Mason's Norwich General and Commercial Directory & Handbook

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Author

Mason, R. Hindry (Robert Hindry)

Title

Mason's Norwich General and Commercial Directory & Handbook Including the hamlets of Earlham, Eaton, Heigham, Hellesdon, Lakenham, Pockthorpe, Thorpe, Trowse, Carrow and Bracondale.

Credits

Transcribed from the 1852 Mason’s edition by David Price. Many thanks to Norfolk and Norwich Millennium Library, UK, for kindly allowing their copy to be used for this transcription

Language

English

LoC Class

DA: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Great Britain, Ireland, Central Europe

Subject

Norwich (England) -- Directories

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 62401

Release Date

June 14, 2020

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.MASON’S NORWICH GENERAL AND COMMERCIAL DIRECTORY & HANDBOOK,
2. 2.CONTENTS.
3. 3.MASON’S NORWICH GENERAL DIRECTORY.
4. 4.MASON’S NORWICH COMMERCIAL DIRECTORY. — Academies:— See Schoolmasters .Accountants. — Animal and Bird Preservers. — Architects:— See Surveyors .Artists. — Attorneys, Solicitors, Notaries Public, Conveyancers, &c. — Auctioneers and Appraisers. — Baby-Linen Warehouses. — Bakers. — Banks. — Barristers. — Basket Makers. — Beer Sellers.— See also Licensed Victuallers . — Bell Hangers. — Berlin and Fancy Repositories. — Blacksmiths.— See also Shoeing Smiths and Whitesmiths . — Boarding Houses. — Boat Builders. — Bookbinders. — Booksellers and Stationers. — Boot and Shoe Makers. — Boot-Tree and Last Makers. — Braziers, Tinmen, &c. — Brewers. — Bricklayers and Plasterers. — Brick Manufacturers. — Brush Makers. — Builders and Carpenters. — Butchers. — Cabinet Makers. — Cane Worker. — Carters and Carriers. — Carvers and Gilders. — Cattle Salesmen. — Chair Makers.— See also Cabinet Makers . — Cheesemongers. — Chemists and Druggists. — China, Glass, and Earthenware Dealers. — Clothiers. — Coach Builders. — Coal Merchants. — Coffee and Eating House Keepers. — Commission and General Agents. — Confectioners. — Coopers. — Cork Cutters. — Corn Chandlers. — Corn Merchants. — Curriers and Leather Sellers. — Cutlers. — Dancing Masters: See Teachers of Music and Dancing .Dealers. — Dentist: See Surgeon Dentists .Dressmakers. — Dyers and Dressers. — Engineers. — Engravers and Copperplate Printers. — Fellmongers. — Fishmongers and Game Dealers. — Fringe and Lace Makers. — Fruiterers. — Furniture Brokers, &c. — Furriers. — Game Dealers.— See Fishmongers .Gardeners.— See also Nurserymen . — Gas Fitters. — Glovers, &c. — Gold and Silver Smiths. — Grocers and Tea Dealers. — Gun Makers. — Haberdashers, Hosiers, &c. — Hair Dressers. — Hatters. — Hay Dealers. — Herbalists. — Horse Breakers and Dealers. — Hotpressers. — House and Estate Agents, &c. — Insurance Agents and Offices. — Iron and Brass Founders. — Ironmongers. — Jewellers. — Land Agents.— See House and Estate Agents .Law Stationers. — LICENSED VICTUALLERS. Hotels, Inns, Taverns, and Public-Houses. — Linen Drapers. — Lithographers. — Livery Stable Keepers. — Loan Agents, &c. — Machine Makers. — Maltsters. — Manufacturers. — Marine Store Dealers. — Medical Botanists. — Merchants. — Midwives. — Millers. — Milliners: See also Dressmakers . — Millwrights. — Modeller and Figure Maker. — Mohair and Worsted Spinners. — Music Sellers, &c. — News Agents. — Newspaper Offices. — Nurserymen, Seedsmen, & Florists. — Oil and Colourmen. — Opticians. — Outfitters. — Painters, Plumbers, Glaziers, &c. — Paper Hangers. — Patten and Clog Makers. — Pawnbrokers. — Perfumers. — Physicians and Surgeons. — Pill Box Makers. — Pipe Makers. — Pork Butchers, Meat Sellers, &c. — Printers. — Print Sellers. — Pyrotechnists. — Register Office for Servants. — Reporters. — Saddle and Harness Makers. — Sawyers. — Saw, File, and Plane Makers. — Saw Mills. — Schoolmasters. — Schoolmistresses. — Seed Merchants. — Shoeing Smiths. — Slate Merchants. — Soap Makers. — Stationers.