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[ Sandy Lane: Church Farmhouse ] [ Scoles Green: 7 ] [ Spitalfields: 1 (Castle Tavern) ] [ Sprowston Road: 140 (Prince of Denmark PH): Sign (sculpted in concrete then coloured - the work of Moray Smith 1939) ] [ Stepping Lane: 1 to 3 ]
[ St Andrew Street: 11 (built 1839 as the Norfolk and Norwich Literary Institute), 23 to 27, 29 to 35, 1 Stamp
Office Yard ]
[ St Andrew Street: 37, 6 to 12, 2 (Shrub House Tavern): Shop front (Classical style) ]
[ St Andrew Street: 22 (former St Andrew’s Parsonage - demolition 1938) ]
[ St Andrew Street: Former Girls’ Model School (once formed part of house of Francis Rugge - Sheriff 1572 - Mayor 1598 and 1602), Wooden archway (built c.1470-90), Suckling Hall (takes its name from the family into whose hands it passed in the 16c. - the oldest parts are some vaulted bays and the Great Hall - both showing evidence of 14c. work - Robert Suckling was Mayor in 1572), Doorway (14c.) ]
[ St Andrew’s Hill: Suckling House Map ]
Suckling House:
“This is the great hall of a wealthy burgess’s mansion, erected in the 14th century with 15th century additions. The hall lay between two courtyards of which one has been destroyed by the modern roadway. The moulded doorways, the fine open roof with king-post and oak door of about 1510 should be noted in the hall, together with the vaulted buttery at the north end. Suckling House was in a ruinous condition as recently as 1918, but in 1923-25 it was restored and presented to a trust for educational purposes by Misses Colman. Its present name is due to the Suckling family who lived in it during the 16th century.” (R.R.Clarke in “The Archaeological Journal” Vol.CVI 1949)
[ St Andrew’s Hill: Suckling House (adjoins Suckling Hall to the west - it is of Georgian period but part of the inside is much older - Mrs Henley - Nelson’ Great-Aunt - who was a Suckling - lived here in the 18c.), Suckling House portion of (former Flint House PH), 1 to 1a, 5 ]
[ St Andrew’s Hill: 2 to 4, 8 to 12 (pediment and entablature containing carved Armorial Bearings), Bridewell (former entrance c.1490) ]
[ St Augustine’s Street: 5 to 7 (Rose PH), 13 to
19, 23 to 25, 4 to 8 Rose Yard ]
[ St Augustine’s Street: 31 to 33, 35 to 39 (Prince of Wales PH), Catherine Wheel Opening, 2 Stonemason’s Court (formerly 55 St Augustine’s Street) ]
[ St Augustine’s Street: 22 to 30 (former Wine Coopers’ Arms PH), 42 to 52 (and 1-5 Sussex Street), 64 (Royal Oak PH) ]
[ St Benedict’s Alley: 1, Jermy’s Buildings, Old House ]
[ St Benedict’s Street: 21 to 25, 23a, 33 ]
[ St Benedict’s Street: 47, 49, Queen of Hungary Yard ]
[ St Benedict’s Street: 59, 63 to 65 (the Stag PH),
Reeve’s Yard ]
[ St Benedict’s Street: 67 (former Beehive Inn), 85, 89 (the Fountain Inn) ]
[ St Benedict’s Street: 12 to 14 (with Weavers’ windows), 18 to 20, 28, Hannent’s Yard, Turner’s Court (17c. gabled timber framing plastered over) ]
[ St Benedict’s Street: 56 to 58 (the Plough PH),
Green’s Yard, Plough Yard ]
[ St Benedict’s Street: 86 (Cardinal’s Cap Inn) (the sign was probably put up in honour of Cardinal Wolsey who visited Norwich in 1517 and again in 1520 when Queen Katherine and the Cardinal were entertained in the City), 106 (White Lion PH) to
110 ]
[ St Benedict’s Street: 108 to 110, Little White Lion
Yard ] [ St Clement’s Alley: Flint House (residence of Alexander Thurston - Mayor 1600 M.P. 1601 - in 1796 John Crome taught sketching to Master Sparshall - son of the Quaker wine merchant here) ]
[ St Faith’s Lane: 7, 15, 62, 64 to 70 (see also 3-6 The Close) ]
[ St George Street: 13 to 15, 23 to 27 ]
[ St George Street: 29, 31 (17c. house with shop of later date - the weathervane above the finial is a tobacco pipe to advertise the business which was carried on here in the 1880’s), 33, (for 35 to 39 see 31 Colegate), Lowe’s Yard ]
