As the century drew to a close, though, it became more and more apparent that the facilities available were no longer suitable to care for all the people living in and around Norwich.
And so, the move was made to the large, more modern building at Colney, and by 2001 the majority of the hospital s services were no longer in the city centre.
Norfolk and Norwich hospital radio, 23rd of December, 1975. Picture: Archant Library
- Credit: Archant Library
After it was fully vacated in 2003, the Department of Health sold the site to Persimmon Homes and it was redeveloped into 271 apartments.
There are still references to its medical past through the street names – you will find the likes of Kenneth McKee Plain (a famous surgeon) and Sarah West Close (the hospital s first matron).
Concorde, the Channel Tunnel, Mr Pastry and Princess Anne - a look back at Kent in 1970
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Updated: 16:43, 07 February 2021
For some of us 1970 seems like yesterday but for many people reading this it will be a foreign land existing long before they were born.
So what was life like in Kent back then, more than 50 years ago?
The front cover of the March 1970 edition of Kent Life depicted the Kingsferry Bridge over The Swale at Sheppey, which had opened 10 years before
We can find out by delving into back copies of Kent Life, a monthly magazine produced by the Kent Messenger Group.
Remembering the County Towners at The Hazlitt Theatre in Maidstone
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Updated: 13:10, 30 January 2021
Concern that the future of Maidstone s Hazlitt Theatre lies in the balance after Covid-enforced closure has stopped all income has prompted many people to reflect on the good times they have had there.
For many decades the County Towners Variety Club was almost synonymous with the theatre in Earl Street, having been associated with the venue when it was still known as the Maidstone Municipal Theatre.
The Hazlitt Theatre in Maidstone, pictured in 1987
Formed in 1961 and eventually folding in 1998, the County Towners put on two shows a year, in May and November, that easily rivalled the popularity of the Christmas panto.