ChartingSocial History:The changesin Norwich


Inpreparationfor this editionI diddoa trawlof the20 yearsof archive copies,andwowhasNorwichchanged over that time.


Early2000’sPrinceofWalesandRiversidewouldseetensof thousandson thestreetsinanevening.Thatareaalone,having20+clubsrangingin capacityfrom200to2,000+. Alsoumpteenpubsandbars,allcapableof housing100’seach.


Riversidewasahavenforlargepubssuchas,Brannigans,Squares,Blue Lounge,LloydstorunalongsideTimenightclub. ThegrowthofRiverside andPrinceofWalescontinuedforfewyears. It issaid100,000couldbe thereonabusynight. Thescenesalittlereminiscentof theillustrationsof HogarthofGinLanein1751,goonGoogleit.


Certainlysomeof thecontentandimagesinOutlineintheearlydays,may getmoreadversereactionnow,suchasouragonyaunts. But, ifyouread whatouragonyauntNatalieMarleywrote,shereallyresearchedall the questionsandprovidedexcellentsoundadvice, so“don’t judgeabookby thecover”. At that timeiswasappropriateforthemoodof theday. Nowadays,we’dhavetoaskhertowearmoreclothes. Butaswithall things wehavetochangewiththetimes.


Nowthingshavechangedsignificantly,POWandRiversidearemuch quieter. Riversideismuchmorefamilyfocussed,andOutlinecontentand adsarelessinyourface.


Justusingonebarasabarometer, ithashad7namechanges,Hogshead, Indulge,Noir,Knowhere,Carnival,Hideout,BrewDog. Doyouknowoneof morethanthat? SoonthispagewesharesomeOutlineold,someof the Iconicadsweran,canyourememberthem?


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