That final shot you forgot to give a year for - 'and here we see Fye bridge in 80,000,000 BC!' I recently bought a copy of 'Norwich Tramways' from City Bookshop so I was spotting the tramlines in the historic photos.
Good point Luke, it definitely needed that sort of comment - I missed an open goal there! Just imagine a tram journey along that route - the noise, the views.....
Another excellent video and brilliant to see our family pork butchers shop, owned by my Great Uncle Lionel at 92 Magdalen Street in 1936. I knew we had a shop on Magdalen Street but I’ve never been able to ascertain where it was and never seen a photo of it before so this was a real treat. Many thanks.
@@JohnAtkinsLostNorwich Having been on of the thousands of crazy people who did Run Norwich on Sunday. I kept remembering snippets of your videos on the route.
It was interesting to learn that Magdalen Street was once a Roman Road. I loved the Doll's Hospital! Great days when we didn't have a throwaway society. Fantastic research and so much fascinating information. I'm going to re-watch!
Hi John, my son Logan is five and loves watching your videos! He is autistic and enjoys looking at maps of Norwich. Thank you for uploading! We love watching them.
That's fantastic. Thank you so much for sharing that. If Logan has a special street, or area, or subject that he likes, let me know and I'll do a video especially about that. I hope he spotted the dinosaur in this one!
Fond memories of the Brunswick Bowling. A school pal and I used to frequent there in the mid sixties. After some games, we'd have a run on the one arm bandits, occasionally having a few wins - ! 😁
Hi John, I was part of the archeological volunteer team which surveyed the St Mary's site before Throckmorton Yard was built over the top of it. Plenty of skeletons had been found in what was the old churchyard.
Hi John,great posting again,this video and the previous Magdalen Street posting got me thinking about how many pubs were on the street,I decided to have a look in my Jarrolds 1924 directory which in size is a smaller version of a Kelly’s directory,there were seventeen public houses at that time including two Red Lions! As I was checking through I noticed there were several butchers shops so I took a count and there were eleven! Cheers and look forward to the next video.
Thanks Kev. Amazing stuff! 17 pubs - well I guess there would need to be several to get to that legendary total of a pub for every day of the year! But 11 butchers shops. Wow! Obviously a period before vegetarianism was invented!
Yep I guess so! Earlier this year I went through the complete book and counted 439 public houses,probably go one of two above that due to miscount but i reckon in the mid to late 19th century you could add at least another hundred,I would have thought slum clearance would have resulted in the decline but I’m only speculating.
@@JohnAtkinsLostNorwich I couldn’t hazard a guess but not many! In 1924 Ber Street had 16 pubs and St Benedict’s had 13 , King Street upper and lower had 22 ! Choice of pubs and choice of Norwich breweries must have been good !
Hi John, the Queens arms photo in 1995 was just after my mate gave up as the landlord, moving towards the city just out of view through the gap, Scamps, only went in there once, and ended up married. I guess you are not a fan of Anglia square, its a semi modern eyesore that needs to go. loved the video looking forward to the next.
Thanks Dave, I'm not a particular fan of Anglia Square, but that's more because it looks neglected rather than what it might have originally looked like/been intended to be.
@@JohnAtkinsLostNorwich Hi John, in 1993 I lived close to Anglia square for about 18 months, it looked neglected even then, the area under the flyover still looks like its never been finished, its the one area of Norwich that lets the city down.
When I was very little I can remember my grandmother taking me to Anglia Square and putting on her 'Sunday best' dress. For her generation, going to Magdalen Street and the surrounding area was quite an event, it would seem.
I loved seeing photographs of the old buildings that made up the area and hearing about their interesting history. I'm not a fan of the Brutalist style of Architecture at all and feel very sad that a number of these lovely old buildings were demolished to make way for Anglia Square and the Fly-over. Thank you for another fascinating, well-researched Video! JFOS 😊
@@JohnAtkinsLostNorwich - my father is dropping me off his collection of local history books next week. If you would like to borrow any you would be most welcome indeed. You and I only live a ten minute walk from each other so it would be no trouble in getting them to you. If you like, I can tell you what titles I have when they arrive.
