NHER 26431 (Monument record) - Post medieval suicide burial, Dereham Road/Old Palace Road/Heigham Road crossroads

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Summary

In August 1794 John Stimpson, a Norwich porter, hanged himself at the Bull Inn and the coroner ordered he be buried 'in the crossroads of St Benedict's Road'. This crossroads is now at a point where Dereham Road, Old Palace Road and Heigham Road converge.

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Map sheet	TG20NW
Civil Parish	NORWICH, NORWICH, NORFOLK

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Suicide burial.
August 1794 John Stimpson, Norwich porter, hanged himself at the Bull Inn, St Stephen's. Coroner ordered he be buried 'in the crossroads of St Benedict's Road'. See (S1).
Probably the same as (S2) where referred to as last crossroads burial in Norwich area. Location given in (S2); Dereham Road was known alternatively as St Benedict's Road, and Old Palace Road was then part of Heigham Road.
E. Rose (NLA) 22 March 1995.

Associated Sources (2)

<S1> SNF6288 Article in Serial: Halliday, R. 1994. Wayside Graves and Crossroad Burials. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLII Pt I pp 80-83. p 80.
<S2> SNF7175 Publication: Mottram, R.. If Stones Could Speak.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

INHUMATION (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Norwich (Parish Summary)

Record last edited

Dec 4 2012 12:45PM