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History of Norwich · Historic England

1,100 listed buildings, 63 of them Grade I

Historic England counts them inside Norwich’s built-up area, 55 for every 10,000 residents. It also has 25 scheduled monuments. We have photos of 160 of its listed buildings and 8 old views of the town. 17% of its homes were built before 1919. Norwich grades A− for history: #7 of 51 in Norfolk.

63Grade I132Grade II*1847old map25scheduled monuments52on The Close
Listed buildings
1,100
55 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
63
exceptional interest
Grade II*
132
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
25
12 registered parks & gardens
Homes built before 1919
17%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures

Norwich in 184 photos and old views

Nearly every Grade I and II* building, photographed, and the town before 1950. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.

The Cathedral of the Holy and Undivided TrinityThe Cathedral of the Holy and Undivided TrinityGrade I listedRoman Catholic Cathedral of St John the BaptistRoman Catholic Cathedral of St John the BaptistGrade I listedFye BridgeFye BridgeGrade II listedThe Mischief TavernThe Mischief TavernGrade II listedMaddermarket TheatreMaddermarket TheatreGrade II listed+179See all photos

Photos from Wikimedia Commons and Geograph, copied to our own server, each credited to its photographer with its licence; names open the building’s page or its official list entry.

Through time

Norwich from 1840 to 1943

An old map and 8 old photos and postcards, in date order. All public domain, made before 1950.

Norwich Stagecoach at King's Lynnc. 1840
VictorianNorwich Stagecoach at King's LynnPhoto: James Sillett · Public domain
Map of Norwich (c.1300)c. 1847
Old mapMap of Norwich (c.1300)Map: James Basire · Public domain
Officers of the 1st City of Norwich Rifle Volunteers, with Their Captain Henry Staniforth Patteson, on the Rifle Range, Mousehold Heath1862
VictorianOfficers of the 1st City of Norwich Rifle Volunteers, with Their Captain Henry …Photo: Claude Lorraine Richard Wilson Nursey · Public domain
Norwich, London Street, 18911891
VictorianNorwich, London Street, 1891Photo: mira66 · Public domain
Chapel Field Road drill hall, Norwich (Old Postcard)c. 1900
VictorianChapel Field Road drill hall, Norwich (Old Postcard)Photo: Unknown photographer · Public domain
Norwich Victoria railway station1900s
VictorianNorwich Victoria railway stationPhoto: Kingsway Real Photo Series · Public domain
A Postcard of Norwich Thorpe Railway Station 19111911
EdwardianA Postcard of Norwich Thorpe Railway Station 1911Photo: Unknown photographer · Public domain
View of Norwich1941
War and afterView of NorwichPhoto: John Crome · Public domain
American Red Cross Service Club, Norwich- Life at the Club at the Bishop's Palace, Norfolk, England, UK, 1943c. 1943
War and afterAmerican Red Cross Service Club, Norwich- Life at the Club at the Bishop's Pala…Photo: Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer, Smith Jack · Public domain

Public domain, from Wikimedia Commons, copied to our own server. Each credit opens the image’s page with its full description and history.

The map

Where Norwich’s history is

Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park, over the age of each neighbourhood’s homes.

