Lollards Pit
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Lollards Pit by David Dixon as part of the Geograph project.
The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
There are currently over 7.5m images from over 14,400 individuals and you can help contribute to the project by visiting https://www.geograph.org.uk
Lollards Pit
Image: © David Dixon Taken: 7 Aug 2015
Lollards Pit on Riverside Road was the site of a place of execution for heretics (Lollards) and other offenders in the 15th and 16th centuries. The pit was created when early chalk workings were dug out there to provide foundations for the nearby cathedral. The public house which occupies the site was built between 1620 and 1670. It was called The Kings Arms until 1975 It was then known as The Bridge House until June 2012 when it was restored and renamed “Lollards Pit” (http://goo.gl/vm14Be Eastern Daily Press). During restoration several features of the original building were revealed including the holding cell in what is now the pub’s cellar, used to hold prisoners before they were led to the pit to be burnt at the stake. (http://www.perfectpint.co.uk/pubs/lollards-pit-norwich#t2 pub website). The pub is a grade II listed building (English Heritage Building ID: 229457 http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-229457-bridge-house-public-house-norfolk#.VjzKGXknyHs British Listed Buildings).
Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
Image Location
Latitude
52.632124
Longitude
1.309117