Lubbock Richard, M.D. 76, St. Giles’ Broad street
Manning John, 20, Surry-street
Beevor James, 72, St. Giles’ Broad street
Beevor Henry, 58, ditto {42}
List of Attorneys at Law.
Amyott Thomas, 13, Upper Close
Atkinson John, 191, King-street
Barber Thomas, 2, St. Stephen’s Back street
Blake Thomas, jun. Esq. 5, Queen-street
Boyce James, 11, Wymer-street
Chapman Gardiner, 9, Upper Close
De Hague Elisha, 5, Elm-hill-street
Foster, Son, Unthank, and Forster, 11, Queen-street
Bigg John, 40, Pottergate-street
Goodwin James, 2, Gun-lane
Ganning Daniel, Esq. 23, St. Giles’
Grand John, 37, Bethel-street
Harmer Henry, 6, Chapel-field-lane
Harmer Samuel, ditto
Hardy Charles, St. Michael’s at Plea Church-Alley
Lay Charles, 40, St. Giles’
Lubbock Thomas, 25, Bethel-street
Marsh James, 3, Bank place
Morphew John, 2, Wilkes’s lane, near Bank place
Pye Samuel, 22, St. Martin’s by Palace plain
Russell Skinner, 1, in Court, opposite the Black Horse St. Giles’
Sewell Joseph, 2, Fromanteel’s Court, Chapel-field-lane
Simpson William, 24, St. Giles’
Smith James, in Goss’s Yard, Elm-hill-street
Stoughton Thomas, 5, King-street
Steward John, Upper-Heigham
Taylor Adam, 21, Hog-hill
Utton William, 6, Tombland
Wells William, 1, Theatre-square
Wymer George, 40, Pottergate-street
Woodcocke —, in Court, Hay hill
List of Boarding Schools for Young Ladies.
Coes (Miss), 1, Griffin-lane
Drakes (Miss), 31, All Saints’ Green
Hickling (Miss), 8, Chancery-street, St. Andrew’s
Hodgson James, 6, Wymer-street
Rogers (Mrs.), Magdalen-street
Thurgar Charles, in Court, Queen-street
Brands (Miss), Bethel-street
Browne (Miss), opposite St. Stephen’s church
`Lodging and Boarding Houses.
Claxton John, St. Stephen’s Church-yard
Pye (Mrs.) St. Gregory’s
Wilson (Mrs.) Pottergate-street
List of Inns, &c.
Castle Inn, Mrs. Booth, 13, White Lion-lane
Black Horse Inn, 7, Tombland—John Burton
King’s Head, 116, Magdalen-street—William Colls
White Hart Inn, St. Peter’s—Elizabeth Cotton
White Horse Inn, 2, Hay-market—Robert Drake
White Lion, 44, Upper Westwick street
Rose Inn, 2, St. Augustine’s—John Keymer
Star Inn, 9, Hay-market—John Larke
Waggon and Horses, 3, St. Giles’ Broad-street—Wm. Laws
Waggon and Horses Inn, 13, Tombland—James Lea
KING’S HEAD INN, 11, Market-place—William Leach
Nag’s Head Inn, 11, Rampant Horse street—Charles Leeds
Swan, 8, Swan-lane—Thomas Lusher
Lamb Inn, Haymarket—Sarah Martin
Swan Inn, Upper Market-street—Thomas Mountney
Raven Inn, 32, King-street—Isaac Nickless
Blue Bell Inn, 17, Hog-hill—Miss Parslee
Griffin Inn, 1, King-street—John Phillips
Bull Inn, 43, St. Stephen’s street—Matthew Rackham
Crown Inn, 32, Upper Westwick-street—George Rampley
King’s Head Inn, 38, St. Giles’—Isaac Seggins
Currier’s Arms, 79, St. Giles’—Simpson Robert
Angel Inn, 16, Market-place—John Balls
Elephant Inn, 108, Magdalen-street—Charles Brown
Maid’s Head Inn, 1, Fyebridge-street—William Webster
Black Horse Inn, 10, St. Giles’ Broad street—J. M. Murry
Black Bull Inn, 11, Magdalen-street—John Clarke
Cock, Rampant Horse-street
George, 15, Hay-market—William Chapman, jun.
