The King's Lynn Conservancy Board ILLUSTRATED HISTORY 1900 – 1939

ILLUSTRATED HISTORY 1900 – 1939

The South Eastern Railway purchased the derelict and bankrupt harbour in 1843 and made great attempts to improve and develop its basic infrastructure

covers the extensive American and Canadian Services which date back to 1853

Published 31st March 2026

Hardback 220mm x 245mm

The King's Lynn Conservancy Board ILLUSTRATED HISTORY 1900 – 1939Situated on the River Great Ouse at the south west corner of the Wash, the town of Kings Lynn has been a port for over a thousand years and in the middle ages it had trading agreements with the Hanseatic League which made Lynn one of the top four ports in England. The regulation of shipping back to medieval times was the responsibility of the Corporation and this remained so until 1898 when this duty was passed to the newly formed Kings Lynn