[ St George Street: 49 to 53: Two painted tiles (from first floor fire place “1663” and Shield with Goose and Shuttles) ]
[ St George Street: 61, 63 to 65 (former King’s Head PH), Singer’s Court ]
[ St George Street: 67 (base of mediaeval wall uncovered behind by excavation) to 77, 91 to 93, 99 to 101 ]
[ St George Street: 111 to 123 (former Crown and Anchor PH), 129 to 135 ]
[ St George Street: 2 to 4 (Festival House PH), 6 to 16, 16a to 18 (Red Lion PH), 80 to 82 (Devereux House - restored 1978) ]
[ St George Street: 84 to 90 (Golden Can PH), Alms Lane ]
[ St George Street: 94 to 100, 104 to 106, 110,
Stonemason’s Square ]
[ St George Street: 126 to 134, Drake’s Court ]
[ St George Street: 134, 136 to 138 (originally built as one mansion about 1720 - the attic storey being added later - the central doorway was replaced by smaller twin doorways when the house was divided during the 19c.) ]
[ St George Street: 138 (Georgian panelling and cupboards in ground floor room), Burrell’s Yard ] [ St George’s Alley ]
[ St Giles’ Street: 1 (the Raven PH) to 21, 31 to 33 ] (NB before about 1900, numbers 27, 29, 31, 33 and 35 St Giles’ Street were called numbers 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 St Giles’ Broad Street. )
[ St Giles’ Street: 37 to 39, 45, 49, 53 (iron letter “I.A.” on the gable) ] (NB before about 1900, numbers 37, 39, 41, 45, 47, 49 and 51 St Giles’ Street were called numbers 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 and 25 St Giles’ Broad Street. )
[ St Giles’ Street: 55, 77 (Regency doorway) to 79, 91 (tablet above upper window inscribed “1738”), 97, 99 to 103 ] (NB before about 1900, number 55 St Giles’ Street was called number 30 St Giles’ Broad Street. Numbers 75, 77, 79, 81, 83, 85, 87 St Giles’ Street were called numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 Upper St Giles’ Street. Number 89 St Giles’ Street was called numbers 8 and 9 Upper St Giles’ Street. Numbers 91, 93, 95 and 97 St Giles’ Street were called numbers 10, 11, 12 and 13 Upper St Giles’ Street. Number 99 St Giles’ Street was called numbers 14 and 15 Upper St Giles’ Street. Number 101 St Giles’ Street was called number 16 Upper St Giles’ Street. )
[ St Giles’ Street: 2 to 10, 12 (c.1775), 14, Low’s Yard ]
[ St Giles’ Street: 6 to 22 (16 former Curriers’ Arms PH) ]
[ St Giles’ Street: 14 to 26, Tuck’s Court (in his youth George Borrow worked in Solicitors’ Offices on the east side) ]
[ St Giles’ Street: 28 (Gladstone House): Doorway to garden (Venetian style) ]
[ St Giles’ Street: 28 to 34 (former Mortimer's Hospital), 36 ] (NB before about 1900, numbers 34 and 36 St Giles’ Street were called numbers 72 and 71 St Giles’ Broad Street. )
[ St Giles’ Street: 38, 42 to 46 ] (NB before about 1900, numbers 38, 40, 42, 44 and 46 St Giles’ Street were called numbers 70, 69, 68, 67 and 66 St Giles’ Broad Street. )
[ St Giles’ Street: 48 (formerly property of the Stracey family - the house was rebuilt by Rev Robert Parr in 1792) to 52, 64 to 66a (and 70 Bethel Street), Rigby’s Court ] (NB before about 1900, numbers 48, 50 and 52 St Giles’ Street were called numbers 65, 64 and 63 St Giles’ Broad Street. Number 54 St Giles’ Street was called numbers 61 and 62 St Giles’ Broad Street. Numbers 56, 58, 60, 62, 64 and 66 St Giles’ Street were called numbers 60, 59, 58, 57, 56 and 55 St Giles’ Broad Street. )
[ St Giles’ Street: 68 (Churchman House) Map ] (NB before about 1900, number 68 St Giles’ Street was called number 59 Upper St Giles’ Street. Quite recently it was renumbered again as 71 Bethel Street. )
Churchman House:
Alderman Thomas Churchman - The original owner and occupant. Alderman of the City and a prosperous Worstead weaver. Corbridge’s 1727 Map of Norwich shows a smaller mansion on this site at this time - The kitchen wing of the present house appears to have formed part of this. Died 6th April 1742 aged 72. Buried in St Giles’ church.