Catton Hall, registered park or gardenChapelfield Gardens, registered park or gardenEarlham Park, registered park or gardenEaton Park, registered park or gardenGarden at Ketts Castle Villa, registered park or gardenHeigham Park, registered park or gardenMile Cross Gardens, registered park or gardenNorwich City (Earlham Road) Cemetery, registered park or gardenThe Plantation Garden, Norwich, registered park or gardenThe Rosary Cemetery, registered park or gardenWaterloo Park, registered park or gardenWensum Park, registered park or gardenBishop Bridge, scheduled monumentBishop Salmon's porch, scheduled monumentBishop's Palace gate, scheduled monumentBlockhouse known as the Cow Tower, scheduled monumentCarrow Priory (ruined portions), scheduled monumentCity walls and towers, scheduled monumentCross in St Mary's churchyard, scheduled monumentCurat's House, Haymarket, scheduled monumentErpingham Gate, scheduled monumentFormer Norwich Second World War IN-Station, scheduled monumentGate of Bridewell, part of No 6 St Andrew's Hill, scheduled monumentNorman House, St Martin-at-Palace Plain, scheduled monumentNorwich Castle, scheduled monumentOld Assembly Rooms and the remains of St Mary's College, scheduled monumentOld Charnel House, The Close, scheduled monumentRemains of Bowthorpe Church, scheduled monumentRemains of St Leonard's Priory, scheduled monumentSite of St William's Chapel, scheduled monumentSt Bartholomew's Church, Heigham, scheduled monumentSt Ethelbert Gate, scheduled monumentSt Lawrence's Well, Lower Westick Street, scheduled monumentThe Dominican Friary (Blackfriars) Norwich: Becket’s Chapel, Chapter House, North Range, standing remains in the East Garth, and buried remains, scheduled monumentWatergate, The Close, scheduled monumentWayside cross at the junction of Boundary Road and Drayton High Road, scheduled monument19-21 Bedford Street, medieval undercroft, scheduled monumentAugustine Steward's House, Grade II*Bacon House 33 Colegate and 35 Colegate; including Nos. 33 and 35 St. Georges Street and 11, 12, and 13 Lowes Yard, Grade II*Bethel Hospital, Grade II*Bishop Bridge, Grade II*Bishop Renold's Chapel, Grade II*Bishop Salmon's Porch, Grade II*Church of St Andrew, Grade II*Church of St Catherine, Grade II*Church of St John and All Saints, Grade II*City Hall Including Police Station, Grade II*Conservatory at Carrow House, Grade II*Cotman House, Grade II*Dolphin Inn, Grade II*Earlham Hall and Attached Outbuildings, Grade II*Edith Cavell Memorial, Grade II*Flats 1-5, Octagon Court, Grade II*Friends Meeting House, Grade II*Garden House 40M South of Walpole House, Grade II*General Post Office Museum, Grade II*Haydn House, Grade II*Holkham House, Grade II*Howard's House, Grade II*Inverleith, Grade II*Lazar House, Grade II*Manor House, Grade II*Norfolk Terrace and Attached Walkways, At the University of East Anglia, Grade II*Nos. 39 and 41 (The Festival House), Grade II*Numbers 31 to 35 and Gurney Court, Grade II*Octagon Chapel, Grade II*Old Post Office Yard Behind Number 19 to Right of Carriage Arch, Grade II*Parish Church of St Margaret, Grade II*Parish Church of St Mary, Grade II*Precinct Wall, Grade II*Printing Museum, Jarrold's Printing Works, Grade II*Pykerell's House, Grade II*Red Lion Public House, Grade II*Remains of Monastic Infirmary, Grade II*Royal Arcade, Grade II*Ruin of Church of St Andrew, Grade II*Sainsbury Centre, attached walkway, underground loading bay, and retaining walls to loading bay access road at the University of East Anglia, Grade II*St Catherine's Close, Grade II*St Helen's House, Grade II*Strangers Club, Grade II*Suffolk Terrace and adjoining walkway and stairs to rear, at the University of East Anglia, Grade II*The Briton's Arms, Grade II*The Firs, Grade II*The Louis Marchesi Public House, Grade II*Thorpe Hall, Grade II*Tower and Adjoining Retaining Wall to Rear of Number 58, Grade II*Undercroft beneath 3, Queen Street, Norwich, Grade II*Walpole House, Grade II*War Memorial and War Memorial Garden Terrace, Grade II*Water Gate, Grade II*1 and 3, Timberhill, Grade II*1, The Close, Grade II*10-12, The Close, Grade II*11 and 13, Elm Hill, Grade II*11-15, Fye Bridge Street, Grade II*125, 125A and 127, King Street, Grade II*13-17, St Giles Street, Grade II*14A, The Close, Grade II*15, Bedford Street, Grade II*16, The Close, Grade II*168, King Street, Grade II*17, The Close, Grade II*170 and 172, King Street, Grade II*18, Colegate, Grade II*18, The Close, Grade