The Market Shipborough Guide — Independent, Unofficial, Carefully sourced
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Photographic field notes

Kingdom locations then and now

Present-day photographs anchor careful descriptions of the screen geography without reproducing copyrighted programme stills.

Swaffham town centre
SwaffhamOn screen: the civic heart of Market Shipborough. Today: a working market town whose real identity extends far beyond the production.
Swaffham Buttercross
The ButtercrossOn screen: a recurring landmark within Peter’s journeys. Today: the Grade I-listed centrepiece of Market Place.

Offer a rights-cleared present-day photograph or a precise viewing-position note →