The Norwich Directory; or, Gentlemen and Tradesmen's Assistant [1783]Chase, William, active 1781-1788
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The Norwich Directory; or, Gentlemen and Tradesmen's Assistant [1783]
Chase, William, active 1781-1788
Norwich (England) -- Directories; Norwich (England) -- History
The Commissioners are such of the Court of Aldermen and Common Council as
qualify themselves according to the act.
Mr. WILLIAM KING, Register and Clerk.
Office in St. Clement’s Church-yard.
The Court is held every Monday before one Alderman and two of the
Common-council, in St. Andrew’s Hall, at three o’clock in the afternoon.
EXCISE OFFICE,
In St. George’s of Tombland.
JOHN SNELGROVE, Esq; Collector.
John Lewis and Robert Eaton, Surveyors.
ASSURANCE OFFICES against FIRE.
Agent to the Sun Fire Office, Mr. John Cook, sen. in St. Andrew’s.
Royal Exchange Office, Mr. Cyprian Hancock, in St. Gregory’s.
New London Office, Mr. Sam. Fremoult, jun. St. George’s Bridge-street.
POST OFFICE,
In the Jack of Newbury Yard, Pottergate. street, St. Andrew’s.
Mr. ELISHA DE HAGUE, Post-master.—His Clerk, John Watson.
The Post goes out from Norwich for London and Caxton, every Sunday,
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, at Ten o’clock at night, and
every Saturday at Three in the afternoon. Comes in from London every
morning except Tuesday; and from Caxton every morning except Monday and
Tuesday.
The Yarmouth Post goes out every day, except Sunday, from Michaelmas to
Lady-day at 12 o’clock at noon, and from Lady-day to Michaelmas at one
o’clock after noon, and returns at six in the evening, except Saturday,
when it sets out at ten in the morning, and returns at three in the
afternoon.
The letters for Lynn, Houghton, Burnham, Wells, Cley, Holt, all go round
by Thetford every day as the London post does: and to Aylsham on Monday,
Thursday, and Saturday in the morning.
By the Alteration in the Price of Postage, all single Letters sent from
Thetford to Watton, Swaffham, Brandon, Stoke, Attleburgh, Harling,
Dereham, and Bury, are charged One Penny each; and the same from Norwich
to Wymondham, Attleburgh, Acle and Aylsham.
From Thetford to Newmarket, Fakenham, Walsingham, Wells, Holt, Cley, Lynn
and Downham, single letters 2d. each; the same from Norwich to Harling,
Thetford, Yarmouth and Cromer.
Names and Residence of the Dean and Prebendaries.
DEAN—Philip Lloyd, D.D. No. 20, Lower Close Square
PREBENDARIES,
H. Hammond, D.D. No. 7, Upper Close
Robert Plumtre, D.D. No. 13, Upper Close
John Smyth, D.D. No. 16, Upper Close
Philip Wodehouse, M.A. No. 22, Lower Close Square
Lowther Yates, D.D. No. 8, Upper Close
Wm. Leech, M.A. No. 14, Upper Close
_Bishop’s Office_, No. 25, Upper Close—Mr. Richard Moss, No. 23, Upper
Close, _Deputy Register_
_Dean and Chapter’s Office_, No. 21, Lower Close Square—Mr. William
Utten, _Clerk and Register_
_Archdeacon of Norwich his Office_—Mr. Morphew’s, Tuck’s Court,
King-street
_Archdeacon of Norfolk his Office_—Mr. Francis’s, No. 3, Surry-street
_Archdeacon of Sudbury his Office_—Mr. Dalton’s, Whiting-street, Bury St.
Edmund’s
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