The River Wensum past the Carrow Works site
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The River Wensum past the Carrow Works site
Image: © Evelyn Simak Taken: 18 May 2018
The Carrow Works were owned by the Colman family of mustard fame. Jeremiah Colman had started his mustard and flour business in 1814 at Stoke Holy Cross. It was, however, his great-nephew Jeremiah James Colman who in 1850 bought land from Norfolk Railway at Carrow, and in 1858 brought the company to Carrow and established the Carrow Works which by 1869 had 1100 employees. Colman’s won a special place in the heart of workers in the city, because the company looked after its employees, who enjoyed better conditions than in many other city factories. Many of the old Carrow Works' industrial buildings have since been converted into housing, such as the square building seen at right which is now called Priory View.
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Image Location
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52.620159
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1.309248