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Norwich Area Pubs

Division 1

The City Centre   (areas 1 - 9)

2. Over The Water (Inner) : 3. The West : 4. St. Andrew's : 5. Cathedral

6. Market & Mall : 7. East of the Castle : 8. St. Stephen's : 9. The South

1. : Over The Water (Outer) . . . . . try the pubs NOW ?

(North of the Inner Ring Road) List of 18th Century PARISHES
This (road) boundary - the only other being the
City Wall - is a case of  force majeure; as the creation
of St. Crispin's Road, and its unique "flyover",
involved the destruction of four extant pubs !! 		  These pubs, and the sites of several former pubs
which were involved in the clearance operations,
are detailed separately.

Using the modern highway as a boundary inevitably
leaves some "raw edges", which are also
discussed on that page.


2. : Over The Water (Inner) . . . . . try the pubs NOW ?

(North of the River Wensum) List of 18th Century PARISHES
Areas 1 and 2, taken together, comprise the ancient
(and much flatter) "Norwich Over The Water".
It is only the fabulous number of pubs (past and
present), in this historic City province, which has
necessitated using the Flyover route to subdivide
the same. 		  Specifically, the pubs immediately under, or very near,
the Flyover have - for convenience - been included
(as Stump Cross) in the outer Area 1.

Effectively, this area (No. 2) also has only
two boundaries : the Inner Ring Road and the River.


3. : The West . . . . . try the pubs NOW ?

(South of the River : West) List of 18th Century PARISHES
The Western boundary is the City Wall (in effect
the Inner Ring Road : Grapes Hill, Barn Road).

The Southern boundary starts at the Wall  by
Chapel Field North, then runs along Chapel Field
and into Little Bethel Street.
It crosses Bethel Street, and leaves by skirting the
environs of the Fire Station and of the City Hall  car-park.

  Eventually it "arrives" at the Guildhall. Details of
the final part of that route are available elsewhere.

This means that almost all of St. Giles' Broad Street
is in Area 3, including the Curriers' Arms.

The Eastern boundary also begins at the Guildhall
and is also, of course, the Western boundary of
Area 4, as described below.


4. : St. Andrew's . . . . . try the pubs NOW ?

(South of the River : Centre) List of 18th Century PARISHES
The Western boundary leaves the Guildhall and cuts
across to the top of St. John's Alley (Maddermarket).
The details of the route (mainly the Parish boundary
of St. Peter Mancroft) are also available.
The boundary then follows the Alley and
proceeds down Duke Street to the River.

Again leaving Guildhall, the Southern boundary
follows London Street as far as Castle Street.

  After that it cuts through a few properties, as
further explained elsewhere, such that it reaches
Castle Meadow. It then goes eastwards,
until joining other boundary-lines[1]

For the remainder of London Street, both sides are
therefore included; likewise for that considerable
stretch of Castle Meadow.

The Eastern boundary (see 5. below)
is even more arbitrary.


5. : Cathedral . . . . . try the pubs NOW ?

  List of 18th Century PARISHES
To the West, the boundary with Area 4 begins at the
River : but at the rear of the School of Art & Design
and the St. Andrew's Hall complex. Hence, both sides
of St. Andrew's Bridge Street are included in Area 4.

The boundary then follows the pre-tram route of
Princes Street, Redwell Street and Bank Plain, ending
up at Anglia T.V. - formerly the Agricultural Hall [1]

  For the remainder, like the Cathedral itself,
Area 5 is largely circumscribed by the River;
leaving only the Southern boundary to be set.

Prince of Wales Road, the wide Victorian route to
the railway station, is the obvious candidate.
Nevertheless, for the most part, both sides of this
relatively "modern" highway have been included in
Area 5. (Simply for convenience).


     

6. : Market and Mall . . . . . try the pubs NOW ?

(South of Areas 3. and 4.) List of 18th Century PARISHES
This area contains almost all the major Public Buildings,
and - unsurprisingly - a very large number of pubs!.
The area is roughly triangular.

