Norwich in the 50s and 60s
Thu, 10 Jul
|St Johns Church
In some ways, researching family and local history has never been easier. A wealth of sources have been digitised and are available online. This talk uses case real life studies to demonstrate approaches to tackling 'brick wall' problems.
Time & Location
10 Jul 2025, 14:00
St Johns Church, Broad Street, Harleston IP20 9AZ
About the event
Norwich in 1950 was a different place. Still scarred by war the city was coming to terms with itself. Children played in the rubble of bomb sites, and workers strove to build a prosperous peace on building sites. By the end of the decade the retail heart of the city would be reconstructed, new building programmes would be changing domestic life, and the manufacturing industries would be making world-class products with household names. Birthplace of Barclays, Aviva, Start-Rite and Colmans, the city was ready to embark on another chapter in its long history of commercial and cultural development. From post-war austerity to the threshold of the consumer society, Norwich embraced the 1950s as a decade of change.
Changed by the 1950s, Norwich was to alter even more during the 1960s. Increased traffic would be met with widened roads and a new flyover, while London Street became pedestrians only. After centuries…