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Purfleet Quay. King's Lynn

The sculpture that can be seen on the right is of George Vancouver (22 June 1757 – 10 May 1798) who was born in the seaport town of King's Lynn in Norfolk. In 1771, at the age of 13, he entered the Royal Navy as a "young gentleman", a future candidate for midshipman and was selected to serve as a midshipman aboard HMS Resolution, on James Cook's second voyage (1772–1775) searching for Terra Australis. See PiP for George Vancouver.

He is best known for his 1791–95 expedition, which explored and charted North America's northwestern Pacific Coast regions, including the coasts of contemporary Alaska, British Columbia, Washington, and Oregon. He also explored the Hawaiian Islands and the southwest coast of Australia.

In Canada, Vancouver Island and the city of Vancouver are named after him, as are Vancouver, Washington, in the United States, Mount Vancouver on the Yukon/Alaska border, and New Zealand's sixth highest mountain. Courtesy of Wikipedia.

At the end of the quay the flood gates keep the water inside at a certain level and to prevent flooding. It's possible to see St.Peters church on the other side of The Great Ouse.

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15 comments

Ulrich John said:

Very interesting, Amelia ! Thanks for showing ! Good Morning !
7 years ago

Rosalyn Hilborne said:

Brings back great memories of the last holiday I took with my mum. A super shot Amelia.
7 years ago

Gudrun said:

A well composed photo! It's suprising to see that the harbour is quite a bit inland.
7 years ago

Stormlizard said:

Very well photographed and documanted Amelia.
7 years ago

Edward Bowthorpe said:

Nice capture Amelia,eddie,xx
7 years ago ( translate )

aNNa schramm said:

WOW- what i an interesting story
7 years ago ( translate )

Karl Hartwig Schütz said:

Thank you for showing and explaining this! Best regars, Karl
7 years ago

Nick Weall said:

Nothing like a bit of chain mail ~ thanks for the great info ~ Have a sunny weekend xx
7 years ago

Keith Burton said:

A interesting display............and I really like the cobblestone on the quay. Well researched information too.
7 years ago

Peter Castell said:

Looking at the first shot it took me a while to remember where you were standing
7 years ago

Josiane Dirickx said:

Belles compos !
7 years ago ( translate )

Amelia said:

We're so busy at the moment. Having lost Easter due to inclement weather, a visit to Norfolk for a week to look after James, and then last weekend a visit to Cardiff flower show and a school reunion for 3 days, we're way behind with the garden. Fences have had to be repaired and treated + 6 new trellis panels to be treated and fixed into position, so we're taking advantage of the good weather now. 2 dental appointments on Monday, 1 visit to the opticians yesterday and today a visit to audiology to sort out my hearings aids, I'm under time pressure.

Be with you all as soon as time allows.
7 years ago

Pam J said:

Wonderful memories.. Thankyou Amelia !
7 years ago ( translate )

Andy Rodker said:

Nicely composed shot!
Interesting notes too.
I fully understand what you mean. Sometimes there simply aren't enough hours in the day!
7 years ago

slgwv said:

He explored much of the coastline of what was then called the Oregon Country, extending from the Spanish claims at 42 deg N (now the northern boundary of California, Nevada, and western Utah) up to the Russian claims at 54 deg 40' (now the tip of the Alaska panhandle). Many of his names stuck--in particular, he named several fjords/inlets "canals" (e.g., the Hood Canal in Washington state), to the ongoing confusion of moderns! Apparently at that time "canal" didn't specifically mean an artificial channel.
7 years ago