II*19-21, Bedford Street, Grade II*2, Charing Cross, Grade II*2, Redwell Street, Grade II*2, The Close, Grade II*20, Colegate, Grade II*20, Princes Street, Grade II*22 and 24, Lower Goat Lane, Grade II*24 Gentleman's Walk, Grade II*25, The Close, Grade II*26, The Close, Grade II*27, The Close, Grade II*27-30, Gentleman's Walk, Grade II*28 and 30, Elm Hill, Grade II*28, The Close, Grade II*29, The Close, Grade II*3 and 4, Haymarket, Grade II*3 and 4, The Close, Grade II*30, The Close, Grade II*31, The Close, Grade II*32 and 33, The Close, Grade II*34 and 36, Elm Hill, Grade II*34, The Close, Grade II*35, St Giles Street, Grade II*35A, 35B and 35C, The Close, Grade II*36, The Close, Grade II*37 and 38, The Close, Grade II*38 and 40, Bethel Street, Grade II*39, The Close, Grade II*4, Tombland, Grade II*40, The Close, Grade II*41 and 43, Elm Hill, Grade II*41, The Close, Grade II*41-43, St Giles Street, Grade II*42-48, Bethel Street, Grade II*43 and 44, The Close, Grade II*45, The Close, Grade II*46, St Giles Street, Grade II*46, The Close, Grade II*48, St Giles Street, Grade II*49, The Close, Grade II*5 and 5A, Tombland, Grade II*5, Bedford Street, Grade II*5, The Close, Grade II*50, The Close, Grade II*51-55, The Close, Grade II*52 and 54, Bishopgate, Grade II*56, The Close, Grade II*56-60, King Street, Grade II*6, 9 and 10, Ninham's Court, Grade II*6, The Close, Grade II*65, Pottergate, Grade II*65, The Close, Grade II*67A, 67B, 67C and 68, The Close, Grade II*7, Princes Street, Grade II*7, St Faith's Lane, Grade II*7, The Close, Grade II*71, Botolph Street, Grade II*71, The Close, Grade II*73, The Close, Grade II*8 and 9, The Close, Grade II*8, Tombland, Grade II*9, Princes Street, Grade II*9, Surrey Street, Grade II*91, King Street, Grade II*All Saints Church, Grade IBishop's Gate, Grade IBishop's Palace, Grade IBridewell Museum, Grade ICarnary Chapel, Grade ICarrow Abbey, Grade IChurch of St Andrew, Grade IChurch of St Augustine, Grade IChurch of St Clement, Grade IChurch of St Etheldreda, Grade IChurch of St George, Grade IChurch of St George, Grade IChurch of St Giles, Grade IChurch of St Helen, Grade IChurch of St John Baptist, Grade IChurch of St John de Sepulchre, Grade IChurch of St John the Baptist, Grade IChurch of St Julian, Grade IChurch of St Lawrence, Grade IChurch of St Martin at Oak, Grade IChurch of St Martin at Palace, Grade IChurch of St Mary, Grade IChurch of St Mary, Grade IChurch of St Mary the Less, Grade IChurch of St Michael Coslany, Grade IChurch of St Michael at Plea, Grade IChurch of St Peter Mancroft, Grade IChurch of St Peter Parmentergate, Grade IChurch of St Simon and St Jude, Grade IChurch of St Stephen, Grade IChurchman House, Grade ICinema City, Grade ICloisters Including West Wall of Former Chapter House (?) At the Great Hospital, Grade IErpingham Gate, Grade IFormer Chaplain's House at the Great Hospital, Grade IFormer Church of St James, Grade IFormer Church of St Saviour, Grade IFormer Dominican Friary (Blackfriars) Norwich: St Andrew's Hall and Blackfriars' Hall, The Crypt, the south range, the East Garth and east cloister walk, the West Garth, and west boundary wall, Grade IMusic House, Grade INorwich Arts Centre, Grade INorwich Castle, Grade INorwich Union Offices, Grade IOld Meeting House, Grade IParish Church of St Mary and St Margaret, Grade IPart of the Former Master's House at the Great Hospital, Grade IPart of the Former Master's House at the Great Hospital, Grade IRefectory and Part of Former Master's House at the Great Hospital, Grade IRemains of St Benedict's Church, Grade IRoman Catholic Cathedral of St John the Baptist, Grade ISt Edmunds Church, Grade ISt Ethelbert's Gate, Grade ISt Gregory's Church, Grade ISt James' Works, Jarrold's Printing Works, Grade ISt Margaret's Church, Grade ISt Peter Hungate Museum, Grade IStrangers Hall Museum, Grade IThe Assembly House, Grade IThe Cathedral of the Holy and Undivided Trinity, Grade IThe Deanery, Priors Hall and Adjoining Boundary Wall to South West, Grade IThe Guildhall, Grade IThe Old Barge, Grade I69, The Close, Grade I70, The Close, Grade I
Grade IGrade II*Scheduled monumentPark or garden400 m from Bishop's Palace
Homes built before 1919, by neighbourhoodunder 10%10–25%25–50%50%+
29 of 63Grade I buildings stand within 400 m of Bishop's Palace, a five-minute walk. So do 236 of the 1,100 listed buildings.
18 of 123neighbourhoods have mostly pre-1919 homes; in the oldest, 94% were built before 1919.

Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.

1,100 listed buildings by grade
63 Grade I132 Grade II*905 Grade II

Historic England lists buildings in three grades: Grade I for buildings of exceptional interest (about 2.5% of all listed buildings), Grade II* for particularly important buildings of more than special interest (about 5.8%), and Grade II for buildings of special interest (about 91.7%). Listing protects the whole building, inside and out.

Every entry on the National Heritage List for England whose point lies inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary. One list entry can cover a terrace or a group of buildings. Neighbourhood dots: the population-weighted centre of each Census 2021 output area, coloured by its neighbourhood’s (LSOA’s) share of homes built before 1919 (Valuation Office Agency, March 2025).

Grade I

The 63 Grade I listed buildings in Norwich

Buildings of exceptional interest, about 2.5% of all listed buildings; 29 of these stand within 400 m of Bishop's Palace. 58 are photographed. Each opens its own page, with the official list entry.

House · listed 1954Norwich CathedralOn the list as The Cathedral of the Holy and Undivided TrinityPhoto: Aleister Crowley · CC BY-SA 3.0
House · listed 1954St John the Baptist CathedralOn the list as Roman Catholic Cathedral of St John the BaptistPhoto: original: Nigel Chadwick; derivative work: Rabanus Flavus · CC BY-SA 2.0
Walls & gates · listed 1972Bishop's GatePhoto: Malc MacDonald · CC BY-SA 2.0
Church · listed 1954St Andrew's ChurchOn the list as Church of St AndrewPhoto: Elliott Brown · CC BY 2.0
Church · listed 1954St Augustine's ChurchOn the list as Church of St AugustinePhoto: Adrian S Pye · CC BY-SA 2.0
Church · listed 1954St Clement's ChurchOn the list as Church of St ClementPhoto: Nigel Chadwick · CC BY-SA 2.0
Church · listed 1954St Laurence's ChurchOn the list as Church of St LawrencePhoto: Adrian S Pye · CC BY-SA 2.0
Church · listed 1954St Mary the LessOn the list as Church of St Mary the LessPhoto: Ben · CC BY-SA 2.0
Church · listed 1954St Michael CoslanyOn the list as Church of St Michael CoslanyPhoto: nicola j patron · CC BY-SA 3.0
Church · listed 1954St Peter ParmentergateOn the list as Church of St Peter ParmentergatePhoto: Katy Walters · CC BY-SA 2.0
House · listed 1954Norwich Cinema CityOn the list as Cinema CityPhoto: Evelyn Simak · CC BY-SA 2.0
Walls & gates · listed 1972Erpingham GatePhoto: Tanya Dedyukhina · CC BY 3.0
Church · listed 1954St Saviour's ChurchOn the list as Former Church of St SaviourPhoto: Ben · CC BY-SA 2.0
Walls & gates · listed 1954St Andrew's HallOn the list as Former Dominican Friary (Blackfriars) Norwich: St Andrew's Hall and Blackfriars' Hall, The Crypt, the south range, the East Garth and east cloister walk, the West Garth, and west boundary wallPhoto: Matthew Black · CC BY-SA 2.0
House · listed 1954Music HousePhoto: Chloecairns · CC BY-SA 3.0
House · listed 1972Surrey HouseOn the list as Norwich Union OfficesPhoto: Jim Taylor · CC BY-SA 2.0
House · listed 1954St James MillOn the list as St James' Works, Jarrold's Printing WorksPhoto: Juha Agren · CC BY-SA 4.0
Public · listed 1954St Peter HungateOn the list as St Peter Hungate MuseumPhoto: Elliott Brown · CC BY 2.0
Public · listed 1954Strangers' HallOn the list as Strangers Hall MuseumPhoto: Northmetpit · CC0
House · listed 1954Assembly HouseOn the list as The Assembly HousePhoto: Northmetpit · CC BY-SA 4.0
Public · listed 1954Norwich GuildhallOn the list as The GuildhallPhoto: Unknown photographer · Public domain
House · listed 1954Dragon HallOn the list as The Old BargePhoto: Mn · CC BY-SA 3.0
House · listed 197269, The ClosePhoto: No Swan So Fine · CC BY-SA 4.0
House · listed 195470, The ClosePhoto: Richard Croft · CC BY-SA 2.0
Grade II*

