Courts & Yards of Norwich

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Globe Yard

Women in Globe Yard, Photo reproduced by kind permission of the Norfolk Library and Information Service.

Located at 37 - 41 Botolph Street, the yard was named after the Globe pub, which is first recorded as trading from 37, Botolph Street c1700. The Yard was demolished in the 1960s to make way for the Anglia Square development.

This atmospheric picture taken c1916 depicts the the women and children who lived in the yard.

 

Click pointer to locate this yard on the1885 OS map (see location of the pub)

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