Greyhound, Surry-street
Jolly Farmers, Castle-Ditches
Pope’s Head, Upper Market street—Thomas Gooch
Rampant Horse, Rampant Horse street
Wheat Sheaf, Bethel-street
Woolpack, St. Giles’ Broad-street—Bolton
White Horse, Magdalen-street
Wounded Heart, Upper Market
Names and Residence of Persons having Coaches, Post-Chaises, and
Single-Horse Chaises to Let.
Culyer William, Woolpack-yard, St. Giles’—Post Horses
Gowen Thomas, 23, Bethel-street
Richards Edward, 32, Botolph-street—Post Horses
Sparks Britton, 23, Elm-hill—Post Horses, &c.
Sword Benjamin, 6, King-street—Post Horses, Chaises, &c.
Town Daniel, 11, Upper Goat-lane—Post Horses
Woods Wm. 8, Wilkes’s lane, near Bank place—Post Horses, &c.
[Picture: Decorative symbol]
List of Fairs in Norfolk.
ACLE, Midsummer-day Horning, Monday after August 2
Alburgh, June 21 Ingham, Monday after Whit-Monday
Attleburgh, Th. bef. East. Th. Kenninghall, July 18, Sept. 30
bef. Whit Sun. and Aug. 15 (Sheep Show)
Aylsham, March 23, last Tuesday Kiptonash (Sheep Show), Sept. 4
in Sept. and Oct. 6
Bacton, first Monday in August, Litcham, Nov. 1
November 30
Banham, Jan. 22 Loddon, Easter Monday and Monday
after Nov. 22
Binham, July 25 Ludham, Thurs. after Whitsun-week
Briston, May 26 Lynn (Mart), Feb. 14, lasts 8
days—Oct. 16
Broomhill, July 7 Lyng, November 21
Burnham, East. Mon. and Aug. 1 Massingham, Tuesday before
Easter, November 8
Castleacre, April 18, July 25 Mattishall, Tuesday before Holy
Thursday
Cawston, Feb. 1, and last Methwold, April 25
Wednesday in April and Aug.—Sheep
Show
Cley, last Friday in July New Buckenham, last Saturday in
May, and November 22
Coltishall, Whit-Monday Northwalsham, Holy Thursday
Cressingham Magna, Aug. 12 Northwold, Nov. 30
Cromer, Whit-Monday Norwich, Day before Good Friday
Dereham, Th. and Fr. before Old Do. (Bishop-Bridge) Easter Monday
Midsummer, and Th. and Fr. before and Tuesday
New Michaelmas
Diss, November 8 Do. (do.) Whit Monday and Tuesday
Downham, May 8, Nov. 13 Oxburgh, March 25
Elmham, April 5 Pulham St. Mary, Third Thursday
in May
St. Faith’s, October 17 Reepham, June 29
Feltwell, November 20 Rudham, May 17, October 14
Fincham, March 3 Scole, Easter Tuesday
Forncett, Sept. 11 Scottow, do.
Foulsham, first, Tuesday in May Shouldham, Sept. 19, Oct. 10
Frettenham, first Monday in April Southrepps, July 25
Fring, May 10, December 11 Sprowston (Magdalen), Aug. 2
Gaywood, June 11, at Gaywood, and Stoke, December 6
Oct. 17, kept at Lynn
Custom-house Quay
Gissing, July 25 Stowbridge, Saturday after
Whitsunday
Gressinghall, December 6 Stratton, Oct. 12
Harleston, July 5, Sept. 9, and Swaffham, May 12, July 21, Nov.
Nov. 28, 1 month, for Scotch 3, (Sheep Shows)
cattle
Harling East, May 4, Sept. 16 Thetford, May 14, August 2,
(Sheep Show), Oct. 24 September 25
Harpley, July 24 Walsingham, Whit-Monday
Hempnall, Whit Monday, Dec. 11 Watton, July 10, October 10,
November 8
Hempton, Whit-Tuesday, Nov. 22 Weasenham, Jan. 25
Heacham, August 3 Worsted, May 12
Hingham, March 7, Whit-Tuesday, Wymondham, Feb. 2 and May 6, O.
October 2 S.
