Lost Norwich - Calvert Street

[@The_Brit_Girls]

What a great street name, Snaylgate! I admire your depth of research - this video was packed full of wonderful old photographs and fascinating information. Thank you, I really enjoyed watching and learning more about the history of Norwich.

[@JohnAtkinsLostNorwich]

Thank you. I wonder if residents would like to live in Snaylgate!

[@katebygrave]

Once a again another great video. I enjoyed my walk through old Calvert Street and almost shed a tear for what we have lost; especially in the area of Anglia Square.

[@JohnAtkinsLostNorwich]

Thank you Kate. I must agree - those final pictures of what was lost under the Stationery Office sends shivers down my spine!

[@simongee8928]

It's good to see at least some of the buildings have been restored rather than replaced. 😁

[@JohnAtkinsLostNorwich]

Yes indeed, that's impressive.

[@HarrysHappenings]

Another very interesting visit to past life in Norwich. Excellent

[@JohnAtkinsLostNorwich]

Thanks Harry

[@dvdvnr]

Thanks, John. Another great video. I think you packed about 20 times more interesting information into less than 7 minutes than that Museum of Us programme did in the best part of an hour! And you didn't manage to use an aerial view of the WRONG NORWICH that the Museum programme used - they should definitely have used you as their researcher instead! 😅

[@JohnAtkinsLostNorwich]

Thank you David, that's very kind! I saw and enjoyed Museum of Norwich but didn't notice their error.

[@dvdvnr]

@@JohnAtkinsLostNorwich They used the same moving aerial view a couple of times and, each time, I tried without success, to figure out what they were showing. Then, a day or two later, someone on Facebook said they'd finally figured out it was a shot of the Norwich in Connecticut, USA!

[@JohnAtkinsLostNorwich]

@@dvdvnr hilarious!

[@FXWalesAnnaAlf]

I've come over after Brit girls mentioned you ! This was so interesting and you put a lot of research into it. I've never been to Norwich but the videos you have on your channel with great photos and info look really interesting. Enjoyed this :) ~ Anna 👍

[@JohnAtkinsLostNorwich]

Thanks Anna, and thanks Brit Girls! I'm glad you found it interesting. I needed a retirement project and exploring history like this has always fascinated me. Norwich is a relatively small city, but with lots of history.

[@FXWalesAnnaAlf]

@@JohnAtkinsLostNorwich That's so good that you did that for a retirement project 👏

[@JohnAtkinsLostNorwich]

@@FXWalesAnnaAlf gotta do something!

[@FXWalesAnnaAlf]

@@JohnAtkinsLostNorwich Haha 😄

[@timbaldry8072]

Excellent once again John, I am learning a lot from your informative videos.

[@JohnAtkinsLostNorwich]

Thank you so much Tim, I am learning a lot by putting them together!

[@adrianrutterford762]

Thanks for another interesting video.

[@JohnAtkinsLostNorwich]

Many thanks Adrian.

[@rob390929]

Absolutely criminal what was destroyed to make way for that hideous monstrosity. What were they thinking. Even more depressing when you consider that they only got about 25 years use out of it.

[@JohnAtkinsLostNorwich]

And it's still there....such an eyesore. Thanks for commenting.

[@ians3586]

Fascinating video. You do a great job of showing the changes. You can see in the old photos that many of those ancient buildings were sadly neglected and so I'm sure, due to their condition, knocking them down was easily justified. However, most of the old buildings that still exist appear to be beautifully restored and are now the real gems of Norwich.

[@JohnAtkinsLostNorwich]

That's a good point, Ian, there was a lot of slum clearance undertaken, but if some could have been saved....who knows...

[@JohnandCaraRetiredTravellers]

Always love your videos and this one is as good as the rest. Truly appreciate your endless research. I haven’t been given notifications of your videos I think I need to do some catch up! Excellent video! ~Cara 😊

[@JohnAtkinsLostNorwich]

Thank you Cara, there does seem to be an occasional problem with notifications, I don't know why. Glad you enjoyed the video. I hope you're both keeping well.

