Transcribed from the 1802 Thomas Peck edition by David Price, email ccx074@pglaf.org. Many thanks to Norfolk and Norwich Millennium Library, UK, for kindly allowing their copy to be used for this transcription.

THE
Norwich Directory;

CONTAINING

An Alphabetical List of the Principal Inhabitants, their
Address, Profession, or Trade.

A CONCISE
HISTORY of NORWICH;

Pointing out the most remarkable Places in it worthy the
Attention of Strangers.

WITH THE FOLLOWING TABLES:

Streets, lanes, markets, churches, meeting-house, and public buildings. Court of aldermen, sheriffs, common-council, city officers, and committees. The bishop’s, dean and chapter’s, excise, stamp, and post office. Court of Request, Hospitals, treasurers, and court of guardians. Bankers, physicians, surgeons, attorneys, Saturday merchants, &c. Inns, coffee-houses, coaches, waggons, carriers. Lodges of free masons. Fairs in Norfolk. Boarding schools, boarding and lodging houses, &c. The population of Norwich. London and Hull traders, and pack-ships from Yarmouth.

TO WHICH IS ADDED,

A RETROSPECT of the PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS,

Proposed by a Committee formed for that purpose.

WITH AN ENGRAVED
PLAN of the CITY, with REFERENCES.

BY THOMAS PECK

Norwich

PRINTED AND SOLD BY J. PAYNE, BOOKSELLER, 22, MARKET-
PLACE.

DEDICATION

To Jeremiah Ives, jun. Esq.

SIR,

The High Office of Mayor of this City, so honourably filled by yourself, claims the respectful acknowledgement of the Publisher of this work, who is happy to receive permission of dedicating to you this publication; and is, with all due respect,

Your very Obliged
and Obedient Servant,
THOMAS PECK.

INTRODUCTION.

The difficulty of finding the precise Address of the Inhabitants of so populous a city as Norwich, the general utility of a Directory, and the spirit of Public Improvement which has of late appeared, have, at the present period, rendered this publication peculiarly necessary.

The contents are fully expressed in the title-page, the arrangement is adapted to every capacity, and will be found to answer every useful purpose.

The houses in each street are all regularly numbered, beginning on the right hand, and returning on the left, with a few exceptions for the sake of convenience.

The boards, with the names of the streets, lanes, and thorough-fares, which are now correctly painting, will be put up at the corner, or entrance of each; and the whole will be completed as soon as possible.

It is with the greatest pleasure we review the many alterations for public convenience which have been recently made: in particular—

The Reservoir in Chapel-field, which, by the aid of a steam-engine, is always filled, and supplies the highest parts of the city with water.

The taking down of Brazen-doors, St. Stephen’s, St. Giles’, St. Benedict’s, St. Augustine’s, Pockthorpe, Bishop, and King-street Gates; thereby admitting a current of salubrious air; and if such parts of the wall round as are not built against were to be removed, it would be still more complete.

The Paving of the Gentlemen’s Walk with Scotch granate.

The taking down of the cumbrous Weigh-house in the Hay-market, which ought now to bear another title, and erecting a house for the purpose on the Castle-Dykes, with an elegant engine, which acts with a steel-yard under ground, and the carriage placed on the level above.

The widening of the street, now Orford-street, leading from Hog-hill to the Castle-dykes.

The opening from off the Castle-meadow into King-street.

The levelling of the old houses at the back of Messrs. Gurney’s, at the foot of the Castle hill.

The new Flour Mill, worked by steam, which is erected, by subscription, near Black Friar’s Bridge, for better supplying the city with flour.

And the new Horse Barracks, without Pockthorpe.

Not to mention the superior appearance which the Shops in the Market-place, London-lane, and other parts of the city, now assume.

We have authority to say, that, the two Old Workhouses being in a ruinous state, it is the intention of the Court of Guardians to apply to Parliament for an Act to enable them to build One New and Complete Workhouse—the spot fixed on is the Gilden-croft.

Much has been done under the gloomy aspect of War; but from the establishment of Peace, we ardently hope to see our native Commerce revived, every necessary improvement carried into effect, and the splendour of our ancient city equal to its opulence.

We here present our Readers with a Retrospect of the Proposed Public Improvements.