Hockham, Easter Monday Yarmouth, March 28 and 29.
Hockwold, July 25
Holt, April 25, November 25
CONCISE HISTORY OF NORWICH. {49}
Its latitude, according to Sir Henry Spelman, is 52 degrees, 45 minutes,
North: longitude, 1 degree, 19 minutes, East of the Royal Observatory at
Greenwich:—It is 108 miles from London by Newmarket, 114 by Bury St.
Edmund’s, and 110 by Ipswich and Colchester.
It is rather more than a mile and a half in length, from King-street-gate
to Magdalen-gate; and a mile and a quarter in breadth, from Bishop’s gate
to St. Benedict’s gate.
It has thirty-four churches, besides the cathedral, chapels, and
dissenting meeting-houses; and is encompassed by a ditch, and the remains
of a flint-stone wall, begun in 1294 and finished in 1310, which was
flanked with forty towers, in the ancient method of fortification, and
had twelve gates for entrances on all sides.
THE CASTLE
Is supposed to have been built by King Canute, the Dane, in 1018; and as
far the greater number of his subjects were Saxons, who, at this period,
were the first architects, and most probably employed, it is considered
as one of the most complete Saxon remains in England.
In confirmation of this opinion, all its ornaments are in the true Saxon
style; and the bridge leading to it is unquestionably one of the noblest
and most perfect Saxon arches now extant.
The inside, instead of an open yard, was filled up with floors of most
magnificent and spacious apartments; traces of which may yet be seen by
persons accustomed to examine buildings of this sort. On the ground
floor they were vaulted over with stone, for a great part of the old
vault still remains; also the great stone arches of the buttresses, and a
stone vaulting where the present chapel is. It was used as a prison so
early as the reign of Henry I. but not for that purpose solely:—the upper
apartments of these towers, were state apartments, for the residence of
great officers and their attendants.
Its length is 92 feet, 10 inches; the length of the North and South
fronts, 98 feet each: the walls are 50 feet in heighth.
Somewhat resembling the architecture of the Old, is the New Castle,
adjoining to it on the East side, built with Scotch granite in the year
1793; apparently of great strength and durability.
The Castle-Hill appears to have been raised by art, with incredible
labour: it stands nearly in the center of the city, and commands an
agreeable prospect of the surrounding buildings, interspersed with
gardens, which, with the adjacent country and river, form a most
delightful landscape.
Since the addition of the Gardens round the bottom of the Hill, strangers
have acknowledged the view from the summit to be superior to any thing of
the kind in Europe, and have justly styled Norwich ‘The City in an
Orchard.’
In the Shire-House, which adjoins the Castle on the North side, the
Summer Assizes and Quarter-Sessions are held, and other county business
transacted.
THE CATHEDRAL
Was founded by Bishop Herbert in 1096, and was chiefly composed of wood,
which, by various accidents, and the turbulence of the times, was often
greatly damaged.
The present Cathedral is a fine Gothic free-stone building, brought to
the magnificent state in which it now appears by the bounty of numerous
benefactors, at various times, and completed by William Middleton, the
thirty-sixth Bishop, in the year 1284. The roof is adorned with various
well-carved images, from the historical passages of scripture. On the
windows at the East end of the church is most curiously painted the
transfiguration, and the twelve apostles, by Dean Lloyd’s lady.
The shaft, or spire, is handsome and well proportioned. Except
Salisbury, it is the highest in the kingdom, being 105 yards, 2 feet,
from the pavement to the top of the pinnacle, strongly built with
free-stone on the outside and brick within. The top stone of the spire
consists of half a globe, 1 yard, 2 inches broad, with a channel round
it; whence extend eight leaves of stone, spreading outward, under which
commence the eight rows of crockets, continued down the spire, at 5 feet
distance from each other. The weather-cock placed here at the
restoration, is three quarters of a yard high, and one yard, two inches
broad, as is also the crossbar.
The Cloister on the South side of the church is the largest quadrangle of
the kind in England, each side measuring 58 yards in length, near 14 feet
in breadth, and 16 feet, 6 inches in heighth;—the stone roof is
ornamented with elegant carvings, representing the visions of the
Revelations, the Crucifixion and Resurrection, the Legends of St.