The 132 Grade II* listed buildings in Norwich

Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. 99 are photographed.

House · listed 1954Bacon's HouseOn the list as Bacon House 33 Colegate and 35 Colegate; including Nos. 33 and 35 St. Georges Street and 11, 12, and 13 Lowes YardPhoto: Keith Edkins · CC BY-SA 2.0
Public · listed 1971City HallOn the list as City Hall Including Police StationPhoto: Maria · CC BY-SA 3.0
Inns & shops · listed 1954Dolphin InnPhoto: Graham Hardy · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Public · listed 1954Earlham HallOn the list as Earlham Hall and Attached OutbuildingsPhoto: see below · CC BY-SA 2.0
House · listed 1954Haydn HousePhoto: No Swan So Fine · CC BY-SA 4.0
House · listed 1972St. Andrews Brew HouseOn the list as Nos. 39 and 41 (The Festival House)Photo: Rich257 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Walls & gates · listed 1972Precinct WallPhoto: No Swan So Fine · CC BY-SA 4.0
Inns & shops · listed 1954The Red LionOn the list as Red Lion Public HousePhoto: N Chadwick · CC BY-SA 2.0
Walls & gates · listed 2012Sainsbury CentreOn the list as Sainsbury Centre, attached walkway, underground loading bay, and retaining walls to loading bay access road at the University of East AngliaPhoto: Oxyman · CC BY 2.5
House · listed 2003Suffolk TerraceOn the list as Suffolk Terrace and adjoining walkway and stairs to rear, at the University of East AngliaPhoto: Ian Beales · CC BY-SA 4.0
Memorials · listed 1983Norwich War MemorialOn the list as War Memorial and War Memorial Garden TerracePhoto: David Westgate · CC BY-SA 2.0
Walls & gates · listed 1954Water GatePhoto: Irid Escent · CC BY-SA 2.0
Historic streets

The Close has the most listed buildings

Streets by the listed entries with an address on them. One entry can be a whole terrace, so long rows count once.

The Close52 listed · 2 Grade I · 38 II*
1, The Close10-12, The Close16, The Close
Newmarket Road30 listed
Magdalen Street26 listed
St Giles Street25 listed · 5 II*
13-17, St Giles Street35, St Giles Street41-43, St Giles Street
Pottergate24 listed · 1 II*
65, Pottergate
King Street23 listed · 5 II*
125, 125A and 127, King Street168, King Street170 and 172, King Street
Victoria Street19 listed
Bracondale18 listed
Elm Hill18 listed · 4 II*
28 and 30, Elm Hill34 and 36, Elm Hill41 and 43, Elm Hill
Tombland16 listed · 3 II*
5 and 5A, Tombland8, Tombland
London Street14 listed
St Benedict's Street14 listed

The Close holds 52 entries, 2 of them Grade I: more of the top grade than any other street. Of the 1,100 entries, 641 are named by a street address; the rest are named buildings such as churches, halls and bridges.

What’s protected

Most of Norwich’s listed buildings are homes

Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.

Houses, terraces & villas831
Public & civic buildings72
Walls, gates & bridges69
Churches, chapels & priories67
Inns, shops & warehouses38
Memorials, crosses & tombs13
Street furniture10

831 entries (76%) are houses, terraces and villas. 67 are churches, chapels and priories, including 34 of the 63 Grade I buildings.

Buildings are sorted by words in each entry’s name (church, gate, inn, memorial…): the list’s open data has no building type. An entry named only by its address counts as a house.

Grade II

905 Grade II listed buildings

Most listed buildings are in this grade, which covers buildings of special interest. Open any building to read its official list entry.

