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unusual facts about Argyle Street, Norwich



1958–59 FA Cup

The "59 Cup Run" takes a notable place in Norwich's club history.

Anna Gurney

Gurney, youngest child of Richard Gurney of Keswick Hall, Norwich, Norfolk, who died 16 July 1811, by his second wife Rachel, second daughter of Osgood Hanbury of Holfield Grange, Essex, was born on 31 December 1795, and when ten months old was attacked with a paralytic affection which deprived her for ever of the use of her legs.

Argyle Street, Norwich

In 1979 the University of East Anglia planned to buy the Victorian terraced housing of Argyle Street from Norwich City Council for student homes, however, in December 1979 a handful of squatters moved in and Britain's longest-running and biggest squat began.

Arminghall

Most of the houses in the village are located close to the church, which lies just west of the B1332 road from Norwich to Poringland.

B1108 road

The section of the B1108 within Norwich is known as Earlham Road.

Bawdeswell

Gurney's Bank was based in Norwich and connected through marriage to Barclays Bank of London with which it merged along with Backhouse's Bank of Darlington and several other Provincial banks in 1896 to form what is now Barclays Bank.

Becky Lyne

Not selected for the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne in March due to a series of injuries, the Stockport-based athlete leapt to third in the UK all-time 800 metre rankings with 1 min 58.20 sec in the Norwich Union British Grand Prix in Gateshead in June 2006, finishing second behind Kenyan Commonwealth champion Janeth Jepkosgei.

Cambridge Film Festival

The festival also has touring events across the Eastern region of England including Norwich, Ipswich and Ely.

Clas Ohlson

There are now 12 stores in England and Wales, including Manchester, Leeds, Watford, Kingston upon Thames, Reading, Liverpool, Merry Hill, Cardiff, Doncaster, Norwich and Newcastle upon Tyne.

Craig Pickering

During 2007, he has found success on the indoor circuit, winning the 60m event at the European Indoor Trials and UK Championships in Sheffield in early February, following this with a second place finish in the Norwich Union Grand Prix in Birmingham in the same event, behind his Bath team-mate Jason Gardener.

Diocese of London

Historically the diocese covered a large area north of the Thames and bordered the dioceses of Norwich and Lincoln to the north and west.

Dore and Totley railway station

The station is served by the Northern Rail service between Sheffield and Manchester, East Midlands Trains (EMT) service from Liverpool to Norwich and the First TransPennine Express (TPE) service between Manchester and Cleethorpes, all three running via the Hope Valley Line.

Edward Lovett Pearce

They were to have four daughters who inherited great-grandfather Pearce's manor of Whitlingham by Norwich, Norfolk.

Harold Mackintosh, 1st Viscount Mackintosh of Halifax

His portrait, by the famous Scottish portrait artist Cowan Dobson is held at the University of East Anglia at Norwich.

JJ Appleton

Appleton was born in Norwich, Vermont, on April 4, 1976, the son of Georganna Towne and Jon H. Appleton, a composer and professor of electro-acoustic music at Dartmouth College.

John Curwen

He adapted it from a number of earlier musical systems, including the Norwich Sol-fa method of Sarah Ann Glover (1785–1867) of Norwich.

Kampfgeschwader 54

Between 29 July and 14 August 1942 it lost 6 bombers on missions against Bedford, Birmingham, Norwich, Southend, Hastings and Luton.

Lord Goring

Charles Goring, 2nd Earl of Norwich (1615–1671), second son of the first Earl of Norwich,

Luke Abbott

Luke Abbott is an English electronic music producer from Norwich, Norfolk, with releases on Output Recordings, Trash Aesthetics and James Holden's Border Community label.

Mong Kok Station

The station was named Argyle after Argyle Street, a major thoroughfare in its vicinity, during the planning stage of the MTR system.

Naval Submarine Base New London

The Navy Yard was spared permanent closure in 1912 by an impassioned plea from local Congressman Edwin W. Higgins of Norwich, who was worried about the loss of Federal spending in the region.

New England Interstate Route 32

North of Norwich, it heads northwest going through Willimantic and Stafford before entering Massachusetts.

North Walsham railway station

Historically, the town was served by two adjacent railway stations; the existing station served the Great Eastern Railway line from Norwich to Cromer High, while nearby North Walsham Town railway station served the now closed lines to Melton Constable via Aylsham, Melton Constable via Mundesley and Sheringham, and Great Yarmouth via Potter Heigham.

Norwich and Westerly Railway

The line skirted Laurel Hill Road (now Route 12) at Norwich State Hospital, then ran parallel to Poquetanuck Road (now Route 2A) to Hallville.

