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ST. JAMES', Cowgate, includes within its parish the hamlet of Pockthorpe, and part of Mousehold Heath. It is a small structure, with a tower, rebuilt in 1743, and contains three bells. It was re-pewed in 1842. This was a well-endowed rectory till 1201, when it was appropriated to the cathedral priory, and is now a peculiar of the dean and chapter.

ST. JOHN'S MADDERMARKET is an ancient but handsome church, consisting of nave, side aisles, and a fine tower, in which are six bells. It is dedicated to the Holy Trinity and St. John the Baptist, and was founded before the survey made in Edward the Confessor's time. The lead was removed, and the roof covered with slate in 1835. It contains many ancient sepulchral inscriptions, with a few brasses and several neat mural tablets. Lady Margaret, Duchess of Norfolk , died at the Duke's Palace, in this parish, in 1563, and was interred with great pomp on the north side of the choir, where a mural monument was raised to her memory in 1791. The living is a rectory in the gift of New College, Oxford. The Rev. J. Perowne is the rector.

ST. JOHN'S SEPULCHRE, a commodious structure, at the south end of Ber Street, dedicated to St. John the Baptist and the Holy Sepulchre, consists of nave, chancel, and transepts, with a lofty tower, in which are five bells and a clock. Rev. Thomas Calvert is the incumbent.

ST. JOHN'S TIMBERHILL, an ancient pile, dedicated to St. John the Baptist, and situated at the north end of Ber Street, was founded soon after the priory, to which it was appropriated. It consists of nave, chancel, and side aisles, with chapels at the east end, and has a small wooden steeple, with one bell. It had formerly a tower, which fell down in 1784, and was never rebuilt. The Rev. S. Titlow is the incumbent.

ST. JULIAN'S, situated in King Street, a small ancient fabric, with a round tower; was founded before the conquest. On the south side may be seen the ancient entrance, in the Saxon style, but now disused. In the churchyard was an anchorage, demolished at the dissolution of religious houses.

ST. LAWRENCE, Upper Westwick Street, is a handsome gothic fabric, with a fine tower, 112 feet high, containing a clock and six bells. The windows are large and beautifully foliated, and were formerly decorated with stained glass, all of which was destroyed by the Puritans in 1643. Over an arched door, on the western side, are two ancient carvings, one of which represents the cruel martyrdom of St. Lawrence. The original church was founded in the Confessor's reign, on the site of a quay for landing fish, but was taken down in 1460, and the present one completed about twelve years after. Rev. P. U. Browne is the incumbent.

ST. MARGARET'S, Westwick Street, consists of nave, chancel, and side aisle, and has a square tower, in which were five bells till 1830, when four of them were sold to assist in defraying the expense of covering the structure with blue slate. The living is a rectory in the gift of the Bishop of Norwich. The Rev. J. W. Cobb is the rector.

ST. MARTIN'S AT OAK, in Oak Street, consists of nave, chancel, south aisle, and a square tower, with three bells. It derived the latter part of its name from a large oak, formerly standing in the churchyard, with the image of St. Mary in it. This was much visited in superstitious times, and several legacies were given towards repairing and painting it. The oak now standing on the site was planted about 50 years ago. An alabaster tomb, with effigies, remember Jeremiah Ravens and his wife. Rev. C. J. Blake is the incumbent.

ST. MARTIN'S AT PALACE, situated opposite the entrance to the palace, is a venerable structure, consisting of nave, chancel, and side aisles, with a tower and five bells. In early times a boys' singing school was kept here; and in 1500 John Blomfield gave a robe of worsted linen, lined with blue silk, for the boy bishop. Rev. A. Braddell, incumbent.

ST. MARY'S, Southgate Street, consists of nave, transepts, and chancel, with an ancient round tower, with six bells. The body of the church was built in 1477. It contains six antique stalls, and several neat monuments. Rev. C. Morse, incumbent. St. Mary's in the Marsh. The Rev. J. C. Matchett, incumbent.

