From the Norwich Mercury 200 years ago this week was an article about Ivy Hall being for sale. The article read:
“TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION,
BY WM. SPELMAN,
At the Greyhound Inn, Surry-street, Norwich, on Wednesday, the 20th day of July, 1825, at Four o’clock in the afternoon, in one Lot,
A Desirable ESTATE, called Ivy Hall; consisting of five dwelling-houses, fronting King-street, in the parish of St. Julian, Norwich, with gardens, privy, wash-house, and pump at the back thereof, in the several occupations of Messrs. Baldwin, Sainty, Haverstone, Mason, and Sheene.
The above Premises are Leasehold of the Dean and Chapter of Norwich for a term of 40 years, from the 7th day of June, 1825, renewable every 14 years, at the rent of 1s. per annum.
For particulars and conditions of sale apply to Mr. Alfred Barnard, solicitor, St. Andrew’s, or the Auctioneer, Duke’s Palace, Norwich.”
I hadn’t heard of this building, but after some checking it was previously the Hildebrands Hospital located on what is now Argyle Street, located just off King Street. The hospital had been founded in around 1200 and adjoined St. Edward Chapel, with the institution welcoming the poor, aged, travellers and pilgrims. It was passed to the Dean and Chapter of Norwich Cathedral after 1497 and as the advertisement above shows, they still owned it in 1825, although the church element was pulled down in 1547. There are, unfortunately, no traces of it remaining today, but it’s not a building that I had previously known about.