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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Norwich, Norfolk, England.
- 924 AD – Market active.[1]
- 1004 – Norwich sacked by Danes.[2]
- 1067 – Norwich Castle construction begins (approximate date).
- 1094 – Seat of East Anglian bishopric relocated to Norwich from Thetford.[3]
- 1096 – Norwich School established.
- 1100 – Bishop's Palace built (approximate date).
- 1101 – Norwich Cathedral dedicated.[3]
- 1106 – Norwich fair active.[1]
- 1100 – St. Leonard's priory built on Mousehold Heath.[4]
- 1122 – King Henry I visits town.[5]
- 1144 – A young apprentice, William of Norwich, is murdered.
- 1145 – Norwich Cathedral completed.
- 1158 - Henry II. grants the burgesses a charter.[3]
- 1190 - Antisemitic massacre[6]
- 1194 - Richard I. grants them a fuller charter.[3]
- 1216 – Dauphin Louis takes Norwich Castle.[7]
- 1248 – Chapel and Hospice of St Mary's in the Field founded.
- 1249 – St. Giles's Hospital founded.[4]
- 1266 – "Disinherited Barons sack city."[5]
- 1272 – Norwich riot.[5]
- 1295 – Bishops Bridge built.[8]
- 1298 - Norwich represented in parliament by two members.[3]
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- 1341 – Norwich Market ceded to city.
- 1342 – City walls built.[3]
- 1348 – Plague/ Black Death.[2]
- 1383 – Queen Anne of Bohemia visits Norwich.[5]
- 1384 – Cloth Seld established.[5]
- 1385 – Guild of Saint George founded (approximate date).[9]
- 1404 – Norwich incorporated.
- 1411 – Market Cross built.[5]
- 1413 – Norwich Guildhall built.
- 1414 – Fire.[7]
- 1430 – Great Hall built.
- 1443 – Gladman's insurrection.[5]
- 1455 – St Peter Mancroft church consecrated.
- 1472 – St Laurence's Church built.
- 1505 – Fire.[2]
- 1510 – Church of St John Maddermarket rebuilt.
- 1521 – Coslany bridge rebuilt.[8]
- 1543 – Hatters company formed.[10]
- 1549 – Kett's Rebellion.[11]
- 1554 – Russell company of weavers founded.[12]
- 1558 – Cunninghams map of city created.[5]
- 1565 - Walloons arrive in Norwich and French Church established.[13]
- 1567 – Anthony de Solempne sets up printing press.[14]
- 1573 – Fye bridge rebuilt.[8]
- 1578 – Queen Elizabeth I visits city.[5]
- 1586 – Blackfriars Bridge rebuilt.[8]
- 1591 – Whitefriars Bridge rebuilt[8]
- 1602 – Plague/Black Death.[5]
- 1608 – Norwich Public Library established.[15]
- 1615 – Peter Gleane becomes mayor.[16]
- 1621 – George Birch becomes mayor.[16]
- 1652 – William Barnham becomes mayor.[16]
- 1663 – William Oliver bookseller in business.[17]
- 1671 – King Charles II visits City
- 1675 – George Rose bookseller in business.[18]
- 1687 – Doughty's Hospital established.[3]
- – St Augustine's Church tower rebuilt.
- 1693 – Population: 28,881.[19]
- 1697 – New Mint established.[5]
- 1701 – Norwich Post newspaper begins publication.[5]
- 1727 – Norwich Mercury newspaper begins publication.[20]
- 1731 – White Swan Playhouse active (approximate date).[21][22]
- 1754 – Assembly House built.[23]
- 1756 – Octagon Chapel built.
- 1757 – Theatre built.[19][21]
- 1761 – Norfolk Chronicle newspaper begins publication.[24]
- 1762 – Hills and Underwood distillery in business.[25]
- 1763 – Richard Beatniffe bookseller in business.[18]
- 1770 – Gurney's Bank established.
- 1771 – Norfolk and Norwich Hospital founded.