On the 23d of January, 1800, John Herring, Esq. then Mayor, summoned a General Meeting of the Inhabitants, at the Guildhall, to consider of the propriety of applying to Parliament for an Act for the better paving, cleaning, lighting, and watching of the city; for removing and preventing annoyances and obstructions, and for regulating hackney coaches.

At this meeting, a committee of twenty-one gentlemen was appointed to consider of the plan proposed by the Mayor, and to make a report, to a future general meeting, of the result of its opinion.

This committee had several meetings, in which it very minutely investigated the subject submitted to its consideration: it employed proper persons to estimate the expence of paving a particular district, and stationed men at fourteen entrances into the city, to ascertain the actual number of carriages, horses, &c. of every description, which passed and repassed during a week, that a fair calculation might be made of the expence to be incurred, and of the funds to meet it.

The result of the labours of this committee was laid before a general meeting of Inhabitants, on the 3d of March following, in a report, which stated the expediency of applying for an Act for the following purposes:

I. To empower a Deputy Mayor to be appointed in certain cases.

II. To empower the Mayor, or the Deputy Mayor, with one Justice, to adjourn the Sessions in the absence of the Recorder and Steward.

III. To better regulate the watch.

IV. To better light the city.

V. To better regulate the sweeping and cleansing of the city.

And on a supposition that scavengers would undertake the sweeping, &c. for the produce of the muck, the saving would be £312.

VI. To new pave the city.

The expence of the new pavement, with foot paths on each side of the streets, the middle of the streets crowning, and the removing of all obstructions, was estimated at £55,000, on an actual survey and valuation, made by Messrs. Stannard and Athow; and this estimate was, in the opinion of Mr. Hamerton, an eminent Paviour in London, very fair and correct.

To defray such an apparent heavy expence, the committee, proposed levying a toll on carriages, horses, &c. coming to and going from the city, in the following proportions:

The annual produce of these tolls, deducing the expence of Houses, Collectors, &c. was estimated at £1715.

The committee likewise proposed a rate, not exceeding 6d. in the pound, per quarter, on the landlords and occupiers of houses, &c. within the city (exclusive of the hamlets), the annual produce of which was calculated at £3000; so that the whole expence, under the proposed bill, would have stood thus:

Leaving for the immediate commencement of paving, the sum of £1945; which sum would have been increased by the annual payment of a certain sum by the Corporation, the Bishop, and Dean and Chapter, for such parts of the city now repaired by them; and by the annual decrease of the sum of £1000, in proportion as the new pavement was completed.

The committee concluded this well-digested report by stating its opinion, that no time should be lost in applying to Parliament; but as it had several other matters under consideration, it begged leave to be permitted to make a final report at some future time.

The general meeting concurred, after some deliberation, with the committee; and a petition was signed by most of the Inhabitants of the city, for leave to bring in a bill for the several purposes mentioned in the report.

Unfortunately, however, the petition could not, from some unforeseen circumstances, be presented that sessions; it being a standing order of the House of Commons, that no such bill could be brought before Parliament, unless notice of it had been given at the preceding Michaelmas sessions: but it was suggested, seemingly from authority, that such notice, in the present instance, might be dispensed with, provided the city would abandon the toll, or a tonnage on goods.

To such a restriction, the committee would not submit; it therefore resolved to postpone the petition to the next sessions of Parliament, and, in the mean time, that a committee of Country Gentlemen, to be appointed at the ensuing sessions, should be requested to meet a sub-committee of the city, to hold a conference on the subject.

This conference took place, and after a number of queries had been proposed by the Country Gentlemen, to all of which satisfactory answers were returned in writing; notice of the intended application to Parliament was ordered to be affixed on the doors of the Sessions Hall, both in the county and city.

The committee however soon found, notwithstanding it had given what if deemed the most satisfactory answers to the queries suggested by the Country Gentlemen, that the bill would meet with the most determined opposition from the county; nor did it appear that the opposition could be obviated, unless the whole expence to be incurred by any intended improvements was confined to the city only. With such an opposition, the committee had no hopes of success; and whatever sentiments it might entertain of the liberality of the Country Gentlemen, who would, with the county at large, have materially partaken of the benefits and advantages attending the improvements, though they were unwilling to bear the most trifling part of the expence of them, it did not choose to hazard the experiment of a contest.