Christopher, St. Lawrence, &c.
At the South-West corner, the Espousals, or Sacrament of Marriage, are
carved in stone, and at the entrance of the Cloister from hence, on the
left hand, are the two lavatories, where the monks used to wash their
hands. Over one of them is carved a fox in a pulpit, in the habit of a
secular priest, holding up a goose to has auditory, intended as a
reflection on the secular clergy, or parish priests, to whom the monks
bore an inveterate hatred.
On the North side of the Cathedral stands the Bishop’s Palace, to which
are most elegant gardens.
The Free Grammar school, near this, is a neat, spacious, gothic building,
formerly used as a charnel-house.
ST. ANDREW’S HALL,
Formerly the monastery church of the Black Friars, or Benedictine Monks,
is a beautiful structure, about 50 yards in length, and 30 in width: the
roof is supported by twelve neat and very slender pillars. It was built
by Sir Thomas Erpingham, Knt. in 1428; and was the place where the
company of St. George used to hold their meetings of business and
pleasure.
The Mayor’s guild-feast is always held here.
Over a clock, in the center of the East end, is carved the effigies of
Justice, and underneath, the royal arms of England. On each side, the
pictures of Queen Anne, George Prince of Denmark, Robert Earl of Orford,
John Lord Hobart, afterwards Earl of Buckenhamshire, Horatio Walpole,
Esq. Lord Suffield, and two Historical Paintings of Edward and Eleonora,
and the Death of Lady Jane Grey, by Mr. W. Martin, between which is
placed, in a splendid and emblematical frame, a highly-finished portrait
of the brave Lord Nelson, painted by Sir William Beachey, with several
Aldermen and Benefactors to the city. The figure of St. George killing
the dragon, neatly carved, was placed here in 1686, by order of the St.
George’s Company. On the walls of the North and South ailes are placed
elegant paintings at full length, superbly framed, of those Gentlemen who
have gone through the public offices of the Corporation with dignity and
honour.
Against the further pillar on the North side, is an Ensign, 60 feet in
length, supported by a flag-staff, near the top of which is an ornamented
Shield, with the following Inscription:
“The Ensign of the French Ship,
GENEREUX,
Taken in the Mediterranean, Feb. 18th, 1800,
By His Majesty’s Ship, Foudroyant, and Squadron,
Commanded by
LORD NELSON:
The Genereux, with the Guillaume Tell, since taken by the Foudroyant,
Lion, and Penelope, were the only Ships which escaped the memorable
Victory obtained by Lord Nelson over the French, at the Nile, Aug.
1st, 1798.
In testimony of his Gratitude for the Honours conferred on him by the
City of Norwich, this Trophy is presented, in the second Mayoralty of
Robert Harvey, Esq. by
SIR EDWARD BERRY, KNT.
Captain of his Majesty’s Ship, Foudroyant,
1800.”
Herein is a handsome room for the city Library, re-built in the Gothic
taste, under the direction of the late Mr. Rawlins.
THE GUILD-HALL.
In this Hall, the assizes and quarter sessions for the city are held.
Also the Mayor’s office, for the daily administration of justice; the
town-clerk’s and chamberlain’s offices: and all elections for Mayor,
Aldermen, Sheriffs and Common-councilmen are here determined.
The windows contained many stories on painted or stained glass, relating
to the administration of justice;—there now remain perfect only one large
and two small windows, to perpetuate the remembrance of this beautiful
art.
The room is adorned with the pictures of King William and Queen Mary,
many eminent men of the county, mayors of the city, and other
benefactors.
Herein is the following inscription, suspended from a Golden Anchor, at
the bottom of which are Lord Nelson’s arms, neatly executed—in the center
_Tria junca in uno_, on one side a Lion, on the other a Sailor, at foot
_Faith and Works_.
“The Sword of the Spanish Admiral Don Xavier Winthuysen, who died of
the wounds he received in an engagement with the British Fleet under
the command of Admiral Earl St. Vincent, 14th Feb. 1797, which ended
in the most brilliant victory ever obtained by this Country over the
Enemy at Sea: wherein the heroic Valour and cool determined Courage
of Rear Admiral Sir Horatio Nelson, K. B. had ample scope for their
display. He being a Native of Norfolk, honoured the City by
presenting this Sword, surrendered to him in that Action.”