ST. MICHAEL'S, Coslany Street, usually called St. Miles', is a commodious and handsome structure, with a lofty embattled tower, containing a clock and eight musical bells. The interior of the church is handsomely decorated, and two of the windows contain some ancient painted glass, but the heads of the figures were taken off to gratify the Puritans in the reign of Cromwell. The altar-piece represents the ascension, and the four evangelists; and the floor in front is paved with black and white marble, brought from the domestic chapel of the Earl of Yarmouth, at Oxnead. On the south side is a chapel of beautiful workmanship, erected of flints and freestone, and considered one of the finest specimens of flint-work in the county. The church contains a very old font, several mural monuments, and some ancient brasses. The living is a rectory in the gift of Caius College, Cambridge. Rev. R. Rigg is the rector.

ST. MICHAEL'S AT PLEA, situated on the north side of Queen Street, is so named from the Archdeacon of Norwich holding in it his Pleas or Courts. It is built in the form of a cross, and has a square embattled tower, with two bells. There are eight ancient paintings near the pulpit, well worthy of inspection. The living is a rectory in the gift of Sir T. B. Leonard and J. Morse, Esq. Rev. Charles Morse is the rector.

ST. MICHAEL AT THORN, in ancient deeds, called St. Michael's super Montem, has still a large thorn tree growing in the graveyard. It is a small structure, with a tower, built in 1436, in which are three bells. Rev. C. T. Rust is the incumbent.

ST. PAUL'S, in St. Paul's Street, is an ancient fabric, with a small tower, the upper part of which was octangular, but was rebuilt in 1819 of white brick, with a stone coping. It contains a handsome screen and sounding board, and was renewed in 1841. The living is a rectory in the gift of the dean and chapter. Rev. B. Cook is the rector.

ST. PETER HUNGATE, on Elm Hill, one of the oldest churches in the city; was anciently called Hungate, or Houndsgate, from the hounds formerly kept there for the use of the bishop. The old church was demolished in 1458, when the present one was commenced and finished in 1460. It is a cruciform structure, of black flint, with a square tower and two bells. Over the communion table is a handsome window of ancient stained glass. Among the plate belonging to the altar is a curious old cup and cover. The living is a rectory in the gift of the lord chancellor. Rev. S. Titlow is the rector.

ST. PETER'S MANCROFT stands in an elevated situation, near the upper side of the Market-place, and is a handsome cruciform structure of freestone, begun in 1430, and finished in 1455. It stands on the site of a former structure, and is considered the finest parish church in the city, measuring 212 feet in length and 70 feet in breadth, having a noble tower 98 feet high, containing an excellent peal of twelve bells, with a clock and chimes. The bells were exchanged for the old peal of ten in 1775, at the cost of more than ?800, raised by public subscription. The interior has an elegant appearance; the clustered pillars supporting the roof, with the arches surmounting them, are lofty and slender, and the windows are large and handsome. The organ, a fine-toned instrument, was erected in 1707. The decorations of the altar are elegant, and the plate massive, especially a superb standing cup and cover. The altar piece represents the delivery of Peter from Prison, and the east window is decorated with stained glass. In the vestry are several ancient books, among which is a beautiful manuscript bible, written on vellum, in 1340, and a more ancient manuscript of the Epistles of St. Paul, with a comment finely illuminated. Here are several fine old paintings, and a piece of tapestry, dated 1574. Over the door hangs an old carving, in alabaster, of nine female saints, among which is St. Margaret holding down a dragon. The capacious old font is surmounted with a lofty covering of costly tabernacle work, and near the north door are two carved stalls. Rev. C. Turner, incumbent.

ST. PETER PER MOUNTERGATE, in King Street; so called from a gate anciently placed near the churchyard; was erected in 1486, and has a fine square, embattled tower, with a clock and five bells. In the chancel are 24 stalls, which belonged to a college of secular priests, that stood at the north-east corner of the churchyard. A tomb, dated 1623, on the south side of the altar, with recumbent effigies, remembers R. Berney, Esq., and his wife. In the nave is interred Thomas Codd, who was mayor in Kett's Rebellion, and was a great benefactor to the city. The heads of his will are read annually on the Sunday before St. Thomas' Day. Rev. G. Day is the incumbent.

