Norwich Streets 'E'

[ Earlham Road: 1 (Grapes Hotel), 9 (Bircham House), 21 (The Dingle), 41 (Pickwick PH), 129 (Curfew Lodge - Victorian Gothic), Cemetery South Lodge]

[ Earlham Road: 40 to 48, 50 to 52 (Black Horse PH), 54 to 56, Earlham Bridge cottages ]

[ Earlham Road: Earlham Hall ]

Built by Roger Houghton in the mid-17th century, it later passed to Sergeant Waller, who, dying about 1685 left it to his daughter Elizabeth, married to Francis Bacon. Thence also by marriage, it passed to the Frank family, remaining with them until its purchase by Norwich Corporation in 1925. The Hall is chiefly famous as the home of the Quaker Gurneys of whom John Gurney was the first to become tenant about 1786. The family occupied the property, not as lessees, but as annual tenants for 109 years. Elizabeth Fry the philanthropist was one of John Gurney’s daughters.

Earlham Road

[ Eaton Street: 2 (Cellar House PH), 7, Old cottages, Georgian house, and Thatched house on north-west side ]

[ Eaton Street: 52 (Red Lion PH - carved lintel above doorway dated 1643 with initials “R.F.H.” of Robert Holmes - Sheriff of Norwich 1646 who had a brewery and malting house here), Old cottages (rear of Red Lion Yard), Thatched cottage (north-east corner of Church Lane) ]

[ Elm Hill: Map ]

[ Elm Hill: 9 (the Briton’s Arms PH - 15c. thatched building at one time a nunnery then a home of the “Barbours” or surgeons as far back as 1498 - later associated with weaving cordwaining and saddlery in 1760 known as the King’s Arms - restored 1984), 19 to 27, 29 (in mid 18c. known as the Crown PH) ]

[ Elm Hill: 41 to 43 (Pettus House) (part of original house of the Pettus family who lived here 1550 to 1683 including Sir John Pettus - Mayor in 1608 - knighted by Queen Elizabeth), Wright’s Court (probably the courtyard of the original Pettus House), 2 to 6 ]

Wensum Street: the Pettus family

[ Elm Hill: 12, 14 to 16 (here in 1864 the Rev J.L.Lyne - father Ignatius - tried to revive a form of monasticism - it closed after only two years), 18 (home of de Hague family - father and son were Town Clerks in 1774 and 1826 respectively), 20 (c.1650), Dutton’s Court ]

[ Elm Hill: 22 to 26 (Paston House): 16c. lintel (Merchant’s mark of Augustine Steward and Arms of the Mercer’s Company), Crown Court Yard ]

Paston House: In the 15th century here was the home of the Pastons. After an extensive fire in 1507 a new house was erected on this site by Augustine Steward, who was deputy Mayor in 1549 at the time of Kett’s Rebellion. Queen Elizabeth I is said to have watched a pageant from the existing rear first-floor window of the building. It is now the home of the Strangers Club.

[ Elm Hill: 22 to 24, 28 (timber house probably 16c. - upper frontage not brick but of mathematical tiles covering the timbers) to 32 (once the home of William Gostling - 17c. Mayor) ]

[ Elm Hill: 34 (Flint House) to 40 (formerly Turkey Cock PH) (erected as one large house c.1540), Roaches Court ]

[ Exchange Street: 2 to 22 (Rivett and Cozens 1827), 24 (foundation stone laid 23rd October 1872), 34 to 40 (flint lower walls), 27 (built 1833 to house the Norfolk and Norwich Museum) ]

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