The first 150 of 905 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
A Pair of K6 Telephone Kiosks Outside St Andrew's ChurchAnchor HouseAnglia HouseAnn's PantryAnna Sewell HouseAnnesley HotelAnnesley HotelArchway Approximately 160 Metres West South West of County HallBagleys House, Bagley's Court (To the Rear of Numbers 8 and 10 Pottergate)Bandstand at Eaton ParkBandstand at Waterloo ParkBaptist ChapelBarclays Bank and Attached Area RailingsBarn at Hill House FarmBell HotelBer CottageBer HouseBircham HouseBirkbeck Hall at the Great HospitalBlackfriar's BridgeBlock to Rear of Number 24Bollard Opposite Number 2Bollard at North End Adjoining ColegateBollards and Garden Walls to North and South. 71A, 71 and 73 the FirsBorrow HouseBoundary Wall and Gate Piers Between Number 12 and St Mary's CroftBoundary Wall of Cathedral House and Roman Catholic Cathedral of St John the BaptistBoundary Wall to Road Extending from Number 2 to Number 10Boundary Wall to St Helen's HouseBowthorpe HallBracondale CottageBridge over Castle Moat and 2 Entrance Lodges, Including Cast Iron Gates and RailingsBritannia Barracks (H.Q. Royal Anglian Regiment and Regimental Museum)Britannia Chambers and Attached Area RailingsBroadland District Council Offices Thorpe LodgeBuck InnBuilding East of and Adjoining the Bishop's GateBuilding Fronting Mountergate and East of St Faith's HouseBuilding Rear Numbers 3 and 5Carrow Hill HostelCarrow HouseCarrow Works Block 60Carrow Works Block 92Carrow Works blocks 7, 7A, 8A and 8 including metal canopy attached to block 7Castle ChambersCat and Fiddle Public HouseCathedral ChambersCathedral HouseCatton HallCatton Old HallCavell Memorial 2 Metres East of South Transept of Cathedral of the Holy and Undivided TrinityCentral pavilion at Waterloo ParkCentral pergolas and attached walls and steps at Waterloo ParkChalk Hill HouseChapel at Rosary CemeteryChapel in the Field Methodist ChurchChaumiere de L'etoileChester House Magnolia HouseChester LodgeChrist ChurchChrist ChurchChurch FarmChurch Farm (House)Church Hall adjacent to Church of St CatherineChurch of St AndrewChurch of St MarkChurch of the Holy TrinityCity Flour MillsCoach and HorsesCoach and Horses Public HouseCoachmaker's Arms Public HouseColman HouseConvent of Notre DameCostessey LodgeCraster House and Attached GatesCrome HouseCurfew LodgeDoughty's HospitalDovecote at Earlham Hall (Tg 191 082)Early C20 engine house, boiler house and coal store at Trowse Sewage Pumping StationEast Wards at the Great HospitalEastern air raid shelter at Carrow WorksEaton Grove - Norwich High School for GirlsEaton Old Hall (Flats 32-43)Eaton War MemorialEbeneezerElm TerraceElmhurstErpingham HouseFairfieldFernleyFestival House AnnexeFlint wall and 19 attached pet tombsFolly House and Pineapple HouseForecourt Railings to Number 9Forecourt Railings, Gates and Gatepieces at the Great HospitalForecourt Wall and Balustrade to Norwich Union OfficesForecourt Wall and Gatepiers to Number 99Forecourt Wall and Railings to Number 2Forecourt Wall and Railings to Number 6Forecourt Wall, Gate and Gate Piers to Chester House and Magnolia HouseForecourt Wall, Gate and Gate Piers to Chester LodgeForecourt Wall, Gate and Railings to Number 68Forecourt Wall, Gates and Gate Piers to No. 69AForecourt Wall, Gates and Gate Piers to Numbers 6 and 8Forecourt Wall, Gates and Gatepiers to Number 12Forecourt Wall, Gates and Railings to Numbers 66 and 66AForecourt Wall, Railings and Gate Piers to Numbers 15-17Forecourt Wall, Railings, Gates and Gatepiers to Number 97Former Bracondale SchoolFormer Catholic SchoolFormer Fruiterer's ArmsFormer Ironmonger's ArmsFormer Masonic HallFormer Mustard Seed Drying ShedFormer Primitive Mehodist ChapelFormer Railway MissionFormer St Andrew's HospitalFoundry BridgeFye BridgeGarden Wall and Gate Piers in Front of Number 6Garden Walls Adjoining the South East Corner of Earlham HallGarsett HouseGate Pieces and Forecourt Walls to Number 256Gate and Gatepiers and Railings of Anna Sewell HouseGates and Gatepiers to Holiday HouseGates and Piers at South LodgeGates and Piers to Village HallGates, Gate Piers and Boundary Wall of Number 2Gates, Gate Piers, Boundary Wall and RailingsGateway to James Stuart GardensGazebo South East of Thorpe Lodge on Yarmouth RoadGentlemens UrinalGibraltar CafeGibraltar Gardens Public HouseGothick House, King's Head YardGreek Orthodox Church including walls, gate-piers and gates adjoining south east and north eastGrove PlaceGrove TerraceH M PrisonHall Farm Barn, Outbuilding and Coach HouseHardwick HouseHellesdon HouseHellesdon War MemorialHill Farm CottagesHill HouseHill HouseHillcrestHoffers RestaurantHoliday House