The committee, however, had the object entrusted to it too much at heart to abandon it entirely: it therefore relinquished all the former part of the proposed regulations, and confined itself solely to what it deemed the most expedient—the New Pavement. The Committee submitted a report on that subject only to a general meeting, on the 15th of December, 1800, the substance of which was, that, to carry the plan proposed into execution, a rate not exceeding 3d. in the pound, per quarter, on the rack-rent, should be levied on the Inhabitants of the city, at such times only when the poor rate was within 6s. per pound, per quarter, for three successive quarters.

At length, from considerations of the distress of the times, this truly interesting business was deferred, but we have authority, and are happy to say, that it will be resumed in a more favourable season.

We cannot quit this subject without observing, that the arduous and unremitted assiduity of the Gentlemen forming the Committee, met the warmest approbation of their fellow citizens, and afforded a prospect that, at a future period, their labours for so desirable an object would ultimately be accomplished.

References to the Churches in the Plan. [0]

Public Buildings and Offices.

Alphabetical List of the Streets, Lanes, &c. in the City of Norwich.

THE NORWICH DIRECTORY.

Abbs Z. Boot and Shoe Maker, No. 72, Coslany-Street

Abel Anthony, Cabinet-Maker, 5, Upper Westwick street

Abram John, Patten-maker, 27, Magdalen-street

Adair William, Esq. Trowse Newton and Caldecot Bucks

Adams and Bacon, Coach makers, 3, St. Stephen’s road

Adcock and Gapp, Dyers, 7, Coslany-Bridge-street

Adcock James, Royal-Oak, 27, St. Augustine’s road

Adcock William, Hair-dresser, 60, St. Giles’

Addey John, Linen-Draper, 4, London-lane

Adlam John, Gardner, 18, St. Augustine’s street

Aggs John Gurney, Iron-Foundery, St. Faith’s lane

Aggs Thomas, Linen-Manufacturer, 10, Pitt-street

Alden Thomas, Butcher, 9, Fish-Market

Alderson James, M.D. 3, Snailgate-street

Alderson Mrs. 11, Gildengate-street

Alderson John, Plumber, &c. 20, Upper-Market

Alderson J. K. Plumber, &c. 6, Hog-hill

Alderson William, Mounter, 18, ditto

Aldhouse Stephen, Surgeon, &c. 2, Wymer-street

Aldhouse Stephen, 92, Upper Heigham

Aldhouse Stephen, at the Lamb. 51, Coslany-street

Aldis John, Baker, 7, St. Margaret’s Church

Aldred James, Hemp-cloth Manufacturer, Shuttle-lane, and in Weaver’s lane on Saturdays

Aldrich John, Whitesmith, 15, Dove-lane

Alexander Stephen, Shoemaker, St. Stephen’s road

Allman Samuel, Baker, 67, Coslany-street

Allen Richard, Tailor and Draper, 21, London-lane

Allen Charles, Esq. 4, Upper Surry-street

Allen Robert, Tailor, &c. 36, Pottergate-street

Allen William, Boot and Shoe maker, 48, St. Stephen street

Allum John, Tea-Dealer and Confectioner, 57, Bethel-street

Allwood Thomas, Shopkeeper, 22, Lower Close

Ames Daniel, 19, St. Martin’s Plain

Amyott Thomas, Attorney, 13, Upper Close

Amy Thomas, Cooper, 99, Magdalen-street

Anderson John Fullick, at the Norwich Volunteer, 29, All Saint’s Green

Andrews William, 44, St. Stephen’s street

Angel John and Son, Curriers, 5, Golden Ball-lane

Angell Joseph, King’s Head, 12, Gildengate-street

Angier James, Merchant, Dwelling-House, 42, Snailgate-str.

