Norwich Central Pubs

Area 6 : Market & Mall

(Groups 1 - 15)

Following the Pubs

A. : Starting Point

This area always was the most densely populated
by pubs. The imaginary pub-crawls are inevitably
numerous and rather separate.

We start from the Guildhall landmark, studying the
area surrounding the City Hall - to Bethel Street.

Leaving Bethel Street, we turn right along
St. Peter's Street, where the new Library Forum
(Group 2) now dominates,
ending at St. Peter Mancroft church and Hay Hill.

Group 3, Mancroft, then takes us along the East end
of the church, i.e. Weavers' Lane, followed by pubs
around the present Fish Market.

B. : The Market

Groups 4 and 5 attempt to deal with the complex
situations which prevailed before the City Hall and
Memorial Gardens were built in the 1930s.

Sir Garnet (Group 4) is a tribute to a real survivor.
These pubs are fairly well identified, and travel
northwards towards our starting-point of the Guildhall.

The Market Place, Group 5, is deliberately vague;
and mops up several pubs in the Upper Market area.

Fairly obviously, the next stretch to visit is The Walk.
To do this we start at the corner of London Street.
Group 6 goes no further than White Lion Street.

Group 7, Hay Hill, takes over immediately at that point,
and includes both the Hill and most of Brigg Street.
We end up at St. Peter Mancroft once more,
with only a short walk to the start of our next journey.

C. : Towards The Mall

Group 8, White Lion, lists the pubs from The Walk,
but ignores the difficulty that White Lion Street merges
with Back of the Inns - deserving of its own group.
Having completed Group 8, we may as well go North,
past the Arcade, as far as the London Street
junction with Castle Street.

Group 9, Back of the Inns, is listed from that end;
and - when finished - leaves us in a position to climb
the hill towards Farmers' Avenue (i.e. to the left of
the Bell Hotel.

D. : Old Cattle Market

Farmers, Group 10, ignores the Bell and ends up
at the corner of Golden Ball Street. This street is in
Area 7, and is used simply as a means of getting past
St. John's church and to the mouth of Timberhill.

Group 11, Orford Hill & Timberhill lists pubs
(as far as possible) going down the hill.

E. : The Hotels

Ending up by the Bell Hotel once more, we can
investigate Group 12, Burlington, which lists the
Bell along with the Castle Hotel and other famous pubs.

Re-assembling at Orford Place, we can proceed
southwards along Red Lion Street, using the list
in Group 13.

Note that Rampant Horse Street falls into Area 8.

F. : The Tour Ends

At the far end of Red Lion Street,
we turn left into Westlegate.
Group 14, All Saints, lists the pubs going up the hill;
but only those on the left-hand side (see Area 8).
It includes pubs on the south side of All Saints Green.

Group 15, as usual, deals with miscellaneous items.

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