ST. PETER'S, Southgate Street, is an ancient fabric, consisting of nave, chancel, side chapel, and a square tower, in which are three bells. The living is a rectory in the gift of the Bishop of Norwich. Rev. J. Deacon is the rector.

ST. SAVIOUR'S, Magdalen Street, a small fabric, dedicated to the transfiguration of our Saviour; has a square embattled tower, with a clock and bell. It contains several neat mural monuments. In Bishop Oxford's time it was appropriated to the almoner of the cathedral convent. Rev. S. O. Attlay is the incumbent.

ST. SIMON AND ST. JUDE'S, Wensum Street, consists of nave and chancel, with a tower, in which are five bells. It contains some ancient brasses, and several monuments and effigies of the Pettus' family, upon one of which is a recumbent figure, in complete armour, of Sir J. Pettus, the first of the family who was knighted. The church is of great antiquity, and was held by the bishops before the removal of the see to Norwich. A new gallery was erected in 1835, and the body was re-pewed in 1838. Rev. C. Holloway, rector.

ST. STEPHEN'S, situated in Rampant Horse Street, is a commodious gothic structure, consisting of nave, chancel, side aisles, and two side chapels, with a square tower at the west end. The nave is divided from the aisles by fluted columns, with pointed arches, and the east window is richly beautified with stained glass. It is neatly pewed, and the altar is remarkably handsome. There are several old brasses and many mural tablets. In the vestry is a manuscript description of the church, written by Benjamin Mackerell, author of a history of Lynn; also a curious old alabaster carving. The living is a rectory in the gift of the dean and chapter. Rev. S. O. Attlay is the rector.

ST. SWITHIN, Westwick Street, is a neat structure, with a square tower and three bells. During the cleansing of the church in 1834, an ancient portrait of Edward the Confessor was found nailed under one of the seats, where it is supposed to have been placed for security during the civil wars. The altar-piece is a painting of Moses and Aaron. On the font are carved emblems of the Trinity, Eucharist, and the Passion, with the arms of East Anglia. Here are also three stalls. The living is a rectory in the gift of the Bishop of Norwich. Rev. C. Day is the rector.

LAKENHAM CHURCH, dedicated to St. John the Baptist and All Saints, upon an acclivity above the river Yare, about a mile and a half south of the Market-place. The benefice is a vicarage united to Trowse Newton, in the gift of the dean and chapter, and enjoyed by the Rev. George Carter, M.A.

ST. MARK'S CHURCH, Lakenham, is a handsome edifice, in the pointed style of architecture, with nave, tower, and three bells. Rev. W. R. Nevill, M.A., incumbent.

TRINITY CHAPEL, Union Place, was built by the Baptists, but was consecrated in January, 1839.

CHRIST CHURCH, New Catton, is a neat erection in the early English style, erected in 1841. Rev. R. Wade, B.A., incumbent.

ST. MATTHEW'S, Thorpe Hamlet, is a neat edifice, erected in 1851, and built of rag stone. Rev. G. W. Grogan, incumbent.

The remaining hamlets will be found noticed separately.

DISSENTING CHAPELS.

The leading denominations of Dissenters have commodious places of worship, some of which, on the score of antiquity, or of modern architectural merit, are not undeserving attention.

PRINCE'S STREET CHAPEL was built in 1819. It is a building of white brick, with boldly-displayed cornice and pediment, and a Grecian Doric portico of four columns. It will accommodate upwards of 800 persons.

The TABERNACLE , a plain but commodious structure, is situated in the parish of St. Martin's Palace, and will accommodate 1000 persons. The celebrated George Whitfield preached in this building.