Sir Thomas Churchman Kt. - Son of the above. Worstead weaver. Appears to have enlarged the house by acquiring land to the west of it, about 1751. Sheriff 1757. Mayor 1761 in which year he was knighted by King George III. Died 4th December 1781 aged 79. Buried in St Giles’ church.
Alderman John Addey - Linen-draper in St Andrew’s in 1761. Sheriff 1766. Mayor 1773. Died 20th August 1797 aged 72. Monument in St Peter Mancroft Church.
Edmund Hooke - Barrister-at-Law. Also owned property at Mulbarton. Died 13th December 1811 aged 61. Buried at Mulbarton.
Naomi Hooke - Edmund’s widow. Subsequently married to John Story. Died in Bagneres de Bigorre, Hautes Pyrenees, France on 12th August 1830 aged 53. Buried at Mulbarton with her first husband.
Samuel Clayton - Died 1831 aged 62. Buried in St Giles’ Church in Sir Thomas Churchman’s vault.
The Reverend William Ray Clayton - Bother of the above. Rector of Great and Little Ryburgh from 1820 until his death, and also, for a time, of St Mary’s Church, Coslany, Norwich. Some time during the 1830’s, he modified the drawing room overlooking the garden. Died 1858 aged 80.
George William Ferrars Loftus - Owner only. Lived at Bracon Ash and let Churchman House to
Sir William Foster, Bart. - Solicitor of the firm Foster, Unthank, Burroughes and Robberds. Subsequently purchased Churchman House from Loftus on 5th November 1869.
Samuel Gurney Buxton, J.P. - Banker, purchased the property from Foster’s executors in 1875. He lived at Catton Hall, leasing Churchman House from 1875 to 1877 to the Girls’ Public Day School Company (later Trust) for the Norwich High School for Girls. They moved to the Assembly House when
Sir Peter Eade, Kt. - (then Dr Eade a physician at the Norfolk and Norwich Hospital) purchased and moved into the property in 1877, and was the last private occupant. He died on 12th August 1915 aged 90, and his widow Lady Ellen on 6th June 1916 when...
R.G.Bagshaw - purchased it. It seems to have remained empty, however, until after August 1919 when...
Norwich Corporation - acquired it, opening it in 1921 as the City’s Public Health Department. Renovated in the 1980’s, and now the home of the registrar for births, deaths and marriages.
[ St Giles’ Street: 68 (Churchman House) ]
[ St Giles’ Street: 68 (Churchman House): from garden, Kitchen wing (Mordillion cornice) ]
[ St Giles’ Street: 68 (Churchman House) Dining Room: Venus and Cupid with doves and a Faun (attributed to Giovanni A.Pellegrini c.1710), Chimney-piece, Raised plaster picture on ceiling, Mantelpiece (attributed to London Sculptor Sir Henry Cheere 1703-81 who also executed the monument in St Giles’ Church to Thomas Churchman snr): Central Panel (Children shearing a sheep - almost identical mantelpieces by same sculptor are at Langley Hall Norfolk and Roch Castle Pembrokeshire) ]
[ St Giles’ Street: 68 (Churchman House): Staircase hall, Dining room chimney-piece, Ceiling rose, Library mantelpiece (flanked on either side by trailing grapevines the three panels depict Boy riding horse - Boys setting trap for birds - and Boys rowing a boat) ]
[ St Giles’ Street: 68 (Churchman House): Garden, Stable yard Mounting block, 70, 72 ]
[ St Giles’ Street: 74 (former Black Swan PH), 76, Hales Court cottages ]
[ St Giles’ Street: 78 (former Cock Inn - demolition 1975), 82 to 82a, Cock Yard ]
[ St Giles’ Street: 84 to 90 (Queen’s Head PH), 94 (formerly known as Mann’s Mansion House) to 100 (St Giles’ Gate PH) ] (NB before about 1900, numbers 86, 88, 92, 94 and 96 St Giles’ Street were called numbers 47, 48, 49, 51 and 52 Upper St Giles’ Street.)