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Conservation areas

5 conservation areas cover 63% of Norwich

Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.

No data available for publication by HE3,428 ha
Thorpe St Andrew 197658 ha
Old Catton 198352 ha
Hellesdon 19920 ha
Old Lakenham 19800 ha
3,539 hain conservation areas, of 5,607 ha inside the built-up area.

The first, Thorpe St Andrew, was designated in 1976; the newest, Hellesdon, in 1992. 1,079 of the 1,100 listed buildings stand in one.

Historic England’s conservation areas layer, supplied by councils (incomplete in places, so a page fact, never graded). Hectares are the part of each area inside the built-up area.

How the list grew

More than half of Norwich’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1972

The year each building now on the list was first listed.

1972 · 5711954 · 2471986 · 102
19501960197019801990200020102020

The first 1 entry was listed in 1951. 571 came in 1972, in the national resurvey of the 1970s and 80s. Only 23 have been added in the last 15 years.

Monuments & landscapes

Monuments, parks and gardens

Designations that overlap the town by a tenth of their area or half a hectare.

25 scheduled monuments

Nationally important archaeological sites and monuments, protected by law; work on them needs consent from the Secretary of State, advised by Historic England.

Bishop Bridge
Bishop Salmon's porch
Bishop's Palace gate
Blockhouse known as the Cow Tower
City walls and towers
Erpingham Gate
Norwich Castle
Old Charnel House, The Close
Remains of Bowthorpe Church
Site of St William's Chapel
St Bartholomew's Church, Heigham
St Ethelbert Gate
St Lawrence's Well, Lower Westick Street
Watergate, The Close
Wayside cross at the junction of Boundary Road and Drayton High Road

12 registered parks and gardens

Catton Hall
Catton HallGrade II*
Chapelfield Gardens
Earlham Park
Earlham ParkGrade II
Eaton Park
Eaton ParkGrade II*
Garden at Ketts Castle Villa
Heigham Park
Heigham ParkGrade II
Norwich City (Earlham Road) Cemetery
The Plantation Garden, Norwich
The Rosary Cemetery
Waterloo Park
Waterloo ParkGrade II*
Wensum ParkGrade II
History Grade

Norwich grades A− for history

Protected heritage and the age of the town’s homes, against all UK towns.

Protected heritage, for its size and in all (1,424 points, 71 per 10,000 residents)More than 81% of UK towns
Homes built before 1919 (17%)More than 51% of UK towns

Two measures, each ranked against every UK town of 1,000 or more, with protected heritage counting twice as much as the age of homes. Protected heritage counts each listed building by its grade (Grade I three points, II* two, II one), each scheduled monument and battlefield two, and each registered park or garden by its grade; it is ranked both per 10,000 residents and as a total, so a village with one fine church doesn’t outrank a historic city. The second measure is the share of homes built before 1919, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records. History is a character grade: it describes the town and isn’t part of the overall grade.

Born here

178 notable people born in Norwich before 1900

The 20 best known on one timeline, earliest first.

