ff ham ▁Market ▁Place ▁are ▁several ▁old ▁buildings ▁which ▁for ▁many ▁years ▁hous ed ▁the ▁historic ▁Ham ond ' s ▁Gram mar ▁School , ▁as ▁a ▁pla que ▁on ▁the ▁wall ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁building ▁explains . ▁The ▁Ham ond ' s ▁Gram mar ▁School ▁building ▁latter ly ▁came ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁the ▁sixth ▁form ▁for ▁the ▁Ham ond ' s ▁High ▁School , ▁but ▁that ▁use ▁has ▁since ▁ceased . ▁Harry ▁Carter , ▁the ▁grammar ▁school ' s ▁art ▁teacher ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁was ▁responsible ▁for ▁a ▁great ▁number ▁of ▁the ▁car ved ▁village ▁signs ▁that ▁are ▁now ▁found ▁in ▁many ▁of ▁Nor folk ' s ▁towns ▁and ▁villages , ▁including ▁S wa ff ham ' s ▁own ▁sign ▁comm emor ating ▁the ▁legend ary ▁Ped lar ▁of ▁S wa ff ham , ▁which ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁corner ▁of ▁the ▁market ▁place ▁just ▁opposite ▁the ▁old ▁school ' s ▁gates . ▁Carter ▁was ▁a ▁distant ▁cousin ▁of ▁the ▁arch ae ologist ▁and ▁egy pt ologist ▁Howard ▁Carter ▁who ▁spent ▁much ▁of ▁his ▁child hood ▁in ▁the ▁town . ▁ ▁The ▁S wa ff ham ▁Museum ▁contains ▁an ▁exhibition ▁on ▁local ▁history ▁and ▁local ▁ge ology ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁an ▁Egypt ology ▁room ▁chart ing ▁the ▁life ▁of ▁Howard ▁Carter . ▁ ▁S wa ff ham ▁was ▁struck ▁by ▁an ▁F 1 / T 2 ▁torn ado ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁November ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁record - bre aking ▁nation