Part 5
Youngman William, Scarlet Dyer, 33, Pitt street
Merchants, &c. attending at Inns in and near the Market-place, on Market-days.
Bloom D. and Co. 2, Duke’s Palace, and Trowse Mills
Buck Robert, Florden, at the Rampant Horse, St. Stephen’s
Buck John, St. Clement’s Hill, and at the King’s Head
Candler Lawrence and Son, Cringleford, and at the Rampant Horse, St. Stephen’s
Carter J. G. Wyndham, and at the Coach-maker’s Arms, St. Stephen’s road
Barton William, Corn and Coal Merchant, 164, King-street
Marshall Z. Ashby, at the Angel
Parmeter John, Aylsham, and at the Angel
Sewell John, Bracon Ash, and at the Rampant Horse, St. Stephen’s
Sillis Francis, Farmer, Lime-burner, and Brick-maker, Lakenham, and at the King’s Head
Syder John, Hop-merchant, Importer, and Dealer in Foreign Spirits, Wyndham, and at the Wounded Heart, Upper-market
Foster Peter, Lenwade Mills, White Heart, St. Peter’s
Dowson B. U. Geldestone, Blue Bell, Hog hill
Roper Thomas, Marlingford, White Swan, St. Peter’s
Ames and Parkinson, Hellesdon Mills, at the King’s Head, Market-place
Wright D. Saxlingham Mills, Rampant Horse
Candler and Son, Cringleford, Rampant Horse
Palgrave William and Thomas, Coltishall, Maid’s Head, St. Simon’s
Colls John, Horstead, King’s Head, Magdalen-street
And several other Gentlemen who regularly attend at the Corn-Exchange, St. Andrews.
List of Bankers in Norwich.
Gurney Richard, Bartlett, and Joseph, l, Bank-place
Harvey and Hudson, 198, King-street
Kerrison Sir Roger, Knt. and Co. 8, Back of the Inns
Kett and Back, 2, Hog-hill
Weston Charles, Esq. and Co. Bankers, 15, Upper-market
List of Surgeons.
Aldhouse Stephen, 2, Wymer-street
Back William, Wilkes’s lane, near Bank-lane
Bokenham Thomas, 10, Upper Westwick-street
Bond William, 8, Tombland
Colman Edward, 12, Tombland
Chambers N. 5, Chapel-field
Dalrymple William, 40, Colegate-street
Donne, Eaton-road, without St. Giles
Keymer James, 5 Bethel-street
Martineau Philip, 192, King-street
Norgate Elias, 17, St. Giles’
Pitchford John, 26, St. Giles’ Broad street
Purland Robert, sen. in Court, 32, Cowgate-street
Rand William Fell, Sampson and Hercules’ Court, Tombland
Rigby Edward, Esq. 64, St. Giles’ Broad street
Robinson James, 16, Lower Goat-lane
Scott Robert, 39, Fishgate-street
Physicians.
Alderson James, 3, Snailgate-street
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.
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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.