Courts & Yards of Norwich

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Factory Yard

Factory Yard ,  Norwich. George Plunkett’s photo reproduced by kind permission of J Plunkett

Located at 141 Cowgate, the yard (pictured here in 1937) took its name from the St James' Yarn Factory & the Yarn Factory Tavern.

The pub was damaged during an air raid in 1942 in 1950 it was closed at the same time the yard was lost.

Click pointer to locate the vicinity of this yard on the1885 OS map (nb the map clearly marks the location of water pumps which serviced yards in this area)

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