. The earth and its inhabitants .. . spanned by a venerable bridge constructed in 1395. In addition,there are numerous churches dating back to the fourteenth century, and to astranger not deterred by the intricacy of its streets, Norwich presents manyother buildings full of interest. Foremost amongst these are the Guildhall in themarket-place, St. Andrews Hall in an old monastery, the Bishops palace within NOEFOLK. 217 the cathedral precincts, and a grammar school lodged in an ancient are also fragments of the old walls and gates. The town possesses a publiclibrary of 40,00
. The earth and its inhabitants .. . spanned by a venerable bridge constructed in 1395. In addition,there are numerous churches dating back to the fourteenth century, and to astranger not deterred by the intricacy of its streets, Norwich presents manyother buildings full of interest. Foremost amongst these are the Guildhall in themarket-place, St. Andrews Hall in an old monastery, the Bishops palace within NOEFOLK. 217 the cathedral precincts, and a grammar school lodged in an ancient are also fragments of the old walls and gates. The town possesses a publiclibrary of 40,000 volumes, a museum, and a Literary Institution. Placed in thecentre of a fruitful agricultural district, famous for its cattle and the beauty of itshorses, it is only natural that Norwich should have become a great mart ofagricultural produce; but it is at the same time a manufacturing town of nomean importance, although in this respect it is now merely the shadow of its Fig. 108.— the Ordnance Map. Scale 1 : 30,663-. 1 MUe. former self. In the sixteenth century about four thousand Flemings, driven fromtheir homes by the Spanish Inquisition, settled in Norwich and introduced thewooUen trade. These were subsequently joined by French Huguenots skilled inmaking brocades and velvets as well as clocks and watches. In Defoes time thecity and its neighbourhood employed 120,000 workmen in its woollen and silkmanufactures. In the present day the staple trade of Norwich is boot and shoe-making. Besides this the manufacture of bombasins, crapes, camlets, and otherfabrics of worsted, mohair, and silk, is carried on, and there are oil-cake factories 218 THE BRITISH ISLES. and mustard works. The river below the town has been made navigable forvessels drawing 10 feet of water, but Great Yarmouth is virtually its seaport. One of the decayed seats of the linen and woollen industry is Aylsham, 10miles to the north of Norwich, at the head of the navigation of the Bure, a cheerfulto
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