Quay Side, Norwich black plaque

This black commemorative plaque records: Quay Side Named after it's function. There was once a ducking stool here, used for punishing dishonest people, usually women, in the river

Quay Side in Norwich was historically significant for its role as a site of public punishment where a ducking stool was employed to punish those accused of dishonesty, typically women, by dunking them in the river.