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 The
stories behind
our street names
 NELSON
STREET
What kind of a country would we be living in today if
it hadn’t been for Horatio Nelson, the Norwich
schoolboy who grew up to become a British hero?
The men, women and children of Nelson Street can be
justly proud of the fact their street was named after
the man described as the greatest sea commander of all
time.
More about Horatio Nelson
NILE STREET (Adelaide Street)
A street, adopted by the city in January 1858,
that commemorates Nelson’s famous victory at the
Battle of the Nile that turned him into a national hero.
So the residents have special reason to celebrate this
year.
The battle was fought near Rosetta on August 1, 1798,
between the British fleet, under the “king of
the seas” Nelson, and the French fleet under Brueys.
Nine of the French battleships were taken, two burnt
and only two escaped.
Bruey’s flagship, the Orient, blew up and more
than 900 men died in the explosion.
NINHAM’S COURT (Bethel Street)
This “genial little man” died more than
130 years ago, but he left a legacy that paints a vivid
portrait of life in old Norwich.
His name was Henry Ninham (1793-1874) who lived at 12
Chapel Field and this court is named in his honour.
More about Henry Ninham
 NORMAN
ROAD (Rosebery Road to Pelham Road)
In Norwich of 300 years ago our sheriff was an extraordinary
man called John Norman — a man with a dream.
He wanted to make sure that his descendants were educated
and when he died in 1724 he left one of the most elaborate
wills you are ever likely to see.
More about John Norman
NORTH PARK AVENUE (Colman Road to Bluebell Road)
As with South Park, it bounds the Eaton Park we know
and love.
It was back in the 1920s that hundreds of men, back
from the bloody trenches of the First World War, were
desperate for work.
For three and a half years, under the direction of Captain
Sandys-Winsch, more than 100 of them created Eaton Park.
In May of 1928, the Prince of Wales (later the Duke
of Windsor) officially opened the park.
“It is a scheme,” he said, “that has
provided a great slice of country almost in the middle
of a great city.”
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