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History & Archaeology
The Forum is the Millennium project for the East of England. It is a striking example of 20th century architecture and a landmark in Norwich city centre.
The Forum is built on the site of the old Norwich Central Library which was devastated by fire in 1994, destroying many books and precious documents and forcing its closure.
Before build began on The Forum, extensive archaeological investigations were carried out by Norfolk Archaeological Unit, with some exciting discoveries being made.
The site lies at the heart of an area known in The Middle Ages as The French Borough. The Borough was established as a colony of French traders after the Norman Conquest, between 1071 and 1075. The Forum site was the first major site to be excavated in the Borough and enabled historians to learn more about the development of the western part of the historic centre of Norwich.
To read about some of the discoveries from different time periods, click to download a PDF.
