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Great Yarmouth Row Houses and Greyfriars
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Early 17th century merchant's houses, later converted into tenements. The Row Houses are a reminder of Great Yarmouth's past, when most of the town's population were crowded into a narrow alleys between the three town's major streets.
There are two buildings, side by side, chosen to illustrate a different stage of Great Yarmouth's history. Row 111 shows what life was like here in 1942, just before the property took a direct hit from an incendiary bomb. Three families lived in the house then, and the house is decorated in period fashion, showing what their lives were like. Many of the furniture and fittings on display were rescued when other nearby row houses were destroyed.
Next door to Row 111 is the Old Merchant's House, which is presented as it would have looked around 1870, when it was occupied by the Rope and Atkins families. This house is distinguished by its superb Jacobean plaster ceiling.
Close by the Row Houses are the remains of Greyfriars Cloister, all that is left of a 13th century Franciscan friary. The friary buildings were later swallowed up in the development of row houses in this area, but some of the monastic features were exposed by wartime bombing destruction, and can be seen once more. The south wall of the church and west part of the cloister are easily viewed. The best preserved feature of the friary is a set of 14th century wall paintings, which can be viewed by enquiring at Row 111.
The Rows,
Great Yarmouth,
Norfolk,
England, NR30 2RG
About Great Yarmouth Row Houses and Greyfriars
Attraction Type: Historic Property
Location: Directly behind Norfolk Nelson Museum. Follow signs for the Historic Quay. Seasonal opening, see English Heritage website for details.
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Email: tourism@great-yarmouth.gov.uk
Web: http://www.great-yarmouth.co.uk
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