— See also Booksellers . — Staymakers, &c. — Stock and Share Brokers. — Stone and Marble Masons. — Straw Hat Blockers. — Straw Hat Makers. — Surgeons.— See Physicians and Surgeons .Surgeon Dentists. — Surveyors, &c. — Tailors. — Tallow Chandlers. — Tanners. — Teachers of Music. — Teachers of Languages. — Timber Merchants. — Tin and Iron Plate Workers, &c. — Tobacconists. — Toy Dealers. — Tunists. — Turners. — Umbrella and Parasol Makers. — Upholsterers. — Veterinary Surgeons. — Vinegar Makers, &c. — Warehousemen. — Watch and Clock Makers. — Wharfingers. — Wheelwrights. — Whip Makers.— See also Saddle and Harness Makers . — Whitesmiths. — Wine and Spirit Merchants. — Woollen Drapers. — Woolstaplers.
5. 5.LIST OF PARISHES, WITH THE STREETS IN EACH.
6. 6.REGISTRATION DISTRICTS AND REGISTRARS.
7. 7.CORPORATION OF NORWICH ( For the time being .) — ALDERMEN. — COUNCILLORS. — WATCH COMMITTEE, — CITY COMMITTEE. — MARKET COMMITTEE. — TONNAGE COMMITTEE. — RIVER COMMITTEE. — CITY LIBRARY COMMITTEE. — BOROUGH FUND COMMITTEE. — GAOL AND BRIDEWELL COMMITTEE. — RIVER WATER ASSESSMENT COMMITTEE. — BYE-LAWS COMMITTEE. — WARD ALDERMEN. — WARD ASSESSORS.
8. 8.JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.
9. 9.HAVEN AND PIER COMMISSIONERS.
10. 10.THE CORPORATION OF GUARDIANS OF THE POOR, AND COMMITTEES ( For the time being .)
11. 11.CHARITIES’ TRUSTEES, (1852.)
12. 12.BETHEL HOSPITAL, Bethel Street. — NORFOLK AND NORWICH HOSPITAL, St. Stephen’s Gates.
13. 13.SAVING’S BANK, Old Haymarket.
14. 14.LITERARY INSTITUTION, St. Andrews-st.
15. 15.PEOPLE’S COLLEGE, St. George’s Colegate.
16. 16.YOUNG MEN’S INSTITUTE, Post Office-st.
17. 17.NORWICH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, Post Office-street. — GOVERNMENT SCHOOL OF DESIGN Saint Andrew’s Broad-street. — RAGGED SCHOOL, St. Martin-at-Oak.
18. 18.NORFOLK AND NORWICH HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. — INSTITUTION FOR THE INDIGENT BLIND, Magdalen-street. — PUBLIC LIBRARY, Opposite the Guildhall.
19. 19.NORFOLK & NORWICH AUXILIARY SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.
20. 20.COUNTY COURT.
21. 21.NORFOLK & NORWICH MUSEUM, St. Andrew’s, Broad-street.
22. 22.BOROUGH COURT.
23. 23.CITY MISSION.
24. 24.NORFOLK AND NORWICH EYE INFIRMARY.
25. 25.INLAND REVENUE OFFICE, Orford Hill.
26. 26.STAMP OFFICE, 8, Andrew’s Broad-street
27. 27.THE CATHEDRAL.
28. 28.OFFICES OF THE ARCH-DEACONRIES. — Norwich . — Norfolk . — Sudbury . — Suffolk . — CHURCHES. — All Saints , All Saints’ Green. — St. Andrew , Broad-street. — St. Augustine , St. Augustine’s-street. — St. Benedict , Upper Westwick-street. — St. Clement , Fyebridge. — St. Edmund , Fishgate. — St. Etheldred , King-street. — St. George , Colegate. — St. George , Tombland. — St. Giles , St. Giles’-street. — St. Gregory , Pottergate-street. — St. Helen , Bishopsgate-street. — St. James , Cowgate. — St. John , Maddermarket. — St. John Sepulchre , Ber-street. — St. John , Timberhill. — St. Julian , King-street. — St. Lawrence , Upper Westwick-street. — St. Margaret , Upper Westwick-street. — St. Martin at Oak , Oak-street. — St. Martin at Palace , Palace Plain. — St. Mary , Coslany. — St. Mary-in-the-Marsh , St. Luke’s Chapel Cathedral. — St. Michael Coslany . — St. Michael at Plea , Queen-street. — St. Michael at Thorn , Ber-street. — St. Paul . — St. Peter