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| Unthank Road
area. |
NAMES — most of us take them
for granted. Never give them a second thought.
But behind the name of many roads and streets,
pubs and cafés, offices and shops, there
lies a tale.
So I am launching a series
looking at how some of these Norwich names
came about — telling you about the people
they were named after or the events they
commemorate.
Nowadays, it is Norwich City
Council that decides on road names. An officer
or developer looks into the history of the
area and comes up with a suitable one.
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| Red Lion Street
looking towards St Stephens, photgraphed
about 1893. |
And it’s not always linked
to local history — it could be named after
a former Lord Mayor, plants in a nearby
wood or be given a good old-fashioned Norfolk
name — like Mardle.
“Occasionally, we do open
up a road-naming for major public discussion.
A recent example is Koblenz Avenue on Riverside,”
said Rachel Bobbitt, communications manager
at City Hall.
“But we always welcome everyone’s
comments on any new developments in Norwich,
with appropriate names linked to the area.
All suggestions will be considered by the
council.”
So from now on, I’ll be setting
aside a corner to take you on a stroll down
memory lane and discover how some of these
names came about. It’s a sort of A to Z,
so
let’s start at the beginning with A.
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| The
Old Grapes Hill during 1945, the houses
and shops were all demolished during
the 1960's. |
Bethel
Street. |
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