Gallery Title
Gallery Title
Sir Benjamin Wrench's Court, Norwich
Accession Number NWHCM : 1929.89.42
Description
Drawing, 'Sir Benjamin Wrench's Court' by Henry Ninham (1793-1874), pencil, watercolour and ink (brown) on paper, undated; 20.2 cm x 15.7 cm; inscription in brown ink backing paper 'Sir Benjn Wrenchs Court Norich / House taken down in 1826 when Corn Exchange erected / the Residence of Robert Craske Mayor 1623 and of Wt Barnham / Mayor / 1652 / but far better known from having been the residence of Sir Benjamin / Wrench M.D. an eminent physician who practised here 60 years and died in 1747 / It was afterwards the Lobster Inn / The entrance Gate to the Courtyard still remains in Cockey Lane / HN'
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Ninham's paintings and drawings provide some of the best records of 19th-century Norwich. The building in this watercolour had been the residence of mayors in the 17th century but was known as the house of Sir Benjamin Wrench, a physician who practised there for 60 years and died in 1747. The earliest exhibitions of the Norwich Society of Artists were held in a large room they rented. The New Lobster Inn operated in the basement. The whole court was demolished in 1826 to make way for the new Corn Exchange.
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