Medieval Norwich Series - Strangers Hall

Exploring Some of the Medieval sites in this historic city

Another Medieval Norwich cache and another puzzle. For those who have time free and need a puzzle lol. Stealth required as cache is on a busy road, please replace so cache is not visible.

Strangers Hall is a marvellous Tudor merchant's house, used as a museum of local history since the 1930s. The house boasts richly furnished 16th and 17th century interiors, with beautifully carved wood panelling, period furniture, and exhibits that show how life was lived here over the centuries. Behind the house is a small knot garden, laid out in the 17th century. History Though the house as we see it today is a product of the Tudor period, the building dates back to around 1320 and may have been built for a merchant named Ralph de Middleton. Around 1450 William Barley rebuilt the 14th century hall, turning the structure on its axis to run parallel to the street, as we see it today. The arrangement of rooms in Barley's building were quite odd; the living quarters could only be reached by a narrow stair at the back of the undercroft Then in 1530 the Lord Mayor of Norwich, Nicholas Sotherton, added a front door with the lovely carved porch and steps we see today. Over the years the house has served as a residence for wealthy merchants and more mayors of Norwich, but the essential layout has hardly changed since the 17th century.

Strangers Hall