- 1784 – Norfolk and Norwich Subscription Library established.[26]
- 1785 – William Stevenson bookseller in business.[18]
- 1786 – Norfolk And Norwich Benevolent Medical Society founded.[27]
- 1792 – Hudson & Harvey bank established.[28]
- 1800 – Fish's Musical Circulating Library in business.[29]
- 1803 – Norwich Society of Artists active.[30]
- 1811 – Foundry Bridge constructed.[8]
- 1819 – Rosary Cemetery established.
- 1820 – Steward, Patterson & Stewards brewery in business.[31]
- 1821 – Population: 50,288.[19]
- 1822
- 1823
- J. & J. Colman in business.[32]
- Jarrolds relocates to Norwich.[33]
- 1824
- Norfolk and Norwich Festival begins.[19][34]
- Norfolk and Norwich Museum, and Norfolk and Norwich United Medical Book Society established.[19]
- 1826 – Theatre rebuilt.[19]
- 1829
- 1831 – Canal and harbour open.[2]
- 1833
- 1835 – Town Council elected per Municipal Corporations Act 1835.[19]
- 1837 – Bullard & Watts brewery in business.
- 1839 – St James Mill built.
- 1844 – Yarmouth-Norwich railway begins operating.[19]
- 1845
- 1847 – Chamber of Commerce established.[19]
- 1849 – Norwich Victoria railway station opens.
- 1851 – Board of Health established.[19]
- 1856 – Young Men's Christian Association chapter established.[19]
- 1857
- 1861 – Population: 75,025.[19]
- 1866 – Chapel Field Road drill hall opened.[36]
- 1869 – Norfolk and Norwich Naturalists' Society founded.[37]
- 1874 – 10 September: Thorpe rail accident occurs near town.
- 1875 – Norwich High School for Girls founded.[23]
- 1878 – Harry Bullard becomes mayor.[16]
- 1880 – Chapelfield Gardens open.
- 1882 – Norwich City railway station opens.
- 1887 – HM Prison Norwich established.
- 1888 – Norfolk and Norwich Photographic Society established.[38]
- 1891 – City College Norwich founded.
- 1897
- Labour strike.[2]
- Royal Hotel in business.
- 1900 – Norwich Electric Tramways begin operating.
- 1901 – Population: 111,733.[3]
- 1902 – Norwich City Football Club founded, inheriting the song "On the Ball, City".
- 1903 – Grand Opera House opens.[39]
- 1909 – Sewell Park opens.
- 1910 – St John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church, Norwich built, now St John the Baptist Cathedral, Norwich
- 1911 – Picture House (cinema) opens.[39]
- 1921 – Maddermarket Theatre founded.
- 1923 – First lady Lord Mayor.
- 1924 – Heigham Park opens.
- 1925
- Wensum Park opened [40][41]
- The Ferry Boat Inn in business.
- 1928 – Eaton Park opens.
- 1929 – Sloughbottom Park and Mile Cross Gardens open.
- 1933 – Waterloo Park opens.
- 1938 – City Hall built.
- 1942 – April: Aerial bombing by German forces.
- 1963 – University of East Anglia established.
- 1973 – Colman's Mustard Shop opens.
- 1974 – Norfolk Tower built.
- 1976 – Norwich Buddhist Centre established.
- 1977 – Norwich Arts Centre opens.
- 1978 – Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts and Norwich Cinema City open.
- 1979 – Norwich Puppet Theatre founded.
- 1980 – Sewell Barn Theatre opens.
- 1982 – City of Norwich Aviation Museum active (approximate date).
- 1988 – Norwich Airport terminal opens.
- 1992 – Norwich Research Park launched.
- 1995 – Norwich Playhouse opens.
- 2001
- Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital founded.
- The Forum built.
- 2004 – Norwich HEART heritage organisation established.[42]
- 2005 – Delia Smith made her iconic "Let's be 'avin' you!" speech at Carrow Road. [43]
- 2006 – 99.9 Radio Norwich begins broadcasting.
- 2007 – Theatre Royal building refurbished.
- 2009 – Norwich Film Festival begins.
- 2018 – Colman's announces transfer of most of its mustard production away from Norwich in 2018-2019
- 2020 - Covid 19 pandemic happens
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