Tenor Fly
Downham - A Home in the Country
Downham is a district of south east London, within the London Borough of Lewisham. It borders the London Borough of Bromley, and is located north of Bromley and south of Catford.
Downham was named in honour of Lord Downham, who was chairman of the London County Council between 1919-20
Origins of Downham estate
Before 1920, the area had no houses, apart from a shooting range close to Rangefield Road and areas of farmland in the period around 1890. Some belonged to Holloway Farm and others to Shroffolds Farm. Following the First World War, local boroughs like Deptford, Bermondsey as well as the London County Council [LCC] felt it was essential to reduce overcrowding by erecting more residential property. This needed to excel that which was provided by private landlords. The final spur for LCC to commence works in the area was the new law of 1923 that provided government funding to enable residential developments to be built by local governments. As a result, the Downham Estate was developed towards the end of the 1920s by the London County Council.
The area of the estate was in the region of 522 acres (2.1 km²), with 461 acres (1.9 km²) in the Metropolitan Borough of Lewisham, (from 1965 the London Borough of Lewisham) and 61 acres (0.2 km²) in the Municipal Borough of Bromley (from 1965 the London Borough of Bromley); the estate stretched for about 1.25 miles (2 km). Prior to this, most of the terrain was countryside. However parts around Grove Park railway station to the east had already begun to experience some building works. In this territory which was the then furthest extreme of London, 5659 homes of different sizes were built. 408 apartment complexes of four storeys were also erected.
At the time of development, the area was considered ‘a showpiece, a cottage estate'. With less than 20 houses to an acre, and lots of greenery and shops, the area was of relative low population density. An official Lewisham publication around 1930 considered Downham to be ‘a Garden City’.
hose who were the first to live on the Downham estate late in the 1920s had mostly been relocated from certain less pleasant parts of the inner city like Rotherhithe and East London, and these new homes were of a much higher standard than their previous homes.[4][5]
The arrival of new people in the Downham area led to some unexpected results. In order to show their objection, in 1926 those who lived in Alexandra Crescent (at that time, a private street) in Bromley had appointed Albert Frampton, who had developed Alexander Crescent, to build a dividing wall (the Downham Wall). This was because the wealthier private home owners in Bromley wanted to prevent the working class 'vulgar people' from the Downham estate from accessing the neighbouring middle-class area. They also wanted to prevent them from using this as an access route into the town centre of Bromley. He made a formal application to Bromley Council on 16 February 1926 to build the dividing wall. The application was due to strong demands by those who lived his estate. The council refused to take a decision on the application, but the brick wall was built nonetheless. It was across Valeswood Road at its junction with Alexandra Crescent and was known as a ‘class wall’. It was seven feet high and was fortified at the top with broken pieces of glass.
That pre-war class wall was a stark reminder of the great increase in gated communities, barrier-walls and the use of private security by wealthier people in various parts of the growing metropolis.
Meanwhile, life carried on progressing in Downham as the first Shopping Week took place in June 1929, and both the Downham Tavern and Splendid Super Cinema opened in 1930
Hallelujah Downham Market High School Recital Concert 26th March 2013
Spring bikers in Downham Market.
Chewing Gum Removal by Country Grounds Maintenance, Downham Market, Norfolk
Town Hall episode 1
Early example of 'fly on the wall' documentary, looking at the inner workings of Lewisham Council in South London, in 1991/92 - including the political discussions which exclude members of the public (and still do today).
Originally broadcast by BBC in 1992 but never republished. Video quality is appropriately fuzzy (apologies!) reflecting the processes by which this material was recorded off-air and subsequently rescued to digital format.
Uploaded here in the interests of preservation and the study of political history (and of how little has changed since 1991!), with all due acknowledgement to the BBC, producers Charles Stewart and Malcolm Hirst, and any other claimants to IPR. Contact welcome particularly from anyone who holds a better-quality copy of the series: lewisham.gov.uk
HM the Queen at 90. Downham Market Beacon
In honour of HM Queen's 90th Birthday, the Beacon at St Edmund's Parish Church, Downham Market, Norfolk UK is lit by the Mayor, Councillor John Fox, in the presence of a good crowd of people of all ages.
De Beauvoir Estate - London
De Beauvoir Estate - Hackney - London Aerial - Geospatial Survey.
Downham Markert vs Mundford fc
A47 East Winch to Kings Lynn Erratic Drunk driver
Guy overtakes me when 40t truck is coming towards us. Truckie has headlights on full and horn blasting as this was close. It doesn't look close do to camera lens type. Further on the guy drifts from side to side of lane, at one point his vehicle straddles the centre line and then sharply back over. The vehicle is erratically braking all the time even when it is a good distance from others in-front. Drunk I do believe.
Burnley, Lancashire (UK)
Burnley is a large market town in the borough of Burnley in Lancashire, England.