Thanks Samantha for the suggestion. I assume you mean St George's Street. That would definitely be interesting - I know that because it runs parallel to Calvert Street, which I am currently working on, and has a number of links. I'll add it to my list.
Thank you. A few people have commented similarly. I used to have background music to videos but people found it distracting. Unfortunately it's the background hum that's now a distraction! I hope it didn't spoil the video for you.
That final shot you forgot to give a year for - 'and here we see Fye bridge in 80,000,000 BC!'
I recently bought a copy of 'Norwich Tramways' from City Bookshop so I was spotting the tramlines in the historic photos.
Good point Luke, it definitely needed that sort of comment - I missed an open goal there! Just imagine a tram journey along that route - the noise, the views.....
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Another excellent video and brilliant to see our family pork butchers shop, owned by my Great Uncle Lionel at 92 Magdalen Street in 1936. I knew we had a shop on Magdalen Street but I’ve never been able to ascertain where it was and never seen a photo of it before so this was a real treat. Many thanks.
I noticed the name and wondered if there was a connection. I'm pleased there was!
Thanks again, for another interesting video.
Your content always gives me a chance to enjoy more break time coffee that little bit more.
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Having been on of the thousands of crazy people who did Run Norwich on Sunday.
I kept remembering snippets of your videos on the route.
@@adrianrutterford762 well congratulations on doing the run, Adrian, and I hope those snippets, in some small way, helped you get through. Well done!
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Thanks John,
They did indeed help.
Excellent, John. Thank you.
Great, thanks Mancroft!
It was interesting to learn that Magdalen Street was once a Roman Road. I loved the Doll's Hospital! Great days when we didn't have a throwaway society. Fantastic research and so much fascinating information. I'm going to re-watch!
Thank you. Yes you're right about the doll's hospital. A lovely idea, that just wouldn't happen these days.
Amazing. Love your videos of Norwich
Thanks very much -glad you enjoy them.
Hi John, my son Logan is five and loves watching your videos! He is autistic and enjoys looking at maps of Norwich. Thank you for uploading! We love watching them.
That's fantastic. Thank you so much for sharing that. If Logan has a special street, or area, or subject that he likes, let me know and I'll do a video especially about that. I hope he spotted the dinosaur in this one!
Thank you 🙏 I really enjoy your videos & appreciate all the work you put into them.
Thank you very much Selina.
Fond memories of the Brunswick Bowling. A school pal and I used to frequent there in the mid sixties. After some games, we'd have a run on the one arm bandits, occasionally having a few wins - ! 😁
Thanks Simon, for adding that detail. I was very young at the time, visiting with my parents, and being fascinated about how they got the balls back!
@@JohnAtkinsLostNorwich Indeed. Even to a teenager, it was American techno at it's best - ! 😄
Hi John, I was part of the archeological volunteer team which surveyed the St Mary's site before Throckmorton Yard was built over the top of it. Plenty of skeletons had been found in what was the old churchyard.
Hi Dan, that's great, thanks very much for adding that detail!
Hi John,great posting again,this video and the previous Magdalen Street posting got me thinking about how many pubs were on the street,I decided to have a look in my Jarrolds 1924 directory which in size is a smaller version of a Kelly’s directory,there were seventeen public houses at that time including two Red Lions! As I was checking through I noticed there were several butchers shops so I took a count and there were eleven! Cheers and look forward to the next video.
Thanks Kev. Amazing stuff! 17 pubs - well I guess there would need to be several to get to that legendary total of a pub for every day of the year! But 11 butchers shops. Wow! Obviously a period before vegetarianism was invented!
Yep I guess so! Earlier this year I went through the complete book and counted 439 public houses,probably go one of two above that due to miscount but i reckon in the mid to late 19th century you could add at least another hundred,I would have thought slum clearance would have resulted in the decline but I’m only speculating.
@@kanarykev and I wonder how many are left....