ST. MARY'S CHAPEL was originally erected in 1744, but was rebuilt in its present handsome style in 1811, and considerably enlarged in 1838. It will now seat 900 persons. The Rev. J. Kinghorn, a celebrated Hebrew scholar, was one of its ministers.

ST. CLEMENT'S CHAPEL is also a large building. It was erected in 1814, and contains about 900 sittings. There is a spacious School-room adjacent to this chapel. The celebrated Mark Wilks was once the pastor.

EBENEZER CHAPEL Surrey Road, was erected in 1854; it is a spacious building, and although without galleries, is capable of accommodating a large congregation.

CEMETERIES. There are two Cemeteries in Norwich. The NEW CEMETERY, situated upon the Earlham road, is corporate property, and was opened in 1856. It contains 35 acres. The ROSARY BURIAL GROUND is pleasantly situated at Thorpe, and was registered in 1821. It originally contained 5 acres, but has recently been considerably enlarged.

CLERGY, GENTRY, &c.

ALPHABETICAL LIST OF TRADES, PROFESSIONS, &c.

CLASSIFICATION OF TRADES, PROFESSIONS, &c.

Academies and Seminaries--

Baker, Henry, Rising Sun road Basham, Miss, St. Giles' hill Bellamy, William, Lower close Bending, Thomas, Magdalen street Bexfield, Benjamin, Lady's lane Blakely, Miss, Lower close Blakely, Misses, St. Andrew's street Blogg, William, Upper King street Booty, Horace John, Thorpe hamlet Boyden, Eliza, Pottergate street Brady, Mary, Pottergate street Brooke, William, Grey Friars Burrage, J. C., Castle ditches Burrage, Frederic Joseph, Golden Dog lane Burrage, Sarah, Upper Surrey street Cartwright, Mrs. E., New Catton Carver, Mrs. Ruth, West Pottergate Chapman, Emily, Victoria street, St. Stephen's gates Codling, Arthur John, Magdalen street Coldwell, Misses, St. Clement's Coles, Mrs. Sarah, Newmarket road Crowe, Elizabeth, Calvert street Dead, Mrs., Somerset place, Holl's lane Dennington, Sarah, St. Saviour's infant school, Golden Dog lane Dix, Miss, Chapel Field Drane, Hannah, Rigby's Court Dye, Miss, Theatre street Farnell, James Thomas, Tuck's court, St. Giles' street Farnell, William Keeling, Theatre street Farmer, Benjamin, Colegate street Firth, Miss Ellen, Bethel street Fiddy, Mrs., Distillery street Finegan, Thomas William, Cow hill Fuller, Miss, Bethel street Forder, Ellen, Horn's lane George, Misses, Colegate street Hardy, Francis, Ladies' row, Saint Stephen's gates Hardiman, Sarah, Bracondale Hartt, Miss Catherine, Victoria street, St. Stephen's gates Heasel, Misses, Surrey road Holmes, Mrs. E., St. Stephen's road Howard, Ann, Unthank's toad Ives, Miss, Crescent Jarvis, William, Trafalgar place, New Lakenham Kempster, Mrs., Tabernacle house Lake, William, St. Benedict's road Lambert, Mary, Queen street Lantenant, Madame, Prince's street Larke, Hannah Susannah, Cow hill Lincolne, Misses, Surrey street Ling, Harriet Elizabeth, Bethel street Ling, Henry, Unthank's road Mills, Ann, Unthank's road Nelson, William, William street Marshall, Ephraim, Chapel loke, Ber street Paul, Francis William, Bracondale Phillips, Francis, Mancroft school, Hay hill Phillips, Ann, London terrace, St. Stephen's road Phillips, Elizabeth, Chatham place, St. Stephen's gates Pigg, James William, Grove cottage, Thorpe hamlet Priest, Mrs. H., Pottergate street Reeve, Elizabeth, Vauxhall street Redgrave, Helen C., Priory, St. Stephen's Sheppard, Mrs., St. Benedict's plain Simpson, John, Friars' place, New Lakenham Spratt, Sarah, Bethel street Stracey, Emily, Theatre street Starling, E., St. Augustine's District school, St. Augustine's road Stocks, Rev. E., Mile End School Stocks, Mary M., St. Benedict's gates Walters, Martha and Elizabeth, Theatre street Wilson, Misses E. and C., Grove house, Newmarket road

