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In recognition of the quality of the design
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On 3 May 1972 planning permission was given for "the development of a builders' merchants premises by the construction of roads, footpaths and 24 parking spaces and the erection of forty houses (22 with integral garages) at
Colegate". Included in the reasons for granting planning permission was "to
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The original design consists of an arrangement of terraces that include a series of open spaces winding through the scheme culminating in a principal space facing water stairs and a ramp to the Wensum. Elevations are economical in conception with a richness in variety and spacing. There is simple
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In 1868 George Jewson purchased a 17th-century house in
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Norwich formed a partnership with local developer RG Carter Ltd., to redevelop this prominent city centre industrial site. The scheme consists of 40 four and five bedroom townhouses and 9 ground floor flats.
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and by a park and two notable bridges to the east and west. Several historic churches surround the site creating an attractive and varied landscape. The population is included in the
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The architect responsible for the design was David
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paving and the use of rolled gravel in the surfaces to the highways and communal areas. The development was the subject of an article in the
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is a residential development of a high density, urban design of the 1970s. The development is located in the
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place the development on its list of buildings of architectural importance. Friars Quay forms part of the City Centre
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Friars Quay Norwich - A Framework For Change. Produced by Norwich City Council - December 2004
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