A History Lesson

Spent a very pleasant evening yesterday learning about the history of the Norwich Yards at a talk at Hethersett Library by Francis and Michael Holmes. The yards were living spaces off the main Norwich roads. Many were little more than slums with sewage running down the centre of the roads and buildings that were literally falling down. Many have subsequently been pulled down, others renovated into modern spaces. The interesting thing for me was learning that yard dwellers were eventually offered new housing and that's how some of the major housing estates came into being.