The City Prison is directly opposite.
ST. PETER OF MANCROFT CHURCH
Was begun in 1430, and finished in 1455. It is esteemed a very handsome
parish church: has a fine square tower steeple, 98 feet high, though
designed at first to have been much higher, as appears from the double
buttresses reaching to the top, and the thickness of the walls: this
tower contains an excellent peal of twelve bells, cast by Messrs. Pack
and Chapman, of London, in 1775; the Tenor weighing 41 cwt. The whole is
covered with lead, and supported by two rows of pillars, remarkably neat
and slender, forming eliptic arches at their top.
The altar-piece, representing the story of St. Peter being delivered out
of prison, was painted by that ingenious artist Mr. Catton, and presented
to the parish by Alderman Starling, in 1768. The furniture of the altar
is crimson velvet, and the plate exceedingly grand, all but one cup being
double gilt: one piece of it is remarkably curious, being an elegant
standing cup and cover of silver, double gilt, weighing 46 oz. 1 gr. 1
pt. given by Sir Peter Gleane, Knight, whereon is beautifully chased the
story of Abigail bringing presents to David.
In the vestry hangs a neat old painted carving in alabaster, of nine
female saints, probably designed for some altar of St. Margaret, who is
the principal figure, and here represented as holding down a dragon;
among others, St. Hilda, holding a book and pastoral staff; St. Barbara,
a tower and palm-branch. There is also an octavo manuscript bible upon
vellum, written in 1340, and a folio manuscript much more ancient,
containing all St. Paul’s epistles, with a comment.
THE NORFOLK AND NORWICH HOSPITAL,
St. Stephen’s road, is a very neat edifice: was erected in 1772, and is
still supported by voluntary contributions.
The Public Library is now kept at the building formerly the Roman
Catholic chapel, in Wymer-street, and contains 5000 volumes, where books
are delivered by the Librarian to the subscribers every day between the
hours of eleven and two, Sundays and the following days excepted, 29th of
May, 4th of June, the Guild-day, and the day preceding; 25th of October
and 5th of November.
BRIDEWELL,
Was built by Bartholomew Appleyard, about the year 1370. William
Appleyard, his son, the first Mayor of Norwich, served his Mayoralty here
in 1403. The North wall of this Bridewell is encrusted with cut flints,
and is seventy-six feet in length, by about twenty-five high: it is
considered one of the greatest curiosities of the kind in England. The
flints are squared to such a nicety, that the edge of a knife can
scarcely be insinuated between the joints: most of them are about three
inches square, the surface is very smooth, and no brick-work can appear
more regular.
Several churches and other buildings in the city are thus built.
Mr. Talman says, that the Jews introduced the art of squaring flints: and
Dr. Cromwell Mortimer, Secretary to the Royal Society, in a note on a
paper of Mr. Arderon’s on this very wall, observes, that the gate of the
Austin Friars, at Canterbury, that of St. John’s Abbey, at Colchester,
and the gate near Whitehall, Westminster, are in the same taste. But the
platform on the top of the Royal Observatory at Paris, which, in instead
of being covered with lead, is paved with flint after this manner, is an
instance that the French have in some measure recovered this art. Phil.
Trans. Abr. vol. 10. p. 1304.
THE THEATRE
Was built by the late Mr. Thomas Ivory, after the model of old Drury-lane
house; and in 1800 underwent an entire, elegant, and spirited alteration,
under the direction, and highly to the credit of, the present Patentee,
Mr. Wilkins.
The house now contains two circles of Boxes, with side ones on the same
tier as the Gallery. There are Stage Boxes the same as those of
Drury-lane. The Stage doors are semi-circular, and a Box over them, both
of these are filled with a triliage of gold and a small pilaster. The
Boxes are supported by small reeded columns of gold, and the front of
every Box decorated with coloured Raphael ornaments, on a ground of
French grey. At each column are lamps (patent), in the Grecian style,
suspended from an antique branch of gold, which gives a brilliancy to the
whole. The general tone of colour is a quiet fawn, which is pleasing to
the eye, and relieves the pannels of coloured ornaments. The mouldings
are gold and white, which give a lightness to the whole. From the
entablature or cornice in front, descends a cove, with the Imperial Arms
in the centre, admirably executed, painted yellow, and heightened in
gold, with this motto, _Conabimur_ (we will endeavour); below this is a
rich crimson curtain, with gold fringe, supported by two statues, and on
each side of the stage doors are pilasters of gold, reeded, in which
every reed plays in the light, and produces the most pleasing effect.
