Now and Then
Follow a trail of buildings dating back to 1600s with photos of now and then during their evolution Participating properties in the commercial centre of Harleston will exhibit a poster with an historical image of the property and brief accompanying description. Properties dating from the 17th century will display an additional QR code to give further information and links to the time of the Mayflower.
Each stop is shown on the trail map and you will end on a pedestrian street with benches in the centre of town.
The trail starts from Harleston Information Plus on Exchange Street. Walk away from the Market Place and turn left into Old Market Place to begin at no. 16-18.
The map also shows the many coffee shops and pubs in town. Please take time to enjoy Harleston.
Stop and Look
16-18 Old Market Place
16 and 18 Old Market Place form part of one of the oldest buildings in town with some of the rear wing dating back to before 1400! In...
7 Church Street
Now combined with No 5, this 17th C building housed 2 businesses in the Victorian Era. The steep roof indicates originally thatched....
15 The Thoroughfare
Between the chemists and the bakery we find Old Post office Yard, for many years Lillistone’s Yard named for the Bakers that stood on the...
35 The Thoroughfare
A butcher’s shop for at least 200 years, the trade continues unbroken on this site. This would have been an open fronted shop when it...
20-24 Old Market Place
This building has been featured in this walk to represent all the other, numerous buildings in this town that hide their true age behind...
2-4 The Thoroughfare
Before 1600 this was variously ‘The White Hart’ or the 'White Horse', the Market Bell rang from the adjoining chapel and Tolls were...
21 The Thoroughfare
You might assume Georgian or Victorian but that raised pediment and expanse of glass hide a 17thC interior still visible inside today. No...
9 Broad Street
Originally a single room wide, this 3 storey 17th C onetime doss house is dwarfed by its neighbours. This C17 timber-framed, stuccoed...
6 Church Street
A 17thC Building with later bay window. Over the years a Spicers, ‘The Plough’, a Pork Butchers, a Tea Shop then a chippy the building...
3-7 The Thoroughfare
Two premises in one 17th C building, the left-hand side lost its upper floor when the ceiling was raised for a new plate glass window...
27 The Thoroughfare
One of the few of our buildings revealing its age from the outside! The Ancient House has been known as Brimstone Tenemants, school,...
9 Union Street
Although this 17th C building and formerly disreputable pub has been much changed it still retains some internal chamfered beams. This...
This trail was created as part of Heritage Open Days 2024