William of Norwich
Matthew Parker
John Caius
Robert Greene
Thomas Morley
Bridget Bishop
Samuel Clarke
John Lombe
Matthew Brettingham
James Edward Smith
John Crome
Amelia Opie
Peter Barlow
Elizabeth Fry
John Sell Cotman
William Jackson Hooker
John Curtis
John Lindley
Harriet Martineau
Frederick Sandys
120013501500165018001950
Harriet Martineau
Harriet Martineau1802–1876 · English writer and sociologist (1802–1876)
William Jackson Hooker
William Jackson Hooker1785–1865 · English botanist and botanical illustrator (1785-1865)
John Lindley
John Lindley1799–1865 · English botanist, gardener, orchidologist, editor, scientific illustr…
Elizabeth Fry
Elizabeth Fry1780–1845 · Social reformer from England (1780-1845)
James Edward Smith
James Edward Smith1759–1828 · English botanist, founder of the Linnean Society of London (1759–1828)
Peter Barlow
Peter Barlow1776–1862 · British mathematician and physicist
Robert Greene
Robert Greene1558–1592 · English author (1558-1592)
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Thomas Morley1559–1602 · English composer, organist and editor

Everyone born in Norwich → Birthplaces from Wikidata; portraits from Wikimedia Commons.

Towns its size

Norwich has the 4th most Grade I buildings of 41 towns its size

Places of 120,000–321,000 people outside London, by Grade I listed buildings.

Oxford197
Cambridge67
York64
Norwich63
Newcastle upon Tyne50
Belfast44
Peterborough33
Brighton and Hove22
Exeter22
Plymouth20
Southampton16
Northampton15
#5 of 41for listed buildings per resident (55 per 10,000). York, Huddersfield and Oxford lead.

Only Oxford, Cambridge and York have more. The typical town its size has 5.

Neighbours

Listed buildings in the places around Norwich

TownPeopleListedGrade IHistory
Norwich200,7441,10063A−
Cringleford4,686120C−
Thorpe End1,17300D−
Costessey2,608301B
Horsham St Faith1,051162B+
Spixworth3,41861D
Rackheath1,76100D−
Taverham and Drayton14,989151C−
In brief

Norwich in brief

Norwich has 1,100 listed buildings, 63 of them Grade I, including Norwich Cathedral. Per resident, it has more listed heritage than 81% of UK towns. Bishop's Palace sits at the heart of it all, with 29 of the town’s Grade I buildings within 400 m. Only 3 of the 41 towns nearest its size have more Grade I buildings.

The Close alone has 52 listed buildings. Its older streets lie in 5 conservation areas, the first designated in 1976. Of the whole list, 76% are houses, terraces and villas. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: 17% of its homes were built before 1919, close to the 15% in the typical UK town.

Questions about Norwich’s history

How many listed buildings are there in Norwich?

Historic England lists 1,100 buildings inside Norwich’s built-up area: 63 Grade I, 132 Grade II* and 905 Grade II.

What are the Grade I listed buildings in Norwich?

63, including All Saints Church, Bishop's Gate, Bishop's Palace, Bridewell Museum, Carnary Chapel and Carrow Abbey.

Which street in Norwich has the most listed buildings?

The Close (52), Newmarket Road (30) and Magdalen Street (26) have the most listed entries named by an address. One entry can be a whole terrace.

Are there scheduled monuments in Norwich?

Yes, 25 scheduled monuments, including Bishop Bridge, Bishop Salmon's porch, Bishop's Palace gate and Blockhouse known as the Cow Tower.

How many conservation areas are there in Norwich?

5, covering about 3,539 hectares of the town. The largest are No data available for publication by HE and Thorpe St Andrew.

When were Norwich’s buildings listed?

The first in 1951; the most, 571, in 1972.

Are there old photos of Norwich?

Yes: 8 public-domain photos and postcards from 1840 to 1943, and an old map from 1847, all on this page.

Who was born in Norwich?

Among people born before 1900: Harriet Martineau (1802), William Jackson Hooker (1785), John Lindley (1799), Elizabeth Fry (1780) and James Edward Smith (1759).

How old are the homes in Norwich?

17% of homes were built before 1919 and 33% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The National Heritage List for England is the official, up-to-date register of all nationally protected historic buildings and sites in England; check an entry on Historic England’s website before relying on it.

Sources: Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only · Historic England conservation areas (supplied by local planning authorities; October 2026). All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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