Diss

Diss has a large number of historic buildings, including the parish church from the early 14th century. There is also a museum. The train station of Diss is located on the railway line Great Eastern Main Line from London Liverpool Street to Norwich railway station.

Famous people from Diss include John Skelton, a former poet laureate and Thomas Lord, founder of Lord's Cricket Ground. The England defender Matthew Upson also comes from the city. Among the frequent visitors to the city, the actor Dexter Fletcher, who called it " the jewel in the crown of Norfolk " part. Also, the Renaissance and Baroque composer John Wilbye came from Diss The draftsman and artist Josh Kirby, Terry Pratchett's Discworld illustrator, lived in the village of Shelf Anger at Diss, where he died.

Compared to the parish church of the Holy Virgin Mary from the 14th century is a building from the 16th century, known as the ' Dolphin House'. It was one of the most important buildings of the city and has an impressive oak beams that characterize it as a building of higher status, possibly as a wool merchant, the. The building was formerly a pub, the Dolphin, from the 19th century to the 1960s. Today it houses several small stores.

1871 notable changes to a house in Mount Street were made about 100 m north of the church. The workers removed the tile floor in one of the ground floor rooms and lifted the ground it to use beams for a fixed floor. Since they discovered a hoard of coins. Among the bricks, they came upon the original hard clay floor, and in the middle of the room, about half a meter deep, they found the remains of an earthen vessel, containing over three hundred coins. Except for two fine gold coins all the coins were made ​​of silver.

In March 2006, Diss became the third town in the UK, joined the Cittaslow, an international organization that promotes the concept of " Slow City".

The local newspaper of the town, the Diss Express, was founded in 1864.

Churches in Diss

  • Anglican: Church of the Holy Virgin Mary
  • Catholic: Saints Church
  • Methodists
  • Baptists

Credentials

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