
What is recorded here
This green commemorative plaque records: Bank House King's Staithe Square Site of the medieval Tolbooth, facing Bishop's Staithe. House of 1682, and a former Custom House. West wing built c1750. In 1782 became Gurney & Birkbeck's Lynn Bank, with a Counting House built in 1788. Recorded plaque organisation: Rotary Club of Kings Lynn Trinity.
Bank House stands on the site of the medieval Tolbooth and has served as a Custom House; it became significant in 1782 when it housed Gurney & Birkbeck's Lynn Bank, contributing to King's Lynn’s economic history.
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Photo: Rob Noble on Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0