Transcribed from the 1783 W. Chase and Co. edition by David Price, email ccx074@pglaf.org Many thanks to the Millennium Library, Norwich, and the British Library, London, for allowing their copies to be consulted.

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THE
NORWICH DIRECTORY;

OR,
Gentlemen and Tradesmen’s Assistant.

containing

An alphabetical List of the principal Inhabitants,
their Address, Occupation and Residence:
The Houses numbered.

With the following TABLES, viz.

Streets, Lanes, Markets, Churches, Meeting-houses, Gates, and public Buildings. Court of Aldermen, Sheriffs, Common-council, Committees, and other City Officers. The Bishop’s, Dean and Chapter’s, Excise, and Stamp Offices. Court of Request, House and Window Tax, Land Tax, and Post-office. Bankers, Physicians, Surgeons, Attorneys, and Saturday Merchants, &c. Coaches, Waggons, Inns, Coffee-houses, Carriers, Vessels, Port and Single-horse Chaises. Hospitals, Treasures, Court of Guardians, and Charity Schools. Fairs in Norfolk, Seats near Norwich, and Crown Officers. Lodges of Free-Masons, Societies, and Places of public Amusement.—Boarding Schools, Boarding and Lodging Houses, &c. The Trade, Manufacture, Poor-Rate, and Population of Norwich. London and Hull Traders, and Pack-Ships from Yarmouth. Parishes, Incumbents, and Patrons; Hamlets, and Bounds of the County of the City of Norwich, &c. &c.

To which is added,

A Sketch of the HISTORY of Norwich,

and
HINTS for PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS.

With an engraved PLAN of the City; and References.

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NORWICH:
Printed and Sold by W. CHASE and Co. March 22, 1783

Price One Shilling and Sixpence.

Alphabetical LIST of the Streets, Lanes, &c. in the City of Norwich; also of the Churches, Gates, and other public Buildings.

All Saints Green Fisher’s lane Pockthorpe street
Almhouse-lane Fishgate Pottergate street
Andrew’s St. Bridge street Fuller’s lane Pudding lane
Andrew’s St. Chancel-str. Fye-bridge quay Rampant-horse lane
Anne’s St. lane George’s St. Bridge-street Rampant-horse street
Anne’s St. staith Gilden-gate Red-cow hill
Augustine’s St. street Gilden croft lane Red-lion lane
Back of the Inns Giles’s St. Hill Red-well plain
Badding’s lane Giles’s St. street Red-well street
Bargate street Giles’s St. Broad-street Rising-sun lane
Beaumont’s Hill Giles’s St. road Rose lane
Ber-street Goat-lane, Upper Rosemary lane
Bethel street Goat-lane, Lower Rotten-row
Bishopgate street Golden-Ball lane Sand-gate
Blue-Boar lane Green’s lane St. Saviour’s lane
Botolph street Gregory’s St. church-yard Schole’s green
Bracondale Griffin lane Seven-coat row
Brent lane Gun lane Sky-gate
Brigg’s lane Haymarket Snail-gate
Brigg’s staith Heigham street Soutergate street
Bridewell alley Hellesdon lane, Little Storey’s staith
Castle Ditches Hog-hill St. Stephen’s street
Castle Meadow Holgate St. Stephen’s back-street
Catherine’s St. lane Hospital lane St. Stephen’s church-yard
Chapel-field Hospital yard St. Stephen’s road
Chapel-field lane Hungate street Surry street
Charing-cross Jenkin’s lane Surry street Mews
Cherry-alley King-street Surry street, Upper
Clement’s St. church-yard Lady’s lane Swan lane
Close, Upper Lawrence St. lane St. Swithin’s lane
Close, Lower Life’s green Tabernacle street
Cockey lane London lane Timberhill street
Cockey lane, Little Maddermarket Tombland
Cockril lane Magdalen-street Tooley street
Colegate street Margaret’s St. church yard Tubby’s lane
Common Staith, Old Market lane Upper Market street
Common Staith, New Market-place Wasile-gate
Common-pump street Martin’s St. lane Water lane, St. George’s
Cook street Martin’s St. plain Water lane, St. Martin’s
Cook’s lane Martin’s St. street Water lane, King street
Coslany street Mary’s St. plain Weaver’s lane
Cow-cross Mews Westwick street, Upper
Cowgate street Michael St. Thorn-lane Westwick street, Lower
Dove lane Music-house staith Wherry staith
Duke’s Palace Muspole street White-friar’s Bridge street
Elmhill street New-mills lane White-lion lane
Elmhill lane Norman’s lane Willow lane
Excise-office street Pigg lane World’s-end lane
Faiths St. lane Pitt street Wymer street
Finket street

Reference to the Churches, in the Plan.

A St. Martin’s at Oak
B St. Augustine’s
C St. Mary’s
D St. George’s Colegate
E St. Saviour’s
F St. Paul’s
G St. James’s
H St. Edmund’s
I St. Clement’s
K St. Michael’s Coslany
L St. Swithin’s
M St. Margaret’s
N St. Lawrence
O St. Benedict’s
P St. Gregory’s
Q St. John’s Maddermarket
R St. Andrew’s
S St. Peter’s Hungate
T St. Michael at Pleas
U St. George’s Tombland
V St. Simon and Jude
W St. Martin’s at Palace
X St. Helen’s
Y St. Giles’s
Z St. Peter’s Mancroft
I. St. Stephen’s
II. St. John’s Timberhill
III. All Saints
IV. St. Michael’s at Thorn
V. St. John’s Sepulchre
VI. St. Peter’s Southgate
VII. St. Etheldred’s
VIII. St. Julian’s
IX. St. Peter’s per Mountergate