[@steveblyth2055]

Forty odd years ago I worked for a company called Crossskills who supplied chemists and also made handbags. They had an entrance on Calvert street and also Cross lane.

[@JohnAtkinsLostNorwich]

Thanks for adding those details.

[@simongee8928]

I don't know where you source your historical photos John, but an excellent and very informative collection indeed- !

[@JohnAtkinsLostNorwich]

Thank you Simon, credits for photos are at the end of each video. They are superb historical documents.

[@MsAnitawilson]

Have you done st Giles Street in the past? That is we're my salon now is the building we are in is huge 4 floors and a beautiful old building x

[@JohnAtkinsLostNorwich]

I haven't done St Giles yet, but would like to do it, as I believe it has a history associated with the medical profession.

[@stephenlacey6512]

@@JohnAtkinsLostNorwich Certainly the last building before, the now, Grape's Hill was a supplier of surgical apparatus and equipment.

[@JohnAtkinsLostNorwich]

@@stephenlacey6512 thank you

[@MsAnitawilson]

@@JohnAtkinsLostNorwich The building I now work in is huge . One of the rooms they are now doing out for us is beautiful all original windows I belive. Looks like it hasn't been used in ages. I'll try and takes some photos and send them to you on your Facebook messages x

[@MsAnitawilson]

@@JohnAtkinsLostNorwich The building is really interesting would love to try and find out the history of the place x

[@jokennedy2943]

John, random request- my son is funeral director of Peter Taylor, Unthank Road. He is looking for any historical photos of the premises and you came to mind. Thanks for your time.

[@JohnAtkinsLostNorwich]

Thanks for getting in touch, Jo. There are no pictures of 85 Unthank Rd on the George Plunkett archive. There are a lot of Unthank Road (but un-numbered) at picture.norfolk.gov.uk. He may recognise the building there. I hope this helps.

[@jokennedy2943]

@@JohnAtkinsLostNorwich Many thanks, John

[@crazyleyland5106]

I wonder if there was more damage done to the city centre by the post war developers than the Nazis in the War? That's the case in Bath, and surprisingly, Coventry.

[@JohnAtkinsLostNorwich]

That's an interesting thought - some of it would clearly have followed on from war damage, while others was seen as development, and often required because of the condition of exisiting buildings. I'd love to see this area reinstated as far as possible when redeveloped. You might like this video. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rX3Xo2qqa55jkLs

[@susanwestern6434]

Exeter city centre was almost totally trashed. What the Baedeker raids didn't destroy, the city planners did. Alot could have been saved, but it was knocked down instead. Plymouth had it worse though.

[@davegoldsmith4020]

Thanks John, used to live close to here thirty years ago, how its changed, never walk around there now. Hopefully you have captured some of what will soon disappear when Anglia square is brought into the twenty first century. In some respects the buildings of the sixties are as bad as the victorian slums they replaced. As much as I like to see history preserved sometimes change is for the better

[@JohnAtkinsLostNorwich]

Thanks Dave, I do agree that sometimes change is for the better. If you lived nearby you might be interested in a couple of videos I'm planning for March about St George's St, which runs parallel to Calvert Street (and is longer).

[@davegoldsmith4020]

@@JohnAtkinsLostNorwich Look forward to them as always

[@heathertritton3792]

Very interesting. Perhaps you should send to Tony Robinson.

[@JohnAtkinsLostNorwich]

Thanks. Maybe.....!

[@rabbitsrule9437]

Current view is almost hilariously bad. I’m sure another monstrosity is coming our way soon! I do believe the horrendous conditions and poverty did lead to this change but I do hope future selves will consider that not all change is good. But yes Anglia square is not one of those!

[@JohnAtkinsLostNorwich]

Thanks for commenting. I just hope that in a few years time the Anglia Square area is something that fits in well with the city's history.