Anguish Rev. 12, Upper Close

Annis John, Bookseller, 5, London-lane

Ansell John, Plumber, &c. 12, Dove-lane

Appleton John, Hatter, &c. 5, Back of the Inns

Arnold William, 10 and 11, St. Stephen’s road

Artis John, Boot and Shoe maker, 24, Rampant-Horse-street

Athow John, jun. Stone and Marble Mason, 12, Back of the Inns

Atkins William, Shawl Manufacturer, 28, Lower Westwick-street

Atkinson John, Attorney, 191, King-street

Aves Jeremiah, Trumpet Inn, 40, St. Stephen’s street

Ayton William, Coppersmith, Brazier, and Tin-plate Worker, 4, Briggs’ lane

B

Back Thomas and Co. Grocers, Tea-Dealers, and Tallow-Chandlers, 3 and 4, Hay-market

Back James, Importer of Foreign Wines and Spirits, 3, Hog-hill

Back William, Surgeon, Wilkes’s lane, near Bank-place

Back Mrs. 4, Bowling-green house, Chapel-field house

Bacon Richard, Auctioneer, Appraiser, Printer, Bookseller, Binder, and Stationer, 12, Cockey-lane

Bacon Leonard, Wine-Merchant, 30, St. Giles’s Wine Vaults, in Chapel-field

Bacon Thomas, Ginger-bread Baker, 4, St. Stephen’s street

Bailey William, Shawl and Bombazine Manufacturer, 5, White-Lion-lane

Baker Henry, Gold and Silver smith, 15, Market-place

Baker Benjamin, Gardner and Seedsman, 5, Queen-street

Baldy Edmund, Dyer, 62, Gildengate-street

Baletti Anthony, Frame-maker, 13, Pottergate-street

Balls Thomas, House-Broker, 7, St. Martin’s by Palace

Balls James, Tailor, 2, Snail-gate-street

Banham James, Pump-maker, 146, King-street

Banton John, at the Crown, 29, St. George’s Bridge street

Barber Thomas, Attorney, 2, St. Stephen’s Back-street

Barber George, Silversmith, 3, London-lane

Bardwell Edward, Boot and Shoe maker, 13, Lower Close

Barker Mrs. Brandy and Wine Vaults, Dove-Tavern, 24, Market-place

Barker Jeremiah, Pawn-Broker, 14, Lower Westwick-str.

Barker Christopher, Wool-pack, 46, Botolph-street

Barker Mary, Weigh-house, 20, Castle Ditches

Barker Thomas, Whitesmith, 13, Red-Lion-lane

Barlow James, Worsted Manufacturer, 9, Timberhill-street

Barlow Robert, Gent. 18, Bethel-street

Barlow John, Shawl-Manufacturer, St. Margaret’s Churchyard

Barlow John, Hair-dresser, 12, Magdalen-street

Barnard I. C. 19, Botolph-street

Barnard I. Angier, and Barnards, Merchants, 19, Botolph-street

Barnard Abraham, 41, Botolph-street

Barnard William and Sons, Merchants, 9, Muspole-street

Barnes Philip, Bricklayer, 18, All Saints’ Green

Barnham John, Pawn-Broker, 189, King-street

Barrett and Brooks, Curriers and Leather Cutters, 2 and 3, Lower Goat-lane

Barrow Edward, Gent. 13, Pitt-street

Barrow Isaac, Gent. 3, Upper Surry-street, Mews

Barrow and Scott, Cotton-Manufacturers, 50, Colegate street

Barrows Messdms. Tea-Dealers, 5, Briggs’ lane

Barton William, Corn and Coal Merchant, 164, King-street

Barwell John, Importer and Dealer in Foreign Wines, &c. 7, St Stephen’s street

Barwick George, Gun-Maker, 113, Pottergate-street

Basey Charles, Broker, 15, Soutergate-street

Basham Charles, Appraiser and Auctioneer, St. Stephen’s str.

Bassley William, Leather-dresser, 2, Colegate-street

Bates Benjamin, Grocer, &c. 26, Westwick-street

Bath Francis and Co. Stay and Habit makers, 24, Bethel-str.

