Norwich also records the site of an Anglo-Saxon church in Tombland, the site of the Saxon market place and the later Norman cathedral. Norwich continued to be a major centre for trade, the River Wensum being a convenient export route to the River Yare and Great Yarmouth, which served as the port for Norwich. Quern stones and other artefacts from Scandinavia and the Rhineland have been found during excavations in Norwich city centre. These date from the 11th century onwards. Norwich Castle was founded soon after the Norman Conquest. The Domesday Book records that 98 Saxon homes were demolished to make
SS Norwich City SS Norwich City The SS "Norwich City" was an oil-fired steam freighter powered by a triple expansion steam engine. She was built in 1911 by William Gray & Company, Ltd., West Hartlepool, England, with engines by the company's Central Marine Engine Works. On 23 or 24 April 1928 (sources differ), the ship ran into the Second Narrows Bridge in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and lost her funnel and masts. In November 1929, "Norwich City" carrying a crew of 35 men left Melbourne bound for Vancouver via Honolulu. During a storm on 29 November 1929, the unladen freighter ran aground in