Norwich Street Names

1. This road until recently had two of Norwich’s biggest department stores on it, but back in the 1200’s it would have been a place to buy yourself a little pony

2. Often thought of as Norwich’s oldest and most picturesque street, it was saved from slum clearance by the Norwich Society by the skin of its teeth…but what tree is it named for?

3. Named after the second mental asylum to be built in the UK, whose founder was Mary Chapman.

4. Norwich has many ‘yards’ which originally would have been courtyards that provided slum accommodation for the city’s poorest. Which one is made up?

5. In the Norwich Lanes you will find lots of quirky independent shops and cafes, many named after animals. Which one is made up?

6. This row of unique houses looks out on what was once a plague pit, but is now one of the green lungs of the city

7. If you were to walk in this area you would find the Octogan Chapel - an eight sided place of worship. But the location might also make you think of your mouth, why?

8. There was a time when Norwich was said to have a church for every week and pub for every day. We have a fewer of each today, but their influence on street names remains. Which one is not real?

9. Mathematical shapes have long been a popular street layout, but which of these is a real Norwich street name?

10. Norwich is a fairly flat and compact city ideal for discovering on foot or by bike…but it does have the odd hill. Which of these streets has Norwich’s steepest gradient and has witnessed skiers and snowboarders go down it when the city has had more than a dusting of snow?