Colman's and Norwich go back a long way...nearly 200 years in fact. The
Colman's Mustard Shop now has a new integrated museum where you can discover
the history of Jeremiah Colman dating back to the
early
nineteenth century. Find out how he started his mustard empire and helped to
improve Norwich Society by changing working life for his employees and their
families. You can even learn how Colman's mustard is made.
In October 1999, the Colman's Mustard Shop moved to new larger premises in the
Royal Arcade, Norwich. With fifteen different varieties of mustard as well as
a selection of collectable speciality gifts, there's something in store for
everybody. Choose what you want whilst you browse through our original
Colman's memorabilia including our Art Deco mustard pots and wartime mustard
tins.
Kids can also join in too by discovering the cartoon adventures of Jeremiah
Colman - just follow the mustard trail around the shop!
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The 300 year old thatched barn, which houses the
shop, is situated near Neatishead, just north of Wroxham in a lovely rural
setting. Look out for the Dried Flower Centre brown signs on the A1151
The farm has been growing and drying flowers for over 15 years. The family run
shop also sells a wide variety of baskets, containers and florists sundries -
everything for the flower arranger, backed up by expert help and advice.
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Cafe
Coffees, Espresso, Teas, Soft Drinks, Pastries, Cakes, Scones and Sandwiches.
Gifts and Local Crafts
Hand painted: cards, silk scarves, pottery, jewellery, glassware and miniatures. Original art: paintings, sketches, prints, toys, postcards, maps, guide and local history books, ceramics and many more gifts and craft items.
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Situated opposite Norwich Cathedral and in the heart of the
historic centre of the city, Augustine Steward House, built in 1549, is an
appropriate setting for the Antiques Centre.
Dealers include antiquities in art deco, art nouveau, books,
ceramics, clocks, dolls, postcards etc.
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A reconstruction of an early Anglo-Saxon village revealing how our ancestors lived 1,500 years ago. Situated on an original Anglo-Saxon site the village has a museum, river, wood and lakeside walks with an adventure playground. A workshop enables visitors to make their own pair of Anglo-Saxon shoes. Suitable for children 12 years old or older.
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Very few Norfolk towns of Hingham's size can boast such a fine
display of Georgian architecture as that surrounding the Market Place. In the
18th century, the elite of local society built and occupied the fine town
houses, especially for the winter season when outlying roads became impassable.
So popular and fashionable was it, that the area became known as Little London,
and one of the houses bears that name.
Which ever way you approach Hingham, the 14th century St
Andrew's Church with its 120 ft tower, dominates the town. Inside, there are
four features worthy of special attention: the early 15th century redstone
monument to Thomas Lord Morley said by Pevsner to be 'one of the most impressive
wall monuments of that period in the whole of England'; the East Window of 16th
century Flemish stained glass; a fine bronze bust of Abraham Lincoln, whose
ancestor Samuel Lincoln was baptised here in 1622; and a rare chained grain
bushel measure.
The town sign commemorates the exodus of many parishioners
who left for America in the early part of the seventeenth century and founded a
new Hingham in Massachusetts, USA.
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