norch.co.uk - the countercultural history of alternative Norwich
The website for alternative Norwich and the Free Land of Albion.
Site Content
Norwich was famed for its Argyle Street squats but the local squatting movement first developed in the 1970s era of slum clearances.
COMMUNES
Several communes were developed to try out alternative lifestyles.
ALTERNATIVE BOOKSHOPS
Bristow's, Freewheel and the Scientific Anglian and local history in Norwich
PSYCHOGEOGRAPHY
Ramblings......
THE ALBION FAIRS
From Donovan performing on a hay bale to the "medieval brigands" of the Peace Convoy.
PUNK IN NORWICH
The Gala Ballroom and West Runton Pavilion brought some of the best bands right into our sweaty, tattoed hands.
ANARCHY IN THE UEA
Vietnam, Biafra, the Queen, Surrealism, sit-ins and banned from the pubs.
PSYCHEDELIC NORWICH
The music, the drugs and the busts.
AND THE BANDS PLAYED ON
A cornucopia of rubbish
About Norch
WHAT'S IT ALL ABOUT?
Norch explores the history of Norwich counterculture from the 1960s. There are pages about squats, alternative bookshops, Albion Fairs, communes and cultures of resistance.
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