In a quiet corner of a small Norfolk market town, new life is being nurtured! Thanks to friend of Fakenham Life, Steve, for spotting this! It’s amazing what you see if you just take the time to look… [PS - if you want to see some more bird's nest photos go to my NotQuiteFree blog]
This rather handsome fellow is the resident gargoyle over the back door of Fakenham’s Rampant Horse Inn in Queens’ Road. Whilst Ag and Beanie (landlord and lady) are very proud of him, they aren’t too sure of his history, other than that traditionally these sorts of chaps are there to ward off evil spirits. Oh, and thanks to David, friend of Fakenham Life, for suggesting I go and have a look at him…. Anyway, here he is:
Feeding the ducks… and the chickens… and the swans! On Gogg’s Mill Road at the bridge over the River Wensum.
What can you get on Fakenham market? Well, if you’re me, you’re spoilt for choice with things to photograph…. Here are some lengths of ribbon, not necessarily interesting in their own right but the colours are fantastic, they make for a nice photo, and they are an example of the many things you can get here on our wonderful Thursday market.
So, a Fakenham icon, it’s mid-1930′s built water tower, has been demolished to make way for affordable housing (read the story in the Fakenham & Wells Times). A shame in some ways but very necessary in others. I was glad I was able to post a photograph of it back in November last year because I do like these old industrial structures – they’re part of our history and I think in a lot of ways we’re the poorer without them. Anyway in celebration of it’s 70+ years of life here’s the picture I took back in November once again:
A lovely bright day for the market yesterday (Thursday) with some very (naturally) saturated colours which were just begging to be photographed. Here’s the fruit and veg stall on the ‘bottom’ market and a bag of onions!
The Fakenham Life slot in the March edition of the Fakenham Sun. Keep an eye out for it every month:
