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For hundreds of years it has been dependent on the herring fishery, and today it services the offshore oil rigs.
The town suffered during World War II, but much is left of the old town, including the original over 2000 metres long protective medieval wall, of which about two-thirds have survived. Of the 18 towers, 11 are left. On the South Quay, there is a 17th century Merchant's House, as well as Tudor, Georgian and Victorian buildings. Behind South Quay, there is a maze of alleys and lanes known as "The Rows". Originally there were 145 rows. Despite war damage, several have remained.
The Tolhouse, complete with dungeons, dates from the late 13th century and is said to be the oldest civic building in Britain.
The Market place is one of the largest in England, and has been operating since the 13th century.
The old part of Great Yarmouth is linked to the mainland by Haven Bridge.
Yarmouth has two seaside pier s, Britannia Pier and Wellington Pier. The Maritime Museum for East AngliaNorfolk and Suffolk, the core area of East Anglia. Cambridgeshire is to the west and Essex to the south. East Anglia is a region of eastern England. It has no official status, and the boundaries of East Anglia are undefined. It includes the counties of No is situated on Marine Parade.
Yarmouth also has an important horseracing track which features a chute allowing races of one mile on the straight.
There is the inevitable monument to Horatio Nelson. Erected in 1819Events January 17 Simon Bolivar proclaims the Republic of Colombia January 29 Sir Stamford Raffles lands on the island of Singapore February 6 Formal treaty between Sultan Hussein of Johor and the British Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles originates Singapore F, it is now surrounded by factories. The monument faces away from the sea leading to the popular assumption of a mistake during construction. However it was actually built to face Nelson's Monument in Trafalger Square, London.
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The Transitional clerestoried nave, with columns alternately octagonal and circular, was rebuilt in the reign of King John. A portion of the chancel is of the same date. About fifty years later the aisles were widened, so that the nave is now the narrowest part of the building. A grand west front with towers and pinnacles was constructed in 1330 - 1338, but the building was interrupted by a visitation of the plague. In the 16th century the ornamental brasses were cast into weights and the gravestones cut into grindstones. Within the church there were at one time eighteen chapels, maintained by gilds or private families, but these were demolished by the Reformers, who sold the valuable utensils of the building and applied the money to the widening of the channel of the harbour. During the Commonwealth the Independents appropriated the chancel, the Presbyterians the north aisle and the Churchmen were allowed the remainder of the building. The brick walls erected at this time to separate the different portions of the building remained till 1847. In 1864 the tower was restored, and the east end of the chancel rebuilt; in 1869—1870 the south aisle was rebuilt; and in 1884 the S. transept, the west end of the nave and the north aisle underwent restoration. The width of the nave is 26 ft, and the total length of the church is 236 ft.