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Norwich memories

Loves First Kiss

Norwich, Castle Gardens 1891

This is the park where Sam and I had our first kiss! xx
Contributed by Jennifer Christie

Family memory

Norwich, Brundall Gardens 1922

My father's grandfather used to own Brundall Gardens, he has some photographs of us standing on the steps with great-grandfather holding me when I was a baby, he also has photographs of my brother who is a year older than I in the gardens with the stone statues.  My father being the eldest son would have inherited the house and gardens.  Unfortunately his grandfather's second wife sold it and it now  a housing estate.
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Norfolk memories

Family memory

Norwich, Brundall Gardens 1922

My father's grandfather used to own Brundall Gardens, he has some photographs of us standing on the steps with great-grandfather holding me when I was a baby, he also has photographs of my brother who is a year older than I in the gardens with the stone statues.  My father being the eldest son would have inherited the house and gardens.  Unfortunately his grandfather's second wife sold it and it now  a housing estate.
A memory of Norwich contributed by First Name Last Name

Loves First Kiss

Norwich, Castle Gardens 1891

This is the park where Sam and I had our first kiss! xx
A memory of Norwich contributed by Jennifer Christie

Extracts From Norwich & Norfolk books

Norwich, Castle 1890

Francis Stone’s 1811 lodges flank the main entrance to the castle. The bridge of 1825 replaced a crumbling 12th-century one. The austerity of this view is not softened by a few trees.
An extract from from"Norwich Photographic Memories".

Norwich, Westlegate Street 1890

All Saints’ Church in the distance survived bombing and post-war clearance, along with a thatched pub, the quaintly-named Barking Dickey, which later became a greengrocer and then a bank. It is difficult to equate this tumble-down cobbled street with today’s unattractive Westgate.
An extract from from"Norwich Photographic Memories".

Norwich, Cathedral, from Lower Close 1891

This old view gives a fine impression of how long the cathedral is.The magnificent row of arched openings nearer the camera is the ruined priory infirmary.
An extract from from"Norwich Photographic Memories".

Norwich, the Cathedral, the Nave looking east 1891

Here we have a closer view of the pulpitum screen. Little of the original 15th-century stonework survived Anthony Salvin’s ‘restoration’ in 1833. The nave vault has more than 250 bosses, all richly and superbly carved.
An extract from from"Norwich Photographic Memories".

Norwich, Cathedral, Choir West 1891

The great Norman crossing tower has windows high up, which flood the crossing with light. This view shows the Norman work well, with the network of 15th-century vault ribs receding into the distance.
An extract from from"Norwich Photographic Memories".