Norfolk and Norwich Subscription Library blue plaque
Overview
Norfolk and Norwich Subscription Library blue plaque is recorded as Blue plaque in England Norwich. This blue commemorative plaque records: Norfolk and Norwich Subscription Library From 1837-1976, this building housed a private Subscription Library, founded in 1784 and originally located in St Andrew's Hall. The Hall was also the site for Norwich City Library.
Why it was made
The saved account records: This blue commemorative plaque records: Norfolk and Norwich Subscription Library From 1837-1976, this building housed a private Subscription Library, founded in 1784 and originally located in St Andrew's Hall.
People and events
The saved account records: The Hall was also the site for Norwich City Library.
How it worked
The saved account records: Founded in 1608, it was the first library to be established by a corporation in a corporately owned building outside London.
What remains
The saved account records: Norwich was also the first city in Britain to adopt the Public Libraries Act of 1850.
Why it mattered
Norfolk and Norwich Subscription Library blue plaque matters because its inscription ties a person, group, event or old local practice to this exact place. The source records: Norfolk and Norwich Subscription Library From 1837-1976, this building housed a private Subscription Library, founded in 1784 and originally located in St Andrew's Hall. The Hall was also the site for Norwich City Library. Founded in 1608, it was the first library to be established by a corporation in a corporately owned building outside London. Norwich was also the first city in Britain to adopt the Public Libraries Act of 1850. The importance lies in the life remembered here, not in the plaque as a piece of metal.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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