Bayfield Thomas, Ironmonger, Oil and Colour Man, 32, Magdalen-street

Bayfield Thomas, Baker, 34, Coslany-street

Beane Joseph, Master of Doughty’s Hospital, Snailgate street

Beane Robert, Bull’s Head, 62, Ber-street

Beare William, Boot and Shoe maker, 11, St. Peter’s

Beare Thomas, Currier and Leather Cutter, 26, St. George’s Bridge-street

Beare John, Boot and Shoe maker, 27, St. George’s Bridge-street

Beatley William, Eating-house, 5, Lower Goat-lane

Beatniffe Richard, Bookseller, Binder, and Stationer, 6, Cockey-lane

Beesley George, Boot and Shoe maker, 7, Coslany-street

Beavor James, Esq. 88, Magdalen-street

Beavor William, Carpenter, &c. 46, St. Stephen’s street

Beevor James, Esq. 72, St. Giles’s Broad-street

Beevor Rev. John, Willow-lane, St. Giles’

Beevor Henry, 58, St. Giles’

Beckham Edward, Cooper, 9, St. George’s Bridge-street

Beckwith Mrs. 6, Lower Close

Beckwith Rev. Thomas, 10, St. Martin’s by Palace

Beckwith John, Musician, 25, Lower Close

Bedford Charles, Coppersmith, 6, Pottergate-street

Begg John, Attorney, Surveyor of the Window-Lights, &c. for Yarmouth District, 40, Pottergate-street

Bell Thomas, Carpenter, &c. King street

Bell John, Yarn-Manufacturer, Fishgate-street

Beloe James, Basket-maker, Trowse

Bennett James, Clock and Watch Maker, 2, Briggs’ lane

Bensley Edward, 25, Cock, Rampant Horse street

Bensley Robert, Baker, 8, St. Stephen’s street

Bensley John, Carpenter, 23, All Saints’ Green

Bensley and Dale, Wholesale Linen-Drapers and Haberdashers, 9 and 10, London-lane, and 3, St. Andrew’s Steps

Berry and Rochester, Booksellers and Stationers, 11, Dove-lane

Bexfield Richard, Cabinet-maker, at the Goat, 14, Upper Goat-lane

Bidwell Richard, Draper and Hosier, 6, St. George’s Bridge-street

Bidwell and Co. Sack-Manufacturers, Colegate street

Bignold Thomas, Brandy, Wine, and Hop Merchant, 18, Market-place

Bird Bailey, Land-Surveyor, Red-Lion-lane

Bird William, Broker, 9, ditto

Bishop’s Office, 20, Upper Close—Mr. Charles Kitson, 8, Upper Close, Deputy-Register

Black Thomas, Gent. 3, Upper Close

Black Thomas and William, Confectioners, 1, Hay-market

Blackburn John, Stone and Marble Mason, 3, Castle-Meadow

Blake Thomas, jun. Esq. Barrister at Law, 5, Queen-street

Blake John, House-Steward, 28, Bethel-street

Blake Hammond, Hemp-Cloth Manufacturer, 54, Magdalen-street

Blake Robert, Cotton-Manufacturer, 24, Heigham-street

Blake Isaac, Hotpresser, 35, Snailgate-street

Blake William, Pork-Butcher, 11, Coslany-bridge

Blakley Elijah, Cotton-Manufacturer, Colegate-street

Bland Thomas, Gent. 18, Botolph-street

Bland Michael, Gent. 9, ditto

Blogg Samuel, Lime Burner and Brick Maker, Brick-Ground, Surry road

Bloom D. and Co. Merchants, 2, Duke’s Palace, and Trowse Mills

Blowfield, Peter, Carpenter, &c. 52, St. Martin’s street

Blyth Samuel, Plasterer, 87, Pottergate-street

Boardman John, Hatter and Hosier, 1, Market-place, and 1, Cockey-lane

Boardman Benjamin, Woollen-Draper, 22, Market-place

Boast Robert, Sawyer, 2, Ber-street

Bokenham Thomas, Surgeon, 10, Upper Westwick-street

Bolingbroke Nathaniel, Silversmith and Haberdasher, 2, Market-place

Bolingbroke J. B. and Co. Woollen-Drapers, 4, St. Peter’s

Bolton John, Corn-Merchant, at Staith, 104, King-street, Dwelling-House, 2, St. Faith’s lane

Bolton John, 11, Woolpack-Inn, St. Giles’s Broad-street

Bolton Ziba, Coach-Master, 14, Hungate-street

Bond William, Surgeon, 8, Tombland

Bond John, Boot and Shoe maker, 46, St. Giles’s Broad-str.

