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
11. The most eligible situation for a public walk is _Chapel-Field_.
Here every thing that taste and judgment could suggest might be done.
Trees planted; walks raised and gravelled; seats placed at certain
distances, and even a piece of water formed in the center. The inner
parallel of the triangle railed, and a good carriage road on the outer.
12. In so large and opulent a city as this, we have long wondered that
no attempt has been made, nor encouragement given, towards erecting a
neat and commodious suite of BATH ROOMS. The field behind the
_Bowling-Green_, and fronting _Chapel-field_, is a proper situation for
such a building; and bathing and exercise are equally conducive to
health. To support the expence of these rooms, (which should consist of
two cold or pleasure baths, and two Matlock, or warm baths, six or eight
dressing-rooms, a hot bath, vapour bath, and a sweating-room; a public
room for each sex, and other separate conveniencies) a perpetual or
annual subscription should be entered into; and the terms, attendance,
&c. put under such regulation, as might render the place fashionable,
delicate, and salubrious.
13. If the _City Gates_ were totally erased, the air and prospect, to
and from the town, would be much improved. When cities were surrounded
by walls and gates, the state of the times made such precautions
necessary; but now that the system of war, and the police of the country
is better understood and practiced, they become a nuisance, that smells
rank in the nose of modern improvement! At least, if taking down the
_Gates_ be not thought necessary, the _Walls_, it is hoped, will be
levelled.
14. Another great evil to be met with here, and in most towns, is, the
church yards being consecrated to receive the bodies of the deceased.
This practice is not only inconvenient and displeasing, but has often
been the cause of pestiferous disorders. The putrid state of certain
diseases, and natural decay of bodies, contribute to an infection, by air
and humidity, that operates (though imperceptibly) on the lungs. If
_burial grounds_ were appropriated on _Mousehold heath_, and properly
secured, the areas in which the churches now stand might be formed into
handsome grass-plats, both for use and ornament.
15. The _Water-works_ at the _New-Mills_, if raised to a given height,
by such methods as are in used such cases, would convey a supply of water
to every part of the city, without the expence, trouble, and
inconvenience of reservoirs on _Tombland_, in _Chapel-field_, &c. The
supply would be more certain, defeats easier discovered, and,
consequently, repairs sooner made. Beside, _Tombland_, cleared of that
filthy building, would become a very elegant square. And here, speaking
of this subject, we should also recommend the _Red Well_ to be taken
away, and the pump fixed elsewhere.
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