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By 1801 the city had six large breweries, supplying local needs, as well as sending beer to London for sale.
In 1804 a dispensary was opened where the poor could obtain free medicines.
In 1806 an act of parliament formed a body of men called the Improvement Commissioners who had powers to pave, clean, and light the streets.
The first Jarrold's shop here was established in 1823, opposite the current premises.
Our summary of pre-1835 City of Norwich records provides more information about the main series of pre-reformed records.
The first police force in Norwich was formed in 1836.
St James Mill On the north bank of the River Wensum stands a huge brick building, erected in 1836 as a textile mill on the site of a 13th-century Carmelite friary.
Norwich originally had three railway stations, but only Thorpe Station, which was opened in 1844, remains today.
Chapelfields was opened as a public park in 1852.
Norwich Free Academy, founded in 1854, continues to provide secondary education for Norwich and surrounding towns.
The first public library opened in 1857.
After 1877 they began slum clearance.
Norwich Catholic Cathedral Built in 1882 under the patronage of Henry Howard, the 15th Duke of Norfolk, not as a cathedral but as a parish church.
The Roman Catholic Cathedral in Norwich was built in 1884.
Mousehold Heath opened as a park in 1886.
In 1892 work began on the church of St John the Baptist, which was later to become the Roman Catholic Cathedral.
Electric trolleys were introduced in 1892.
In 1894 the newly converted Castle Museum & Art Gallery opened and remains to this day.
The arcade was designed by George Skipper (see Jarrold's) and opened in 1897.
The Royal Arcade was opened in 1899 – a beautiful ornate covered shopping street, designed by George Skipper in the Art Nouveau style.
Nevertheless, Norwich did grow during the 19th century and by 1900 it had a population of over 100,000.
Surrey House One of the most amazing office buildings in Britain, Surrey House was designed as the headquarters for the Norwich Union insurance company in 1900, on the site of a 16th-century townhouse owned by the Earl of Surrey.
Mohegan Park, started in 1907 with private donations and purchase, is centered around Spaulding Pond.
The first cinema in Norwich opened in 1912.
Her grave lies just outside a small doorway on the south side of the cathedral itself, but this large memorial was placed in the middle of a roundabout in front of the Maid's Head Inn on 12 October 1918, the 3rd anniversary of her death.
By the 1920’s the Guildhall, which had been the civic headquarters for over five hundred years, was now too small.
James Stuart Garden opened in 1922.
Bridewell Museum opened in 1925.
Woodrow Pilling Park opened in 1929.
Waterloo Park opened in 1933.
Then in 1933 Jarrolds repurchased the mill site, and converted it into an office complex.
The City Hall was built in 1936, to a design by architects Charles Holloway James and Stephen Rowland Pierce.
The City Hall was built in 1938.
Many more were built after 1945.
City government was reorganized as a council/manager form in 1951.
Norwich University was founded in 1963.
Raised to cathedral status in 1976, it was designed by George Gilbert Scott and completed by his brother, John Oldrid Scott.
The Arts Centre opened in 1977.
Anglia Square Shopping Centre opened in 1980.
In 1988, in a move to protect one of the area’s greatest natural assets, the Norfolk Broads became a national park.
In the early 1990’s the site of the old cattle market was excavated to house the Castle Mall shopping centre, an innovative scheme, built on several levels, using the medieval street patterns and linking the east and west sides of the city centre.
Castle Mall opened in 1993.
In 1993 the statue was moved to its present location beside the Erpingham Gate.
Riverside Leisure Complex opened in 1999.
In 2001, a charter revision restored the office of Mayor, but retained the city manager.
Formed in 2001 by Bill Stanley and Peg Wilson, the Norwich Historical Society seeks to preserve, protect and promote the rich history of Norwich, CT.
In 2002 a building called The Forum was opened.
Then in 2005, Chapelfield Shopping Centre opened.
The construction of Norwich Cathedral began around the same time as the Norwich Castle and was an enormous undertaking. It recently won the accolade ‘Best Outdoor Market’ in the UK for 2019.
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