Witch's Heart, Kings Lynn
The infamous window of no. 15 With the clocks going back at the beginning of the week and Halloween approaching, we delved into a darker corner of Norfolk today. I was looking for something to chill the blood so I was excited to learn from a local expert (my wife) that there is just such a legend surrounding Kings Lynn's Tuesday Market Place. The Tuesday Market was one of the largest markets in England in the Middle Ages when it first came about. The market still exists though much diminished. Instead the square functions mainly as a car park. Today, you can book tickets for music, comedy and cinema at the Corn Exchange, one of many historic buildings that border the square. What passed as entertainment back then was altogether more macabre. The market place was the focal point for public punishments which would draw big crowds. The Corn Exchange This thirst for cruelty contributed to a culture where justice was routinely overlooked. In 1590 Margaret Read was one of the many wome