The Old Guildhall
Norwich's bustling and colourful Market Place is open 6 days a week all the year round.
You won't find many towns left with such a thriving and lively market as Norwich. In the
background to the left, The Guildhall stands guard. If you're a tourist in Norwich, visit the Tourist Information Centre there.
Dragon Hall
On the south-eastern side of Norwich, close to the River Wensum, stands a magnificent medieval building
on the path once trodden by Angles and later by Danes. King Street was the main thoroughfare into
the city from the Conyngsford Gate which, with its twin boom towers, guarded the river route from
the coast. Dragon Hall is well over 500 years old and much of
it has recently been restored. Visit it and look around - it is well worth the effort.
Bishop Bridge
Bishop Bridge is the only surviving medieval bridge in Norwich.
It was built in the 13th century by the church and controlled entry from the east into the cathedral
area of the city. It had to be rebuilt in the 14th century. Going back to Roman times, there could well have
been a ford here.
The Cow Tower
Not far away along the river to the north, where it wends sharply west along the north wycke,
you'll stumble upon the Cowholm Tower. Built in 1390 on a
tiny island, Cow Holme, it still stands guard over the north eastern approach to the city.
Although it was originally a lookout post and a defensive structure, the shortened name Cow Tower stuck
because the cattle that grazed the lush meadow there used to shelter beneath it.
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