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The
house on the left as you go up Queen's Head Alley was once
an inn. Built in the late 1400s and originally called the Blue
Boar it pre-dates the
Crown Hotel by some 60 years.
The name was changed the Queen's Head before 1800 so the Queen referred to was
probably
Queen
"Bloody" Mary I who came to Framlingham
twice, taking refuge in 1550 and re-visiting after being crowned. In
the early days the rear of the inn was used by bear-leaders while the
bears slept outside.
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| 8 Turn left onto The Market Hill. A market held on Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays existed in 1270. In time two annual fairs became established; six days at Michaelmas and three days during Whit week. Nowdays the market is held on Saturdays and Tuesdays. The triangular Market Hill is surrounded by buildings of many ages and styles whose facades often conceal much older buildings. | |
| 9 The row of timber buildings on your left as you face the town sign was built between 1700 and 1751. The archway would have been similar to the one in The Crown allowing carriages to pass through. | |
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11 The Guildhall is one of the oldest houses in Framlingham. Although the front is 18th century Queen Anne style inside there is 16th and 17th century timberwork. It was built on the site of a building known to exist in 1363. The raised pavement area in front of the building marks the boundary of the Mansion House that formerly stood on the site. Note the mathematical tiles on this and the adjoining houses hung on battens to give the effect of a brick wall and cover up a timber-framed building. |
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12 As a contrast Barclays Bank is a late Victorian building with Neptune's carved head over the door and muses musing over the lower windows. |
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Next
door The Crown (1553) was a coaching inn serving travellers
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Proceed
up
Church Street towards the Castle
and as you
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