Norwich Streets 'H' 'I' 'J'  

Hardy Road
Harvey Lane

Haymarket
Heigham Grove
Heigham Street
Hurd Road
Ice House Lane
Jenkins Lane

[ Hardy Road: 9 to 12 (Railway Cottages - built 1860 to house railway workers) ] [ Harvey Lane: “Crinkle-crankle” wall (formerly boundary of Thorpe Lodge) ]

[ Haymarket: 2, 3 to 4 (Back’s Wine Room and the Curat House - named after John Curat - Sheriff 1529 who probably built the mansion and certainly lived there - rooms are oak panelled), 18 (St George & Dragon PH), 19 to 24 ]

Haymarket

[ Heigham Grove: “St Ouen”, 1 (during 19c. was the property of Joseph Gray an upholsterer who purchased it in 1831), Heigham Grove House (this estate designed by a Mr Adams stonemason of Chapel Field Road is 19c. Gothic), Clock tower ]

Heigham Grove

[ Heigham Street: 12 to 16, Flower in Hand Yard, Globe Yard ]

[ Heigham Street: 26 (Orchard Tavern), 252 (Dolphin Inn) ]

Dolphin Inn: originally the residence of Richard Browne, merchant, whose initials, arms and mark are above the doorway with date 1587. He was Sheriff in 1595 which date appears in brick on the west wing gable. The main (south) front has “A.DN” “1615” above the oriels. The most famous of its past occupants was Joseph Hall, Bishop of Norwich 1642 to 1656. In 1643 Civil War broke out and he was forcibly ejected from his Palace. He then took up residence here, and on his death was buried in the neighbouring church of St Bartholomew.

[ Heigham Street: 300 (Gibraltar Gardens Inn - renovated 1977 - it is three buildings in one - the south end nearest Heigham Street dates from 1475 - the old cottage end near the river is from 1550 - and the middle part which houses the main bar is from 1590), Spandrels (16c. doorway) ]

[ Heigham Street: 290 (entrance to Heigham Watering), 308 to 310 (entrance to Norton’s Yard), Dial Square ]

Heigham Street

[ Hurd Road: Eaton Hall (in 1812 this was the residence of Alderman Jonathan Davey) ] [ Ice House Lane: 1 ] [ Jenkins Lane: Oak Terrace ]

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

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