Murrell's Yard 1936

Local History Archive

On this page we will put any documents of interest relating to the King St and Ber St area and we welcome any additional contributions. Currently we have three collections of documents:

Click on the following drop-down headings to see details:

  1. An Introduction to KSCV Transcripts
  2. All Hallows Community, King St life etc. - Sister Pamela
  3. Archie King's, outings, Morgans, Horns Lane school etc - Pat Winsdale
  4. Argyle Street Squatters - Eamonn Burgess
  5. Ber St. traffic, Lakenham, cattle etc. - Ray Hannent, Dennis Kirkham, Tony Grey, Robert Kent
  6. Heydons bakers, Barber's fish shop, Swatman's butchers, Old Barge pub, Fr. Sear - Linda Jones
  7. Growing Up in King St., Breweries, Ferry Boat pub, Churchgoing, School, Cinema - Ivy Sallows
  8. King St. 1968, red light area, Unemployed Workers co-op, oral history project etc. - Pat Daniel
  9. King St. area, Swatmans, Colmans etc. - Sheila Hall
  10. Norwich Lads Club - Ron & Andy Springall, Herbert Slaughter, Ian Millins, Denis McGee, Nigel Phipps, Tim Nelson
  11. Religion - Fr Seear, St Peter Parmentergate, Rectory in DH building - Mary Secker, Rev. F. Nicholls
  12. Work and industries; shipping, Cellar House & Ferry Boat, Archie King's, bombs, Colmans - Kent, Grey, Hannent, Kirkham
  13. The King's Centre - David Howes
  14. Poems by Tim Lenton, based on interviews with Jack Fincham and June Cooney
  15. Leisure - Kingsway pub, rowing, brewery, U.S. Servicemen - Denis Kirkham, Tony Grey
  16. Raven Yard, music making, Music House, King St. - Rita Green
  17. Ber St. Shops etc. - Ray Hannent
  18. Discovery of Dragon Hall, Sunday, Magdalene Project etc. - Ray Hannent, Mary Secker, Jim Marriage, Denis Kirkham, Robert K
  19. Synagogue St., Morgans, work, housing, playing, St Faith's pub, Sunday school at St Julian's etc. - Norman Winsdale
  20. Life in King Street, Keel & Wherry pub, Horns Lane schools, shops, bombing etc. - Irene Robbins
  21. Living in King Street, the red-light area, Wensum Lodge, Ken & Brenda Davies - Jennie Downing
  22. Pottery, Swan Yard, shops, services, King St. Festival - Robin Dauncey
  23. Swan Yard & King St life - Eileen Last, Matt Reeve, Rev Frank Nicholls
  1. About Conesford Wills and Inventories
    1. Thomas ALICOCK fuller St John Berestrete 1493 - Will Info
    2. John FERHAM priest St Peter S'gate 1523 - Will
    3. John BURWARD St Peter P'gate 1523 Will
    4. Isabell COBBE widow St Peter S'gate 1510 - Will
    5. Geffrey TENCHE St Peter P'gate 1504 - Will
    6. James MANNING fisherman St Peter S'gate 1579 - Will
    7. John STINGATE keelman St Peter S'gate 1589 - Inventory, Will & Info
    8. Robert BEDON St Peter P'gate 1503 - Will
    9. John TAYLOR priest St Peter P'gate 1522 - Will
    10. Margaret WETHERBY 1457 - Will
    11. Nicholas BOTYLE St Peter P'gate 1437 - Will
    12. Robert CLERK carpenter St Peter P'gate 1433 - Will
    13. Thomas GOLDBETER glazier St Peter P'gate 1467 - Will
    14. Richard WOOD dyer St Clement 1525 - Will
    15. Margaret JONGER St Julian 1506 - 07 - Will
    16. Edmund PAWLING keelman St Audrey 1579 -Will
    17. William COKE gent St Etheldreda 1534 - Will
    18. Nicholas Ellyett beerbewer Will 1651 (Extracts)
    19. Nicholas LYNNE St Julian 1548 - Will
    20. John COBBE fisher St Peter S'gate 1500 - Will
    21. Margaret BENHAM St Edward 1530 - Will
    22. Agnes ESTON St Etheldreda 1524 - Will
    23. Thomas ATMERE 1526 - Will
    24. Henry ATMERE St Peter P'gate 1559 - Will
    25. Thomas SMYTH St Clement 1507 - Will
    26. John ALLEN St Peter P'gate 1534 - Will
    27. John SWEYN snr baker St Peter P'gate 1504 - Will and Info
    28. Andrew DYX St Peter S'gate 1534 - Will
    29. Thomas SMYTH lymburner St Julian 1502 - Will
    30. John LULMAN keelman St Julian - Will 1637 Inventory 1638
    31. Sampson BOOLE barber St Peter P'gate 1473 - Will