Bone Nicholas, Boot and Shoe Maker, 15, Lower Goat-lane

Booth Mrs. Castle Inn, 13, White-Lion-lane

Booth William, Bookseller, &c. 37, Market-place

Booty William, Shopkeeper, 22, King-street

Borking and Carver, Woolcombers, 66, Gildengate street

Borough Stephen, Dolphin Inn, Upper Heigham

Boswell Thomas, at the Canteen, Horse-Barracks

Botwright William, Grocer, 25, St. George’s Bridge-street

Boulter Thomas, Baker, 15, St. Giles’s Broad-street

Bowen Ann, Stationer, &c. 4, Cockey-lane

Bowles William, Farmer, Eaton, and at the George, St. Stephen’s, on Saturdays

Boyce James, Attorney at Law, 11, Wymer-street

Bradford Miles, Boot and Shoe maker, 42, London-lane

Bradford William, Esq. 68, Pottergate-street

Brady John, White-Horse, 98, Magdalen-street

Bradley John, Boot and Shoe maker, 6, Fyebridge-street

Bray John, jun. Tailor, &c. St. Andrew’s Bridge-street

Bream Samuel, Gent. 4, Wilkes’s lane, near Bank place

Brereton John, Sadler, 33, Upper Westwick street

Bresley Mrs. Oatmeal-maker, St. Simon’s

Brett William, Wine and Brandy Merchant, 8, Wastlegate-lane, All Saints

Brett John, Baker, 8, Fishgate-street

Brett Robert, Tailor, &c. 31, London-lane

Brewer Marke, 48, Queen’s Head, St. Giles

Brewerton Thomas, Corn-Merchant, Lower Westwick-street

Briggs Cornelius, Millwright, 24, St. Martin’s lane

Briggs James, Coal Merchant, 96, Colegate street

Briggs James, Coal-Merchant, White Friar’s Bridge

Britton Henry, Clock and Watch maker, 9, Briggs’ lane

Britton Richard, New Theatre Inn, 56, Bethel-street

Brooks Richard, Grocer, &c. 32, Coslany street

Brooks John, Dwelling-House, 25, St. Martin’s lane

Browne Robert Ives, Esq. 2, Upper Close

Browne John and Son, Ironmongers, Ironfounders, and Colourmen, 4, Upper Market

Browne George, Collector of the Post-Horse Duty, 13, St. Giles’

Browne Arthur, Hatter, &c. 10, Cockey-lane

Browne Christopher, Coal and Corn Merchant and Malster, 122, King-street

Brown Robert, Corn and Coal Merchant, 17, Lower Close

Brown John, Millwright and Ironfounder, Timberhill-street

Browns T. and W. Pipe-makers, 30, All Saints’ Green

Browne Thomas, Plumber, &c. 6, Ber street

Browne Elizabeth, Milliner, 61, Bethel-street

Browne Edward, Carpenter, 30, King-street

Browne William, Baker, 59, St. Martin’s street

Browne James, Mounter, 41, Pitt-street

Browne John, Lord Nelson’s Gardens, Bracondale

Brown Thomas, Black Friars, 1, St. George’s Bridge-street

Browne Benjamin, Tailor, 2, St. Clement’s Church-yard

Brown Edward, Carpenter, &c. 7, Chancery-street, St. Andrew’s

Brown Charles, late at the Castle and Lion, St. Peter’s, but now at the Elephant, Magdalen-street

Brown John, Breeches-maker, 9, Dove-lane

Browne George, Pipe-maker, Gapp’s Yard, Upper Westwick-street

Browne Mary, House-Broker, 8, Bridewell-Alley

Brunton John, Gent. 2, Theatre-Square

Brunton James, Mace-Officer, 35, St. Giles’

Brunton Mrs. Baker, 8, Hungate-street

Buck Robert, Flour-Merchant, Florden, and at the Rampant-Horse, St. Stephen’s, Norwich, on Saturdays

Buck John, Flour Merchant, St. Clement’s Hill, and at the King’s Head, on Saturdays

Buck John, Miller, 57, St. Stephen’s street

Buck John, Wheelwright, St. Benedict’s road

Buck Jeremiah, Tailor, &c. Upper Goat-lane

Buckle I. and W. Ironmongers, Tobacconists and Colourmen, 6, Haymaket