diff --git a/new/src/client.rs b/new/src/client.rs
index 8c073e0222..b5cea2eebd 100644
--- a/new/src/client.rs
+++ b/new/src/client.rs
@@ -4,9 +4,8 @@ mod online_client;
 use crate::config::{Config, HashFor};
 use crate::constants::ConstantsClient;
 use crate::custom_values::CustomValuesClient;
-use crate::error::{EventsError, ExtrinsicError};
-use crate::events::Events;
-use crate::extrinsics::Extrinsics;
+use crate::events::EventsClient;
+use crate::extrinsics::ExtrinsicsClient;
 use crate::runtime_apis::RuntimeApisClient;
 use crate::storage::StorageClient;
 use crate::transactions::TransactionsClient;
@@ -54,10 +53,21 @@ where
         ConstantsClient::new(self.client.clone())
     }
 
+    /// Access custom values at this block.
     pub fn custom_values(&self) -> CustomValuesClient<T, Client> {
         CustomValuesClient::new(self.client.clone())
     }
 
+    /// Work with the extrinsics in this block.
+    pub fn extrinsics(&self) -> ExtrinsicsClient<T, Client> {
+        ExtrinsicsClient::new(self.client.clone())
+    }
+
+    /// Work with the events at this block.
+    pub fn events(&self) -> EventsClient<T, Client> {
+        EventsClient::new(self.client.clone())
+    }
+
     /// Access runtime APIs at this block.
     pub fn runtime_apis(&self) -> RuntimeApisClient<T, Client> {
         RuntimeApisClient::new(self.client.clone())
@@ -83,16 +93,6 @@ where
     T: Config,
     Client: OnlineClientAtBlockT<T>,
 {
-    /// Obtain the extrinsics in this block.
-    pub async fn extrinsics(&self) -> Result<Extrinsics<T, Client>, ExtrinsicError> {
-        Extrinsics::fetch(self.client.clone()).await
-    }
-
-    /// Obtain the extrinsic events at this block.
-    pub async fn events(&self) -> Result<Events<T>, EventsError> {
-        Events::fetch(self.client.clone()).await
-    }
-
     /// The current block hash.
     pub fn block_hash(&self) -> HashFor<T> {
         self.client.block_hash()
diff --git a/new/src/events.rs b/new/src/events.rs
index fbced5aeb5..772678ecb5 100644
--- a/new/src/events.rs
+++ b/new/src/events.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 mod decode_as_event;
 
+use crate::backend::BackendExt;
+use crate::client::{OfflineClientAtBlockT, OnlineClientAtBlockT};
 use crate::config::{Config, HashFor};
 use crate::error::EventsError;
-use crate::{backend::BackendExt, client::OnlineClientAtBlockT};
 use codec::{Compact, Decode, Encode};
 use scale_decode::{DecodeAsFields, DecodeAsType};
 use std::marker::PhantomData;
@@ -11,6 +12,67 @@ use subxt_metadata::Metadata;
 
 pub use decode_as_event::DecodeAsEvent;
 
+/// A client for working with events.
+pub struct EventsClient<T, Client> {
+    client: Client,
+    marker: PhantomData<T>,
+}
+
+impl<T, Client> EventsClient<T, Client> {
+    pub(crate) fn new(client: Client) -> Self {
+        EventsClient {
+            client,
+            marker: PhantomData,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<T: Config, Client: OfflineClientAtBlockT<T>> EventsClient<T, Client> {
+    /// Work with the block event bytes given.
+    ///
+    /// No attempt to validate the provided bytes is made here; if invalid bytes are
+    /// provided then attempting to iterate and decode them will fail.
+    pub fn from_bytes(&self, event_bytes: Vec<u8>) -> Events<T> {
+        // event_bytes is a SCALE encoded vector of events. So, pluck the
+        // compact encoded length from the front, leaving the remaining bytes
+        // for our iterating to decode.
+        //
+        // Note: if we get no bytes back, avoid an error reading vec length
+        // and default to 0 events.
+        let cursor = &mut &*event_bytes;
+        let num_events = <Compact<u32>>::decode(cursor).unwrap_or(Compact(0)).0;
+
+        // Start decoding after the compact encoded bytes.
+        let start_idx = event_bytes.len() - cursor.len();
+
+        Events {
+            metadata: self.client.metadata(),
+            event_bytes,
+            start_idx,
+            num_events,
+            marker: PhantomData,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<T: Config, Client: OnlineClientAtBlockT<T>> EventsClient<T, Client> {
+    /// Fetch the events at this block.
+    pub async fn fetch(&self) -> Result<Events<T>, EventsError> {
+        let client = &self.client;
+
+        // Fetch the bytes. Ensure things work if we get 0 bytes back.
+        let block_hash = client.block_hash();
+        let event_bytes = client
+            .backend()
+            .storage_fetch_value(system_events_key().to_vec(), block_hash)
+            .await
+            .map_err(EventsError::CannotFetchEventBytes)?
+            .unwrap_or_default();
+
+        Ok(self.from_bytes(event_bytes))
+    }
+}
+
 /// The events at some block.
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct Events<T> {
@@ -25,37 +87,6 @@ pub struct Events<T> {
 }
 