[ St Gregory’s Alley: 3 to 7, 10 to 12, 20 to 22,
14 to 17 (see also 23 Pottergate) ]
[ St John Maddermarket: 1 (Ironmongers’ Arms PH), 15 (Golden Lion PH), 17 (mediaeval timber jetty to first floor revealed during 1954 repairs), 19 to 23 ]
[ St John Maddermarket: 20, 21 to 23 ] [
St John’s Alley: 4 to 5,
Farnell’s Court ]
[ St John’s Alley: Farnell’s Court (timber-framed house adjoining being demolished for extension to Maddermarket Theatre - August 1953) ] [ St Julian’s Alley: 1 ]
[ St Lawrence Lane: 1 to 2, 5 to 6 ] [ St Martin at Oak Wall Lane: former Swan PH ] [ St Martin’s Lane: 9 to 11 ]
[ St Martin’s Lane: 9, 11, 47 (former Pineapple PH) and 17c. Weavers’ cottages (east side of Quakers Lane) restored 1974 ]
[ St Martin’s Lane: 49 to 55, 59 to 65, 67 to 69 (site of Arabian Horse Yard - Oak Street) ]
[ St Martin’s Lane: 6 to 12, Springfield’s Court ] [
St Martin’s Palace Plain: 1 to 4 (and 39 Palace Street) ]
[ St Martin’s Palace Plain: 1 to 6 (White Lion PH): Stone carvings (Angels holding Shields of Arms - of Glenham and Yorke), 7 (Cotman House - John Sell Cotman 1782-1842 one of the most famous of the Norwich School of Painters - lived in this house for some years) ]
[ St Martin’s Palace Plain: 7, 8, 9,
Pye’s Yard ]
[ St Martin’s Palace Plain: 9, 10 (renovated 1951 - timber framework revealed - Oriel window incorporated from Calthorpe House Beehive Yard) ]
[ St Martin’s Palace Plain: 17 to 18 (former Beehive PH - in 1981 a dig brought to light a wall of coursed flint rubble 55 feet long going west from limestone quoins - it appears to have formed part of a Norman stone building with its gable end to the river - the arched opening was at the base of a cesspit turret), 23 (former Cupid and Bow Inn), Beehive Yard (oriel of Great Hall of the city house of the Calthorpe family - they held property here from 1492) ]
[ St Martin’s Palace Plain: Vicarage ] [
St Martin’s Road: 58 to 62 ] [ St Mary’s Alley: 3, 4, 5 (one-time residence of Thomas Osborn Springfield silk-throwster - Sheriff 1827 Mayor 1829 and 1836), (see also 6-8 Pitt Street) ]
[ St Mary’s Plain: 7 to 9 (timber frame with mud infill), (for Pykerell’s House see Rosemary Lane) ] [ St Miles Alley: 1 (restored 1975) ]
[ St Miles Alley: 1 (restored 1974), 2 to 4 ]
[ St Peter’s Street: 3 to 13, Pope’s Head Yard: former Pope’s Head and Beehive PHs ]
[ St Peter’s Street: 15 to 19 (17 was the former Wounded Hart PH - renamed as Kitchener’s Arms during the Great War - it was also originally the Wounded Heart an emblematical representation of the Heart of the Holy Virgin pierced by five swords in allusion to the prophecy of Simeon at the Presentation in the Temple), 21 to 25, Rackham’s Court (formerly St Peter’s Court - in 1883 Rackham and sons had a business here) ]
[ St Peter’s Street: 31 (White Swan Inn this building formerly a coaching inn is mentioned several times by Parson Woodforde in his 18c. diary - before the “New Theatre” was built in 1758 the Norwich Company of Comedians played here): bracket (south end of first floor jetty), Carved posts flanking entrance to yard, Street facade (oak timber frame concealed by hanging tiles shaped to look like bricks), White Swan Inn Yard (the room used as a play-house was that on the first floor of the north wing lit by four large sash windows) ]
[ St Peter’s Street: 31 (former White Swan Inn - demolition May 1961): Groined cellar, Interior wall of old play-house ]
