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A street scene with a horse-drawn cart in the foreground and figures walking along a row of buildings beside a large tree.

The Crown, Main Street, Littleport c.1900

The Crown, Littleport

History of The Crown

In the photo the baker is delivering bread to the Crown public house c.1900. The old house next to the Crown is Meader House, home of Herbert G Martin, later occupied by the Capital and Counties Bank.


1902

A dense crowd of people wearing hats and period clothing fills a narrow street lined with shops decorated with Union Jacks.

Coronation Parade 9th August 1902, Littleport

The parade assembled at Crown corner and marched along Main Street to the bottom of Granby Street.

The cream-colored, two-story facade of The Crown pub featuring black-framed windows, a brown tiled roof, and street signs.

The Crown Littleport (RGL2025)

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