Norwich Castle Mall Development  

Castle mall development 00 [ March to June 1990 ]

• Castle Hotel demolition start [6595] 1990-03-14
• Cattle Market excavation from Bell Avenue [6608] 1990-05-24
• Cattlemarket St Rose Avenue excavation SW [6612] 1990-06-16
• Castle Hotel demolished [6615] 1990-06-16

Castle mall development 01 [ September to November 1990 ]

• Farmers Avenue bridge for realigned road [6636] 1990-09-03
• Farmers Avenue reopening ceremony [6644] 1990-09-26
• Castle Meadow reduced width view north [6645] 1990-09-26
• Castle Gardens entrance opened 1990 tablet [6682] 1991-05-20

Castle mall development 02 [ April to May 1991 ]

• Bailey bridge temporary over moat [6663] 1991-04-20
• Castle Meadow from Castle mound [6664] 1991-04-20
• Farmers Avenue bridge with decks below [6667] 1991-04-29
• Bridge entrance lodges and excavation [6668] 1991-04-29
• Market Avenue car park entrance view [6676] 1991-05-12

Castle mall development 03 [ July to November 1991 ]

• Castle Meadow excavated tunnel entrance [6698] 1991-07-04
• Castle Meadow excavated tunnel entrance [6697] 1991-07-04
• Castle Hotel site with digger excavating [6699] 1991-07-04
• Castle Meadow bridge [6730] 1991-08-25
• Castle Meadow bridge two levels excavated [6748] 1991-11-09

Castle mall development 04 [ November 1991 to February 1992 ]

• Castle Meadow and Castle Hotel site [6750] 1991-11-09
• Temporary bridge view east to lodges [6749] 1991-11-09
• Temporary bridge view to Castle Meadow [6758] 1992-02-29
• Temporary bridge view NE [6757] 1992-02-29
• Temporary bridge view SE [6756] 1992-02-29

Castle mall development 05 [ April to June 1992 ]

• Castle mound view SE [6764] 1992-04-25
• Cattlemarket St entrance [6782] 1992-05-16
• Farmers Avenue entrance to new Castle road [6817] 1992-06-07
• Temporary bridge view into mall galleries [6820] 1992-06-08
• Temporary bridge view into mall galleries [6821] 1992-06-08

Castle mall development 06 [ August to November 1992 ]

• Mall roof girderwork [6904] 1992-08-11
• Castle mound view south [6905] 1992-09-11
• Castle battlements view SW to St Stephen's [6932] 1992-11-03
• Castle battlements view SE to roof gardens [6934] 1992-11-03
• Castle battlements view south to mall roof [6933] 1992-11-03

Castle mall development 07 [ June 1992 ]

• Farmers Avenue opening of new Castle road [6828] 1992-06-12
• Farmers Avenue Panhard Levassor on new road [6829] 1992-06-12
• Farmers Avenue NE side construction [6847] 1992-06-20
• Timberhill east side construction [6857] 1992-06-24

Castle mall development 08 [ March to June 1993 ]

• White Lion Gate Back of the Inns [6963] 1993-03-28
• White Lion Gate clock tower [6962] 1993-03-28
• Castle Meadow west side Virgin Megastore [7027] 1993-06-30
• Castle Meadow Farmers Avenue entrance [6990] 1993-05-24

Castle mall development 09 [ June to December 1993 ]

• Farmers Avenue shops view NW [7037] 1993-07-25
• Farmers Avenue shops view SE [7036] 1993-07-25
• Timberhill St John's Plain entrance [7109] 1993-12-05
• Timberhill St John's Plain entrance [7108] 1993-12-05
• Market Avenue car park entrance [7026] 1993-06-30

Castle mall development 10 [ April 1994 to May 1999 ]

• Mall interior lifts in St John's section [7119] 1994-04-05
• Mall interior view west [7118] 1994-04-05
• Demolition of unoccupied area for cinema [7611] 1999-03-04
• Golden Ball St cinema construction [7618] 1999-05-02
• Golden Ball St cinema construction [7617] 1999-05-02
• Golden Ball St 18 restored [7731] 2000-02-11 (new)

Text and photographs Copyright © G.A.F.Plunkett 2004

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