NHER 63364 (Building record) - The Woolpack, Golden Ball Street

The Woolpack Public House.

Although the licence associated with this Public House can be traced back to the late 18th century (when it was known as the Woolpocket), the present building dates to 1938. The Norwich Pub Survey of 1986 (compiled by the Norwich Society in association with Norwich City Council) recorded it as a 'stylish anomaly' with a symmetrical Neo Georgian exterior and a Neo Tudor interior.
Information from (S1).

Of particular interest are five three-dimensional bas-relief plaster panels that depict various aspects of the medieval wool trade. These were made by the well-known Norwich artist John Moray-Smith (most likely during the 1940s or early 1950s) and were amongst a series of works commissioned by Morgans Brewery. The scenes depicted are sheep farming, sheep shearing, a sheep market, wool dyeing and packing and the export of wool. There was originally a sixth panel depicting the arrival of the Flemish weavers but this was apparently sold at auction in 2001. Its present whereabouts are unknown.
See (S2) for further information on this and Moray-Smith's other works in Norwich and beyond.

P. Watkins (HES), 19 March 2019.