Agents and Accountants--

Baly, William, Thorpe Barber, Charles James, Seymour place, St. Stephen's square Barber, James, New Catton Bardwell, George S., Newmarket road Bayliss, Henry, Pottergate street Birch, Isaac, King street gates Burrows, George C., Post office street; h Palace plain Buxton, Joseph, Heigham road Cannell, Henry B., New Catton Clark, George O., Southwell terrace, New Lakenham Clarke, Samuel, Distillery street Cook, James, Hall road, New Lakenham Corsbie, Dennis T., West End terrace, Grapes Hill Corsbie, Joseph, Surrey terrace, New Lakenham Corsbie, Samuel W., Distillery street Cross, John, St. Benedict's road Culyer, William, Grapes hill Day, Starling, New Catton Dickenson, Richard, St. Stephen's road Driver, William C., St. Benedict's road Dunnan, Robert G., Bank street Elmer, John, St. Catherine's terrace Etheridge, Thomas, Thorpe Featherstone, T., Distillery street Fison, Thomas, St. Augustine's road Fountain, Thomas, Seymour place, St. Stephen's square Grinling, George, Unthank's road Harmer, D. and Co., Duke's palace Heigham, Richard, Langham place, St. Benedict's road Holmes, Richard, Distillery street Hunt, George, St. Benedict's road Jarvis, Thomas W., Langham place, St. Benedict's road Kemp, D. R., William street Kerry, George C., Elm hill Littleboy, John, St. Benedict's road Lloyd, Richard, William street Madders, Anthony, Thorpe Mason, John, Distillery street Mills, Jacob, Mount Pleasant, Unthank's road Monteith, George, Unthank's road Nockall, Robert, Golden Dog lane Osborne, Samuel, St. Benedict's road Parsons, Walter Uriah, Thorpe Provart, William, St. Augustine's road Read, John, Hall road, New Lakenham Restieaux, Joseph, Lady's lane Rogers, Edmund C., Dereham Road terrace, St. Benedict's road Short, John, Dereham Road terrace, St. Benedict's road Smith, James, Surrey terrace, New Lakenham Sowells, William, Chapel Field road Sowels, William, Distillery street Spelman, George, West Pottergate Starling, Thomas, Paragon street Studwin, Paul, St. Benedict's road Todd, William, King street Walker, Mr., Surrey terrace, New Lakenham Wild, John, Orford hill Winter, John, Valentine street

Artists--

Goose, William Henry, Briggs' street Heaviside, John, Church street, St. Simon's Hubbard, Mary Ann, All Saints' green Ladbrooke, J. B., Bridge street Nursey, Claude L., Thorpe hamlet Smith, Susanna, Southwell cottage, New Lakenham Stannard, Arthur, Upper King street Stannard, Mrs. Joseph, Rose lane Thompson, Henry, St. Stephen's gates

Auctioneers, &c.

Barnard, Dennis, Castle street Butcher, William, Theatre street Clarke and Hunter, Dove street Clowes, Francis, St. Andrew's Hall plain Harrison, Spencer, Upper Market Hudbud, Stephen, St. Benedict's street Ives, George, Upper King street Mason, Henry John, Duke's Palace street Sparkes, Francis S., St. Giles' street Spelman, William and Sons, St. Giles' street Strogan, Robert, Bracondale Wilde, William, St. Stephen's street Wilde, William, jun., Post Office street

