Transcribed from the 1802 Thomas Peck edition by David Price, email ccx074@pglaf.org. Many thanks to Norfolk and Norwich Millennium Library, UK, for kindly allowing their copy to be used for this transcription. THE _Norwich Directory_; CONTAINING An Alphabetical List of the Principal Inhabitants, their Address, Profession, or Trade. _A CONCISE_ HISTORY of NORWICH; _Pointing out the most remarkable Places in it worthy the_ _Attention of Strangers_. WITH THE FOLLOWING TABLES: Streets, lanes, markets, churches, meeting-house, and public buildings. Court of aldermen, sheriffs, common-council, city officers, and committees. The bishop’s, dean and chapter’s, excise, stamp, and post office. Court of Request, Hospitals, treasurers, and court of guardians. Bankers, physicians, surgeons, attorneys, Saturday merchants, &c. Inns, coffee-houses, coaches, waggons, carriers. Lodges of free masons. Fairs in Norfolk. Boarding schools, boarding and lodging houses, &c. The population of Norwich. London and Hull traders, and pack-ships from Yarmouth. TO WHICH IS ADDED, A RETROSPECT of the PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS, _Proposed by a Committee formed for that purpose_. WITH AN ENGRAVED _PLAN of the CITY_, _with REFERENCES_. * * * * * BY THOMAS PECK * * * * * Norwich PRINTED AND SOLD BY J. PAYNE, BOOKSELLER, 22, MARKET- PLACE. DEDICATION _To Jeremiah Ives_, _jun. Esq._ _SIR_, _The High Office of Mayor of this City_, _so honourably filled by yourself_, _claims the respectful acknowledgement of the Publisher of this work_, _who is happy to receive permission of dedicating to you this publication_; _and is_, _with all due respect_, _Your very Obliged_ _and Obedient Servant_, _THOMAS PECK_. INTRODUCTION. The difficulty of finding the precise Address of the Inhabitants of so populous a city as Norwich, the general utility of a Directory, and the spirit of Public Improvement which has of late appeared, have, at the present period, rendered this publication peculiarly necessary. The contents are fully expressed in the title-page, the arrangement is adapted to every capacity, and will be found to answer every useful purpose.