The Old Forge
Visit Framlingham Trail
The Old Forge
With the stables of the former ‘Commercial & Family Hotel & Posting House’ (now The Crown Hotel) on the opposite side of Fore Street, the forge was conveniently located to serve visiting coaches and their horses travelling between Ipswich and Norwich. Traffic could literally ‘pass through’ to Market Hill from Fairfield Road, by crossing Fore Street – until the open archway in the middle of hotel building was blocked up in 1952. The old stables at the hotel is now a beautiful function room and the former ‘coaching corridor’ now part of the hotel lounge and lobby!
Location
Continue your Trail
Scroll right to head east along Fore Street to Framlingham Cemetery or west along Fore Street to the Old Congregational Church, Queen’s Head Alley for Market Hill and The Old Pump (on Riverside). Alternatively, cross Fore Street to head north along Crown & Anchor Lane towards St Michael’s Church for Market Hill or Framlingham Castle.
Scroll left to head south along Fairfield Road to Fen Meadow to take the footpath west to The Old Railway Terminus and Station Road.
The Old Forge
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