Bakers--

Aldous, John Tungate, Trory street, New Lakenham Alexander, Henry, Heigham street Anderson, Joseph, Pump street Archer, Henry, Ber street Artis, Francis, Castle hill Baldwin, Henry, St. Martin's at Oak Bardwell, William, Trafalgar street, New Lakenham Barnes, Edward Ramsbottom, Thorn lane Baxter, Maria, Brazen Doors road Bennett, Daniel, Ber street Bennett, Robert, St. Giles' hill Bennett, Robert, junr., West Pottergate Bennett, William, Cowgate street Berry, John George, Ber street Blyth, Mary, Barrack street Bone, Francis, St. Benedict's street Brock, Samuel, St. Augustine's street Brown, John, Philadelphia Brown, Maria, St. Swithin's Browne, Barnabas, City road Burrage, Edward, Upper St. Giles' Cannell, Robert, King street Catling, Alfred, King street gates Claxton, George, Tinkler's lane Claxton, Walter, New Catton Daplyn, Maria, St. Augustine's street Davison, Matthew, Rising Sun lane Dawson, William, Rupert street, Union place Ding, James, Pottergate street Dunn, John, West Pottergate Empson, Ezra, St. Augustine's street Fearnside, Benjamin, Palace street Folk, Charles, King street, Crook's place Folk, Charles, Gildengate street Fox, Elizabeth, Lower close Fox, William, Cowgate street Freeman, James, St. Giles' street Freeman, William, Union place Freestone, Anthony, Church street, New Lakenham Gibson, William, St. Catherine's plain Goldsmith, Thomas, St. Stephen's str. Graham, Nathaniel, Union place Graver, Thomas, St. Paul's church plain Hannant, Nathaniel, Magdalen street Harden, Charles, Tinkler's lane Harden, Charles, Heigham street Hardy, Michael, St. Catherine's plain Harrison, William, Golden Ball street Hatch, Frederic, William street Hemnall, Johnston, Rose lane Hewitt, Thomas, Rising Sun lane Hill, Robert, King street Holl, Harriett, Gildengate street Houghton, Robert, Ber street Howard, Daniel, Barrack street Hull, Mary, St. Mary's street Isaac, Edward, Trafalgar street, New Lakenham Isaac, Edward, Upper Regent street, Union place Iverson, Edward, West Pottergate Kahler, John Henry, Rose lane Kemp, James, Union place Lake, Samuel, St. George's plain Land, Henry, Colegate street Larkman, William, King street Laws, John, Thorn lane Leach, James, Little Queen street, Crook's place Leman, Thomas, All Saints' street Long, Joseph Page, St. James' street Lowe, Alfred, Holl's lane Massingham, Robert, Bethel street Mitchell, Frederic, Palace street Myhill, Benjamin, St. Martin's at Palace Miller, Alfred, Chapel field road Newman, Henry Richard, Ber street Newson, Samuel, Trowse Millgate Page, Mary, St. John's Maddermarket Parker, Clare, St. Martin's at Oak Pegg, Thomas, New Catton Pinching, William, Bethel street Pinching, William, Queen str., Crook's place Parr, John, Saint Peter's steps, Market-place Plumnell, James, Ten Bell lane Pooley, Richard, Charing cross Primrose, Maria, Pitt street Quantrell, Robert, St. Martin's at Oak Rose, Philip, St. Miles' street Sampson, Sarah, St. Benedict's street Scott, Thomas, Chapel street, Crook's place Sheppard, Elizabeth, Upper market Skedge, John, West Pottergate street Smith, Robert, King street, Crook's place Smith, William Richard, St. Benedict's street Stafford, William, Vauxhall street, Julian place Sullivan, Stephen, St. Margaret's plain Tann, John, Charing cross Thurston, Carnaby, New Catton Tuttell, Ann, Trafalgar street, New Lakenham Waller, Thomas, Cowgate street Wilch, Thomas, King street Willimott, Henry, Mill lane, New Catton Winter, Samuel, King street Woollistone, James, Cherry street, New Lakenham Youngs, Mary Ann, St. Stephen's str.

Bankers--

Basket Makers, &c.--

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