Bethel Street drill hall, Norwich

The Great Blow was a pro-royalist riot and resultant explosion that took place on 24 April 1648 in Norwich during the Second English Civil War. 98 barrels of gunpowder were detonated in Committee House, causing the largest explosion recorded in 17th century England. The riot can be attributed to many complex causes including excise tax, strict policies upon churches, and impressment. The inciting incident, however, was an 18 April 1648 petition which accused Norwich Mayor John Utting of helping royalists into local power and requested that he should be taken in custody to the House of Commons in London. A counter-petition from Utting encouraged a royalist riot which spread from the city's market and Chapel Field to the houses of the mayor's supporters and the gunpowder stores in Committee House, eventually leading to the accidental explosion due to an unknown direct cause. Contemporary estimates of deaths varied between 80 to 200. 40 buildings were destroyed, amounting to £20,000 of damage, and the windows of two nearby churches were shattered by the blast. 8 men were executed for their apparent roles in the riot of the 108 who stood trial; 26 of the others were fined £30, 7 were imprisoned and 2 were whipped. The explosion and its context were named a 'mutiny', 'blow' or 'crack' by its contemporaries.

Bethel Hospital is a former hospital and Grade II* listed building in Norwich, United Kingdom. Opened in 1713 on Committee Street (now Bethel Street), it began as the first purpose-built lunatic asylum in Britain. It became part of the National Health Service and thus an annexe to Hellesdon Hospital in 1948, and in 1974 became an outpatient unit for children needing psychiatric treatment before closing by 1995.

The Forum is a community building in Norwich, Norfolk in England. It stands opposite St Peter Mancroft Church. Built on the site of the previous Norwich Library which burnt down in 1994, the Forum was designed by Michael Hopkins and Partners, and built as a millennium project for the East of England, being finished in October 2001. The Forum is part of Norwich 12, a collection of notable buildings in Norwich spanning the Norman, medieval, Georgian, Victorian and modern eras. It is visited by more than 2.5 million people every year.The majority of the public area of the building is occupied by the Norfolk & Norwich Millennium (NML) library, which spans across all three floors and has been regularly named as the most popular library in the UK. The building was also home to the local Tourist Information Centre, which has now been replaced with a citizens' advice centre, and currently houses the BBC East offices and studios, where the regional television news bulletin BBC Look East and local radio station BBC Radio Norfolk are based. An open mezzanine looks out across the floor and the glass front of the building, and currently houses a Pizza Express restaurant. The amphitheatre-like steps at the front have provided a venue for functions such as amateur theatrical performances, outdoor opera, musical competitions, art exhibitions, processions, and celebrations. Because the Forum is funded partly by lottery grants, they hold certain events which are free of charge for people to attend. The Forum is commonly used as a meeting place, and the plaza area attracts skateboarders and free runners.

The Theatre Royal is an art-deco theatre in Norwich, Norfolk, England. It celebrated its 250th anniversary on the 31st of January 2008 and is one of the country's oldest established theatres. Many well known acts have played here over the years, including Debbie McGee, Ching Lau Lauro, William Charles Macready, Charles Kean , Tom Thumb and his spouse (Mr and Mrs Stratton), Paganini, Donald Sinden, Bernard Cribbins and The Bolshoi Ballet.It hosts a large range of touring productions. The theatre had a £10m refurbishment in 2007, designed by Tim Foster Architects.In 2015, plans were launched for the new £15m Stage Two building under the direction of the then CEO Peter Wilson MBE. The new building was to house one of europe's most technically advanced arts education facilities, and a new 200 seat auditorium. In 2016, it was announced that Peter was to depart the Theatre Royal, after 25 years at the helm. It was later announced that the new auditorium would be named the Peter Wilson Studio. In mid 2016, Stephen Crocker, a former deputy CEO of The Lowry theatre was announced as the new Chief Executive. In 2019, Norwich Theatre Royal was rebranded to become the Norwich Theatre group alongside Norwich Playhouse.

Greater Norwich is a planned unitary authority in Norfolk, England. It will be formed from the City of Norwich, 19 parishes from Broadland and 16 parishes from South Norfolk. It will be centred on Norwich, which will be its largest settlement and will include the outlying towns of Costessey, Sprowston and Thorpe St Andrew, It will border the other districts in the county, West Norfolk to the west and East Norfolk to the east. The area has a population of 278,285.

The Assembly House is a Georgian Grade I listed building located in Norwich, United Kingdom. Today, the Assembly House is used for conferences, exhibitions, visual and performing arts activities, and weddings, and is owned by a registered arts charity. It is one of the twelve historic Norwich buildings in the Norwich 12 initiative, a project to develop an integrated group of heritage attractions in the city.

St Giles' Church, Norwich is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Norwich.

Norwich City Hall is an Art Deco building completed in 1938 which houses the city hall for the city of Norwich, East Anglia, in Eastern England. It is one of the Norwich 12, a collection of twelve heritage buildings in Norwich deemed of particular historical and cultural importance. It is Grade II* listed.

Chapelfield Gardens are a public park in Norwich. They are the earliest surviving ornamental public open space in the city, and a Grade II listed park.

St Laurence's Church, or St Lawrence's Church, is a redundant Anglican church in St Benedict's Street, Norwich, Norfolk, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. It stands on a sloping site between Westwick Street and St Benedict's Street.

Norwich Zen Buddhist Priory is a place of meditation and practice for the Sōtō Zen tradition of Buddhism. It is located in west Norwich, England. A senior monk in the Order of Buddhist Contemplatives, Reverend Leoma Hague, is resident there.Norwich Zen Buddhist Priory was established in 2013. It offers teaching and guidance, either in person or online, on meditation and Buddhist life. There is a schedule of regular meetings, retreats, festivals and other events for anyone who wishes to learn about or deepen their practice of meditation. The priory is supported by a group of lay Buddhists in Norwich and across East Anglia who follow the Sōtō Zen tradition. It is dependent entirely on donations.

St Gregory's Church, Norwich is a Grade I listed redundant parish church in the Church of England in Norwich.