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North Walsham Centre with Town Sign -
Photo:
Janet Tench
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A
centre for hand-weaving during the Middle
Ages, North Walsham’s prosperity was later
increased by the creation of the Dilham Canal
which connected the town with the Broads.
The
real novelty, however, is a sloping market
place in which stands a three-tiered, 16th
century market cross with a series of wooden
pillars holding up a roof and with a dome and
lantern. This pattern is repeated on top. The
unusual building had to be restored after a
fire destroyed part of the town in 1602.
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