Norwich Street was developed from the late 1860s. The records of Trinity Hall, in particular the Abstract list of Titles that were attached to conveyances is useful in showing the dates and names of the lessees who dealt with the college. This 1958 document covers all their properties in Bateman and Norwich Streets, and in Hills Road.
Numbering of Norwich Street
Whilst the modern house numbering was in place by 1911, before that the houses were numbered sequentially starting with the north side at the Hills Road end, down to Panton Street and back along the south side.
The 1871 census shows discrepancy between its numbering and that of the 1881 census along the south side. Because some properties were lived by the same families in both 1871 and 1881 it is possible to be fairly sure of the matching of some of these properties in both censuses.
However there is a problem at the eastern end of the south side.
For the modern numbers 11 – 39 there are matching numbers in 1881 of 87 – 73, 15 houses in each sequence.
However, in 1871, there is a sequence of 11 houses numbered 71 – 81. There seems to be no useful correspondence between the families living in this stretch of the road in both 1871 and 1881 to enable speculation as to which are the matching house numbers.
The last houses on the south side moving east where definite matches can be made between 1871 and 1881 are:
modern number 53, the Cox family, no. 64 in 1871 and no. 65 in 1881.
modern number 51, the Long family, no. 65 in 1871 and no. 66 in 1881.
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