Norwich CEYMS F.C.

Norwich CEYMS F.C. (CEYMS being an acroynm for Church of England Young Men's Society) is an English football club based in Swardeston, near Norwich, in Norfolk.

Norwich Pharmacal Order

In Totalise v Motley Fool 2001, 2002 and 2003 one of the first Norwich Pharmacal orders against an online chat room operator, the investment advice company Motley Fool, to identify a user who had posted allegedly libellous comments about the ISP Totalise.

Norwich Stars

Speedway racing was staged in Norwich both before and after World War II at The Firs Stadium in Aylsham Road, Hellesdon.

Norwich Twenty Group

It has built up strong links with Norwich's twin cities in Europe and now holds joint exhibitions with Novi Sad in Serbia, Rouen in France and Koblenz in Germany.

Paul McVeigh

Norwich fans sing a song dedicated to the popular McVeigh; to the tune of Frankie Valli's Can't Take My Eyes Off You, it notes the fans' love of him "despite your lack of height".

Railway stations in Cromer

The station is currently served only by local services operated by 'Greater Anglia' on the Bittern Line from Norwich to Sheringham.

Railways in Norfolk

The M&GNR created a hub at Melton Constable, which served as a junction for the route with lines heading west to the Midlands, north to Cromer, south to Norwich and east towards Great Yarmouth as well as housing a major engineering works.

Reporter's Notebook

As part of the program, he had his practicum at the BBC in Norwich, England.

River Ant

Once the treatment has been completed the boat will be delivered to the Castle Museum in Norwich and put on display to the public.

Robert Meadows White

In 1813 Robert was sent to school under John Valpy at Norwich, where John Lindley the botanist, and "Rajah" Sir James Brooke, were his fellow pupils.

Robert Porter Keep

He graduated from Yale University in 1865, was instructor there for two years, was United States consul at Piraeus in Greece in 1869-1871, taught Greek in Williston Seminary, Easthampton, Massachusetts, in 1876-1885, and was principal of Norwich Free Academy, Norwich, Connecticut, from 1885 to 1903, the school owing its prosperity to him hardly less than to its founders.

Samuel Roffey Maitland

Maitland did not stay long at Norwich, and was admitted to priest's orders by Henry Ryder, Bishop of Gloucester.

Simon Whaley

Whaley started Norwich's first four games, but then lost his place under new manager Paul Lambert, and in mid-September he joined Rochdale on a month's loan.

Southbank Centre

The architect of the Royal National Theatre (Denys Lasdun) also designed the University of East Anglia in Norwich, which has a similar design, with pedestrians and traffic separated by elevated walkways.

Stow Hundred

It is in the Deanery to which it gives name and was in the Archdeaconry of Sudbury until 1837 when it was added to the Archdeaconry of Suffolk, and is thus still in the Diocese of Norwich.

The Rainband

Double Superbike world champion James Toseland plays the piano on the track and joined The Rainband on stage in Norwich and at the MotoGP in Silverstone in support of the project.

The Waterfront, Norwich

The Waterfront, Norwich has hosted bands including Pulp, Radiohead, Marina and the Diamonds, Nirvana, The Verve, Arctic Monkeys, The Prodigy, Amy Winehouse, Stereophonics, Paul Weller, Buzzcocks, Plan B, MGMT, Babyshambles, Travis, Moby, Ellie Goulding, Foals, Inspiral Carpets, The Horrors, The Cribs, The Undertones and Feeder.

Thomas O. Seaver

He left Norwich without a degree in 1858, completing his studies at Union College and receiving a B.A. in 1859.

Tomorrow Morning

A 2008 production ran at Spirit of Broadway Theatre in Norwich, Connecticut.

Tonic sol-fa

Tonic sol-fa (or Tonic sol-fah) is a pedagogical technique for teaching sight-singing, invented by Sarah Ann Glover (1785–1867) of Norwich, England and popularised by John Curwen who adapted it from a number of earlier musical systems.

William Jex

He is said to have developed a weak heart after catching a fever following a swim in the River Wensum in Norwich.

William McWhirter

There were no power stations in Glasgow at the time, and under the arches of the railway viaduct on Argyle Street, a makeshift generator was built from a Robey boiler and engine, with dynamos with copper wire brushes.

William of Norwich

On Easter Saturday, the twelve year old William's body was found in Mousehold Heath, part of Thorpe Wood, outside Norwich.

Witton

Postwick with Witton, in the county of Norfolk and 5 miles (8 km) east of Norwich, in Broadland district


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