There are distinct entrances to each part of the house, Boxes, Pit, and
Gallery, and the Box Lobbies are roomy and commodious. At the back of
the upper circle is a bar-room, where coffee, tea, sweets, &c. may be
procured.
The Assembly-Rooms next it are spacious and brilliant.
There are five Hospitals: one of them, St Giles’, founded originally for
the entertainment of strangers, was, by Henry VIII. appropriated to the
poor of the city; which maintains 104 poor men and women, who are all
cloathed in grey, and must be sixty years of age. Another for 16 poor
men and 8 women, whose livery is purple. Cooke’s Hospital, in the
Rose-lane, maintains 10 poor women; and Doughty’s, which was founded in
1687, supports 24 poor men and 8 women. The Boys and Girls’ Hospital
contain 30 of each, and the boys are from thence put out apprentices.
Besides 5 Charity Schools, where 111 boys and 22 girls are taught,
clothed, and supplied with books. A number of Sunday Schools under the
care of the Rev. Lancaster Adkin, where 133 boys and girls receive every
attention, with many advantages—and several other Charity and Sunday
Schools, on foundations, or supported by voluntary contributions from
dissenting meetings, &c. taking the whole together, educating, clothing,
&c. 300 boys and 150 girls.
The City of Norwich has local advantages superior to most cities in the
kingdom: a navigable stream to the port of Yarmouth passes through the
middle of it, with great convenience for the Wharfage and Delivery of
goods of all kinds to and from London.
It is situated on a mixed soil of ground, in a salubrious air, neither
subject to violent or scorching heat, nor to moist or watery vapours.
The upper stratum of earth is light soil, of sufficient depth for the
plough; the under stratum is chalk, gravel, and sand.
It is happily screened and defended from the Easterly winds by a
considerable rising ground, called Moushold Heath, which is higher than
the tops of the churches in the lower parts of the city.
If abounds in springs of water of the purest kind, nearly equal to the
celebrated Bristol water, supplied to the inhabitants by a variety of
public pumps.
The City is governed by a mayor, recorder, steward, 2 sheriffs, 24
aldermen, and 60 common council-men; a town-clerk, sword-bearer, &c. The
mayor is elected by the freemen on the first day of May, and sworn into
office on the Guild-day, the Tuesday before Midsummer-day; except when
Midsummer-day falls on a Wednesday, and then the Guild is kept on the
Tuesday se’nnight before Midsummer-day. He is chosen from among the
Aldermen, is justice of the quorum during his mayoralty, and afterwards
justice of the peace for life.
The sheriffs are also annually elected, one by the Aldermen, the other by
the freemen, on the last Tuesday in August, and sworn Sept. 29.
The city is divided into twelve wards, viz. Ber-street, Colegate, North
Conisford, South Conisford, Coslany, Fyebridge, Mancroft, St. Giles, St.
Stephen, East Wymer, Middle Wymer, Weft Wymer; each of which elects two
Aldermen.
These twelve wards are again divided into four great wards;
I. Conisford ward contains South Conisford, North Conisford, Ber-street,
with the hamlets of Lakenham, Trowse, Milgate, Bracondale, and Carrowe;
which is represented by 12 common council-men.
II. Mancroft ward contains St. Stephen’s, St. Peter’s of Mancroft, St.
Giles’, with the hamlet of Eaton; and is represented by 16 common
council-men.
III. Wymer ward contains East Wymer, Middle Wymer, West Wymer, with the
hamlets of Heigham and Earlham; and is represented by 20 common
council-men.
IV. The Northern Ward Coslany, Colgate, Fye-bridge, with the hamlet of
Pockthorpe; and is represented by 12 common council-men.
The freemen for each ward elect Three Nominees, and the Nominees appoint
the other common council-men.