[ St Peter’s Street: 33 (with timber framework revealed) to 35 (the Free Trade PH), Mancroft Yard wooden doorway (16c. - in left-hand spandrel the initial “M.B.” thought to be those of Margaret Barnard who lived here 1626 - in right-hand spandrel merchant’s mark and arms of Grocers’ Company - the property later belonged to Michael Beverley - Mayor in 1692) ]
[ St Peter’s Street: Mancroft Yard (Michael Beverley’s house) ]
[ St Saviour’s
Alley ] [ St Saviour’s Lane: 19 to 21 (former Hope Brewery PH) (for 29 see 34-36 Peacock Street) ]
[ St Saviour’s Lane: 4 to 10, 24 (Pendleton House - named after Mrs Elizabeth Pendleton who owned property here in the 17c. and bequeathed it to several city charities), 32 (doorway) ]
[ St Stephen’s Plain: 4 (the Ipswich Tavern), 5, 6 to 7 (and 1-3 St Stephen’s Street) ] [ St Stephen’s Road: 1 to 5 (and 109-113 Chapel Field Road), 9 (Coachmakers’ Arms Inn) ]
[ St Stephen’s Road: 13, 24, 42 (and 2 Kingsley Road), 1
to 6 London Terrace ] [ St Stephen’s Street: 1 to 3 ]
[ St Stephen’s Street: 5 to 7 (Boar’s Head Inn), 15 to
31a, The Archway, 35 to 37 ]
[ St Stephen’s Street: 39 to 41 (Crown and Angel PH) to 43 (a stone bracket on the front of this house bore the Arms of Clere impaling Uvedale - from this it is deduced than the house was built between 1434 and 1492 by the Cleres on the site of an older building belonging to the Uvedales), 45 to 51, Browne’s Court ]
[ St Stephen’s Street: 63 to 75 (69 Bull PH - former St Stephen’s Almshouses), Wheatsheaf Yard ]
[ St Stephen’s Street: 6, 12 (Hope ceiling panel), 14 (mediaeval brick vaulting of cellar damaged by enemy action in 1942) ]
[ St Stephen’s Street: 12 ceiling (consisted of eight panels but nos 4 and 8 were blank - it was a prized feature of the house which formerly occupied this site and when the later premises were built towards the end of the 19c. it was raised up several feet and the new room built around it) Panels 1 3 5 and 7 Cornucopia, Panel 2 Knowledge or Wisdom, Panel 6 Hope ]
[ St Stephen’s Street: 58, Loyalty
Court, George Yard, Wades Court ]
[ St Stephen’s Street: 52 to 62, 74 ] [
St Stephen’s Back Street: 2 to 4, 48 to 52 ] [ St Stephen’s Church Lane ]
[ St Swithin’s Alley: 14 to 16, 23 to 24 (Old Parsonage), Thatched Cottages (restored 1938 - at the rear is Hampshire Hog Yard and the site of a public house of that name - it was renowned for having a pitch on which the old English game of logats was played - a set of logats is preserved in the Strangers Hall Museum) ]
[ Surrey Street: 1 (with Weavers’ window), 3, 7 (Bignold House - built 1764 for a rich Norwich brewer - architect Robert Mylne) ]
[ Surrey Street: 11 (Stanley House), 21 to 23, 25 to 27, 29 to 35 (architect Thomas Ivory - 29 to 35 built c.1761 and 25 and 27 built c.1773 according to a date on one of the beams in the attic - its portico however was dated 1821 - some years ago when the portico to 29 and 31 was being repaired the words “Robert Forstor March 1762” were found on a piece of the woodwork) ]
[ Surrey Street: 2 (Boar’s
Head Inn), remains of old hall at rear of Boar’s Head (gutted by fire in 1942 - here in 1854 the first music hall in Norwich was started known as “The Shades”), 47 to 79 (Carlton Terrace - built 1881) ]
[ Surrey Street: 18 to 29, 30 to 34, Waterworks Yard (Georgian house), House adjoining Notre Dame High School ]
[ Sussex Street: 3 to 11, 15 to 21 (Regency doorway), 27a to 31 ]
[ Sussex Street: 12 to 22, 14 to
21 (Ebenezer Terrace) ] [ Synagogue Street: 15 to 25 ]
Text and photographs Copyright © G.A.F.Plunkett 2002
Scoles Green
