Riverside is an area in the city of
Norwich
Norwich () is a cathedral city and district of the county of Norfolk, England, of which it is the county town. It lies by the River Wensum, about north-east of London, north of Ipswich and east of Peterborough. The population of the Norwich ...
in the
English county
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of
Norfolk
Norfolk ( ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in England, located in East Anglia and officially part of the East of England region. It borders Lincolnshire and The Wash to the north-west, the North Sea to the north and eas ...
along the east bank of the
River Wensum. Very close to the
Central Business District
A central business district (CBD) is the Commerce, commercial and business center of a city. It contains commercial space and offices, and in larger cities will often be described as a financial district. Geographically, it often coincides wit ...
, it lies between the river and the
Great Eastern Main Line, with
Norwich station at the northern end and
Norwich City's
Carrow Road stadium at the southern end.
The area was historically an industrial area with the river being Norwich's link to the coast. Companies such as engineering firm
Boulton & Paul
Boulton & Paul Ltd was a British general manufacturer from Norwich, England that became involved in aircraft manufacture.
Jeld Wen Inc. bought Boulton & Paul (along with another joinery company John Carr) from the Rugby Group plc in 1999 to ...
developed on the site. The engineering works closed in the late 1980s leaving the site largely
derelict. For much of the 1990s it was mainly used as a park and ride car park for Norwich.
In 1994,
Norwich City Council, along with private stakeholders, presented the first development plans for the area. The first phases of the redevelopment opened in 1999. This has seen the area developed as a mixed use site with a combination of leisure, retailing and residential land use. This includes a major supermarket, a multiscreen cinema, a bowling alley and a swimming pool. Much of the entertainment landuse on the site is owned by
X-Leisure, who own a number of similar sites across the country including the
Xscape brand.
Gallery
New homes along Wherry Road - geograph.org.uk - 2146794.jpg, Housing
Riverside restaurants - geograph.org.uk - 3692004.jpg, Wherry Road restaurants
The Riverside Dental Practice - geograph.org.uk - 5784828.jpg, Local dental practice
Lady Julian Bridge 20211022 102018 (51618064269).jpg, Lady Julian Bridge facing Riverside
The Queen of Iceni 20201007 160653 (50435398893).jpg, Queen of Iceni pub
External links
X-Leisure company site
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Areas of Norwich