@@JohnAtkinsLostNorwich I couldn’t hazard a guess but not many! In 1924 Ber Street had 16 pubs and St Benedict’s had 13 , King Street upper and lower had 22 ! Choice of pubs and choice of Norwich breweries must have been good !
@@kanarykev Indeed! Plenty of scope for future videos!
Another excellent video
Thanks Jo 👍
Great video again John - brilliantly researched and presented in a thoroughly entertaining way 🙂
Thanks Edward, that's very kind. With material as good as Magdalen Street to work from, I could hardly fail!
Hi John, the Queens arms photo in 1995 was just after my mate gave up as the landlord, moving towards the city just out of view through the gap, Scamps, only went in there once, and ended up married. I guess you are not a fan of Anglia square, its a semi modern eyesore that needs to go. loved the video looking forward to the next.
Thanks Dave, I'm not a particular fan of Anglia Square, but that's more because it looks neglected rather than what it might have originally looked like/been intended to be.
@@JohnAtkinsLostNorwich Hi John, in 1993 I lived close to Anglia square for about 18 months, it looked neglected even then, the area under the flyover still looks like its never been finished, its the one area of Norwich that lets the city down.
When I was very little I can remember my grandmother taking me to Anglia Square and putting on her 'Sunday best' dress. For her generation, going to Magdalen Street and the surrounding area was quite an event, it would seem.
@@davegoldsmith4020 I completely agree Dave, especially the area under the flyover which has always looked a mess.
@@hetaera3418 that's right...it was the Little City, almost like an original city centre.
On the entrance step of the former FHW shop, it still retains the original FHW in a fine mosaic pattern.
Oh wow, I should have looked more carefully! I'll look out for that next time I'm in the area.
@@JohnAtkinsLostNorwich That branch of FHW must have closed by the mid seventies, as the unit was a budget shop when I moved back to Norwich in '76.
I loved seeing photographs of the old buildings that made up the area and hearing about their interesting history. I'm not a fan of the Brutalist style of Architecture at all and feel very sad that a number of these lovely old buildings were demolished to make way for Anglia Square and the Fly-over. Thank you for another fascinating, well-researched Video! JFOS 😊
Thank you JFOS. I believe in Nottingham, they are getting rid of their Anglia Square equivalent, and restoring the original street layout.
Anglia square is my shopping area to go to before going anywhere else.
There are a lot of nice comments about Anglia Square, especially on this video. ua-cam.com/video/RxWvsm7YUKE/v-deo.html
Part 2 was worth the wait, John! Do you have any plans on where your next video project might take you?
Thanks very much. Yes I do! It's all about the floods of 1912. Just before I was born.
@@JohnAtkinsLostNorwich - where the flood level markers are! Good idea.
@@hetaera3418 and some great old photos!
@@JohnAtkinsLostNorwich - my father is dropping me off his collection of local history books next week. If you would like to borrow any you would be most welcome indeed. You and I only live a ten minute walk from each other so it would be no trouble in getting them to you. If you like, I can tell you what titles I have when they arrive.
@@hetaera3418 that would be great thank you. I have got a vast collection myself but no doubt there's always more.
George street please
Thanks Samantha for the suggestion. I assume you mean St George's Street. That would definitely be interesting - I know that because it runs parallel to Calvert Street, which I am currently working on, and has a number of links. I'll add it to my list.
@@JohnAtkinsLostNorwich oh yes I do. Sorry, there’s no excuse, I live on Colegate. 😂
@@JohnAtkinsLostNorwich also I’m most interested because I believe that one of the buildings was a Workhouse at one time.
@@samchapmanmakeup I'll definitely do it. Look out for it around March.
Anglia Square really was/is a monstrosity.
Yes - and it's getting worse!
You have a bad earth/hum on your mic sir.
Thank you. A few people have commented similarly. I used to have background music to videos but people found it distracting. Unfortunately it's the background hum that's now a distraction! I hope it didn't spoil the video for you.
A lot of out with the old and in with ugly and bland. The planners should be ashamed of what they did.
Hopefully what was new in the 70s will soon disappear and be replaced with something better.