 impl<T: Config> Events<T> {
-    pub(crate) async fn fetch(client: impl OnlineClientAtBlockT<T>) -> Result<Self, EventsError> {
-        // Fetch the bytes. Ensure things work if we get 0 bytes back.
-        let block_hash = client.block_hash();
-        let event_bytes = client
-            .backend()
-            .storage_fetch_value(system_events_key().to_vec(), block_hash)
-            .await
-            .map_err(EventsError::CannotFetchEventBytes)?
-            .unwrap_or_default();
-
-        // event_bytes is a SCALE encoded vector of events. So, pluck the
-        // compact encoded length from the front, leaving the remaining bytes
-        // for our iterating to decode.
-        //
-        // Note: if we get no bytes back, avoid an error reading vec length
-        // and default to 0 events.
-        let cursor = &mut &*event_bytes;
-        let num_events = <Compact<u32>>::decode(cursor).unwrap_or(Compact(0)).0;
-
-        // Start decoding after the compact encoded bytes.
-        let start_idx = event_bytes.len() - cursor.len();
-
-        Ok(Self {
-            metadata: client.metadata(),
-            event_bytes,
-            start_idx,
-            num_events,
-            marker: PhantomData,
-        })
-    }
-
     /// The number of events.
     pub fn len(&self) -> u32 {
         self.num_events
diff --git a/new/src/extrinsics.rs b/new/src/extrinsics.rs
index 09d0fbf9b7..80670740a0 100644
--- a/new/src/extrinsics.rs
+++ b/new/src/extrinsics.rs
@@ -18,16 +18,39 @@ pub use extrinsic_transaction_extensions::{
     ExtrinsicTransactionExtension, ExtrinsicTransactionExtensions,
 };
 
-/// The extrinsics in a block.
-#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
-pub struct Extrinsics<T, C> {
-    client: C,
-    extrinsics: Arc<Vec<Vec<u8>>>,
+/// A client for working with extrinsics.
+pub struct ExtrinsicsClient<T, Client> {
+    client: Client,
     marker: PhantomData<T>,
 }
 
-impl<T: Config, C: OnlineClientAtBlockT<T>> Extrinsics<T, C> {
-    pub(crate) async fn fetch(client: C) -> Result<Self, ExtrinsicError> {
+impl<T, Client> ExtrinsicsClient<T, Client> {
+    pub(crate) fn new(client: Client) -> Self {
+        ExtrinsicsClient {
+            client,
+            marker: PhantomData,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<T: Config, Client: OfflineClientAtBlockT<T>> ExtrinsicsClient<T, Client> {
+    /// Work with the block body bytes given.
+    ///
+    /// No attempt to validate the provided bytes is made here; if invalid bytes are
+    /// provided then attempting to iterate and decode them will fail.
+    pub async fn from_bytes(&self, extrinsics: Vec<Vec<u8>>) -> Extrinsics<T, Client> {
+        Extrinsics {
+            client: self.client.clone(),
+            extrinsics: Arc::new(extrinsics),
+            marker: PhantomData,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<T: Config, Client: OnlineClientAtBlockT<T>> ExtrinsicsClient<T, Client> {
+    /// Fetch the extrinsics at this block.
+    pub async fn fetch(&self) -> Result<Extrinsics<T, Client>, ExtrinsicError> {
+        let client = &self.client;
         let block_hash = client.block_hash();
         let extrinsics = client
             .backend()
@@ -37,13 +60,21 @@ impl<T: Config, C: OnlineClientAtBlockT<T>> Extrinsics<T, C> {
             .ok_or_else(|| ExtrinsicError::BlockNotFound(block_hash.into()))?;
 
         Ok(Extrinsics {
-            client,
+            client: client.clone(),
             extrinsics: Arc::new(extrinsics),
             marker: PhantomData,
         })
     }
 }
 
+/// The extrinsics in a block.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct Extrinsics<T, C> {
+    client: C,
+    extrinsics: Arc<Vec<Vec<u8>>>,
+    marker: PhantomData<T>,
+}
+
 impl<T: Config, C: OfflineClientAtBlockT<T>> Extrinsics<T, C> {
     /// The number of extrinsics.
     pub fn len(&self) -> usize {
@@ -334,7 +365,10 @@ impl<T: Config> ExtrinsicEvents<T> {
         extrinsic_hash: HashFor<T>,
         extrinsic_index: usize,
     ) -> Result<Self, EventsError> {
-        let events = crate::client::ClientAtBlock::new(client).events().await?;
+        let events = crate::client::ClientAtBlock::new(client)
+            .events()
+            .fetch()
+            .await?;
         Ok(ExtrinsicEvents {
             extrinsic_hash,
             extrinsic_index,