Hungate , Elm-hill. — St. Peter Mancroft . — St. Peter per Mountergate , King-street. — St. Peter Southgate , King-street. — St. Saviour , Stump Cross, Magdalen street. — St. Simon and Jude , Wensum-street. — St. Stephen , Rampant Horse-street. — St. Swithin , Upper Westwick-street. — CHURCHES IN THE HAMLETS. — St. Andrew , Eaton. — St. Bartholomew , Heigham. — St. John the Baptist and All Saints , Lakenham. — St. Mark , Lakenham. — St. Mary , Earlham. — St. Mary , Hellesdon. — CHAPELS OF EASE. — Trinity Chapel , Union-place, New City. — Christ Church , New Catton. — St. Matthew , Thorpe. — SUBURBAN CHURCHES. — St. Andrew , Thorpe. — St. Andrew , Trowse Newton. — St. Margaret , Old Catton. — St. Margaret , Sprowston. — Catholics . — DISSENTING CHAPELS. — Independents . — Baptists . — Unitarians . — Methodists . — Swedenborgians .
29. 29.CARRIERS TO AND FROM NORWICH.
30. 30.COACHES TO AND FROM NORWICH.
31. 31.VANS AND OMNIBUSSES.
32. 32.NORWICH POST OFFICE. — Departure and Arrival of the Mails .
33. 33.NORWICH CENSUS—1851.
34. 34.NORFOLK. — COUNSEL ATTENDING THE NORFOLK AND NORWICH ASSIZES. — COUNSEL ATTENDING THE NORFOLK & NORWICH SESSIONS. — REGISTRATION. — STAMPS AND TAXES.
35. 35.DUTY ON INHABITED DWELLING HOUSES.
36. 36.RATE OF ALLOWANCE TO WITNESSES FOR ATTENDANCE UPON TRIALS AND EXPENSES. — PERSONS EXEMPT FROM SERVING ON JURIES.
37. 37.A TABLE SHOWING THE DISTANCES OF THE MARKET TOWNS IN NORFOLK FROM EACH OTHER, WITH THE MARKET DAYS.
38. 38.ADVERTISEMENTS. — THE NORWICH STEAM PRESS, UPPER HAYMARKET, NORWICH. — GENERAL HAIL STORM INSURANCE SOCIETY. — ORIGINAL GUTTA PERCHA WAREHOUSE — HENRY THOMPSON, — THOMAS SELF, — HENRY COLMAN & CO., — REUBEN HOLDER, — TILLYARD AND SON, — WILLIAM LAND, HAY HILL, ST. PETER’S, NORWICH, — — English and Cambrian Assurance Society, — NORWICH LOCAL BOARD OF MANAGEMENT. — DISTINCTIVE FEATURES OF THIS SOCIETY. — GEORGE BISHOP’S BABY LINEN AND CHILDREN’S DRESS WAREHOUSE, — GENERAL FURNISHING ESTABLISHMENT. — COMPARE YOUR TAILORS’ BILLS! — C. BARLEY, WINE, SPIRIT, & LONDON PORTER MERCHANT, — BRITISH COLLEGE OF HEALTH, HAMILTON PLACE, NEW ROAD, LONDON, — DANCING. — St. Benedict’s Road , Norwich . J. MATTHEWS, HERBALIST, — GEORGE S. BARDWELL, ESTATE AGENT, RENT AND DEBT COLLECTOR, — ABRAHAM PANK, Brass Worker, Gas Fitter, and Bell Hanger, — SIDNEY AND LADYMAN, TEA DEALERS, — NORWICH AND NORFOLK LOAN ASSURANCE CLASSES. — HERBS. — JOHN SMITH SKELTON, TAILOR AND DRAPER, — NORFOLK AND EASTERN COUNTIES’ COAL COMPANY — D. HOUGHTON, SILK, COTTON, AND WORSTED DYER, St. Giles’-st. near the Church , Norwich , — COALS! COALS! — WHOLESALE AND RETAIL CHEMICAL AND DRUG ESTABLISHMENT, ORFORD HILL , NORWICH . — Sir James Murray’s Fluid Magnesia. — MR. THOMAS CLARK, ACCOUNTANT, APPRAISER, SURVEYOR, &c., — FOR EASY SHAVING, — Rimmell’s Hygienic Perfumery, — More proofs of the extraordinary effects of MORRISON’S PILLS, — J. M. TURNER — JAMES CREAK, — ROBERT MARRISON, — J. & M. GURRIN & CO., — DEEDS, WRITINGS, AND ACCOUNTS, — VILLIER’S — THE CHEAP Wholesale and Retail NEWSPAPER and STATIONERY Establishment. — J. & J. COLMAN, — R. BRIGHTON, GUN AND PISTOL MAKER, — J. W. CRISP, — REUBEN HOLDER, ST. STEPHEN’S PLAIN, NORWICH, — W. J. FISHER’S NAVIGATION ESTABLISHMENT, — SELECT AND USEFUL ADJUNCTS FOR THE TOILET, — GEORGE WILSON, — HENRY WATTS, — ST. STEPHEN’S BAZAAR, NORWICH. HENRY LOVETT, PROPRIETOR. — PORTRAIT PAINTING. — OFFICE ESTABLISHED FOR THE INSURANCE OF ALL KINDS OF PROPERTY IN TOWN AND COUNTRY. — MUTUAL INSURANCE BENEFIT INSTITUTION, — ADLARD and PALMER [51] — BENNETT’S — ROWLANDS’ MACASSAR OIL [52] — ROWLANDS’ KALYDOR,
39. 39.FOOTNOTES.

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