Courts & Yards of Norwich

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Gurney's Court

Gurneys Court , Norwich. George Plunkett’s photo reproduced by kind permission of J Plunkett

The court, located at 31 Magdalen Street (pictured here in 1938) was named after the Gurney family who lived here. One of its main claims to fame is that it was the birth place Elizabeth Fry (nee Gurney) who campaigned for the rights of female prisoners.

Click pointer to locate this yard on the1885 OS map, It is not named but is the large yard lying between Looses Yard (41 Magdalen St) & Red Lion Yard (19 Magdalen Street)

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