Duke's Palace, Norwich
The Duke's Palace was the palatial seat of the Duke of Norfolk in Norwich, England. It was located close to Norwich's Charing Cross in the parish of St John Maddermarket. Built from 1561 to 1567 and enlarged in the 1660s under Henry Howard, 6th Duke of Norfolk, it housed a royal visit from King Charles II of England in 1671, and was rebuilt in a modern style in 1672, also under Howard. The palace was known to quickly deteriorate and was prone to subsidence due to its location very close to the River Wensum, on boggy ground. Despite praise for the house itself, its location in a more industrialised area of the city was deemed unpleasant by its contemporaries. It was abandoned by 1711 and then largely demolished between then and 1714, its remainder becoming a workhouse before it was fully demolished in the 19th century. A multi-storey car park now exists in its place.
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Exchange Street, Norwich Heigham Grove
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| Latitude | Longitude |
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| N 52.63108 ° | E 1.2933 ° |
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Norwich City Telephone Exchange
Exchange Street
NR2 1DP Norwich, Heigham Grove
England, United Kingdom
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