The Western/Southern flank follows a bold line :

  • Theatre Street, Rampant Horse Street
          (N. B.  but both sides of these
           two streets fall into Area 8 );
  • Westlegate - separating Areas 6 and 8
          in the 'normal' way;
  • ending at John Lewis' Store in All Saints' Green.
  The Eastern boundary is a continuation, starting at
John Lewis' (Bond's) Store and proceeds along the
rear of premises in Golden Ball Street
(the Castle Mall "multiplex").

It then goes across the Mall Park, to join-up
with other lines[1] at the Old Shirehall
(Regimental Museum).


7. : East of the Castle . . . . . try the pubs NOW ?

(South of Area 5 : Cathedral) List of 18th Century PARISHES
If the number of pubs around the Castle had been
smaller, areas 6 and 7 could have been kept together.
However, the earlier existence of the Cattle Market
ensured a very generous provision of pubs.!

Since that Market closed, Area 7 (in particular)
has lost many of its original pubs. The new
Cattle Market at Harford opened on 1st July 1960.

The overall shape of the area is triangular.

To the North, the boundary is ostensibly
Prince of Wales Road.
However, as explained under the notes for Area 5,
much of that road has both sides falling into the
Cathedral area; with the reverse situation
nearer to Foundry Bridge.

  The Western boundary has been largely described
in Paragraph 6. above.
But it needs reading in reverse :- i.e. from the
Old Shirehall as far as John Lewis' (Bond's) Store.
Then there is a fairly short continuation going
Southwards, until the boundary meets the (East-West)
dividing line between this Area and Area 9 (The South)
- i.e. the Southern boundary.

This, much more arbitrary, Southern line results in the
inclusion of the "inner" stretches of both Ber Street
and King Street. (see separate notes)
A fairly straight-line boundary, it leaves the River
near St. Anne's Wharf; then goes across the
Morgan's Brewery site towards Thorn Lane.

The boundary runs "behind" Thorn Lane i.e. to leave
all the pubs, which used to exist therein, on the
City side of the line.
This also leaves The Thorn in Area 7, as the boundary
crosses Ber Street, on its way to the Surrey Grove area.


8. : St. Stephen's . . . . . try the pubs NOW ?

(South-West of Area 6 : Market & Meadow) List of 18th Century PARISHES
The Northern boundary has been described in -
  • Area 3 : Chapel Field (North) to Little Bethel Street;
  • Area 6 : Theatre Street to All Saint's Green,
          by John Lewis'.
N.B.
Both sides of Theatre Street and
Rampant Horse Street are included in Area 8. 		  To the East, the boundary commences at John Lewis'
Store and follows the Western boundary of Area 7
as far as Surrey Grove.
Thereafter it becomes part of the Northern boundary
of Area 9, as described below.

Again, the overall shape of the area is triangular;
the remaining boundary being the City Wall
i.e. Inner Ring Road
(Chapelfield Road and Queen's Road).


9. : The South . . . . . try the pubs NOW ?

(South-East of Area 7 : East of the Castle) List of 18th Century PARISHES
The Northern boundary, being - for the most part -
the Southern boundary of Area 7, it just needs
some additional information, as follows :-

Having left Ber Street, it encounters Surrey Grove,
but emerges (in Surrey Street) near the rear of
St. Catherine's House.
Finally, following the rear boundary of
St. Catherine's House, it meets the
Inner Ring Road (Queen's Road).

  Other boundaries of Area 9 are provided by
the River and City Wall (Queen's Road to Carrow).

N.B.
The river-end of the Wall has been specially
modified, for our purposes, to include the land up to
and including Carrow Hill and the old Carrow Bridge
(Colman's factory).

[1] Footnote
Four area-boundaries meet at the Agricultural Hall (Anglia TV)
and the neighbouring Old Shirehall (Regimental Museum) :-
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