Gallery of Manufacturing Images 4

What's in the gallery?

This gallery contains a selection of photographs, drawings and maps reflecting the diversity of industry that has taken place over the years. At present this is only a small portion of the collection that we hold in the archive. Over the coming months new images will be added until the whole archive is available online. Even then we hope the new material will become available to keep the collection up-to-date. We must never lose sight of the fact, today's happening is tomorrow's history.

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  Press for cutting soles. Made by J.Collins of Norwich circa.1875
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  Mr. Peter Turney in the finishing and profile dept. Start-rite Shoe
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  Mr. George Beckett in the making room repairs dept. Start-rite Shoe
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  Junction of Sprowston Road / Silver Road showing tram shed offices as retail premises.
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  The old Sack and Bag premises that Duffield's acquired to allow company expansion.
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  Mousehold Lane looking towards Heartsease Lane Boulton & Paul Hangar on corner.
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  Sprowston Greyhound Stadium, Sprowston Road, EEN report on closure
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  Map of Sprowston, as recalled by Mr. Kingston Fowler, showing the local industries
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  Start-rite Shoe factory, Crome Road, Norwich as it is today 2003
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  James Hanly (1943 - 1985), chairman of Start-rite and Southalls up to 1978
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  Sprowston Mill. Artist unknown. Nineteenth-century oil painting, in the style of Crome.
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  Location of White Owl Ice Cream Factory on Mousehold Lane, Sprowston (sketch map).
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  Luftwaffe bombing maps singling out 1) Barnard's and 2) Boulton & Paul.
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  Ruymp's Sprowston Brick Yard, showing drying sheds and an open top kiln.
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  The 4-4-4 Tank built by Barnards Limited.
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  Blenheim Garage / Filling Station and shops, Wroxham Road 2003.
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  The Oak ashtray and fruit bowl made reclaimed timber from Sprowston Mill burnt down in 1933.
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  Flowerdew’s Garage on Sprowston road with Sprowston Mill in the background
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  Original factory plan. Note the title 'Boot and Shoe factory Sprowston, Norwich.
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  The Loading dock at the Southalls factory on Crome Road.
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  Royal Crest, Lusher Builders on Head Office building at Sprowston
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  After the fire which destroyed the empty premises. It is thought that vandals were responsible.
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  Start-rite packaging factory on Mousehold Lane.
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  Sole of shoe showing Utility mark used during WW2. Start-rite Shoe
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  The Oak ashtray and fruit bowl made reclaimed timber from Sprowston Mill burnt down in 1933. (Document)
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  Ladies Shoe, Southalls shoe Factory. Circa 1930 later Start-rite Shoe Co.
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  Firefighting at the Sprowston Mill. The 1930s.
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  The remains of the Sprowston Mill after the fire. The 1930s
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  Olive Barrett's (nee Lee) grandfather in one of the local Brickyards.
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  White Owl Ice Cream Factory, Mousehold Lane, Sprowston, in the mid-1950s
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  Start-rite Shoe factory, oldest shoe in collection, a brown rather well-worn child’s shoe.
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  Lusher Builders Head Office, Lushers Loke, School Lane, Sprowston.
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  Norwich City Tramway Co's Tram and Tram Sheds on Silver Road.
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  The Ashford Sisters who worked at the Florida Shoe Factory on Salhouse Road.
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  Crafts & characters of Old Sprowston as recalled by Anthony Ward (page 1).
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  Crafts & characters of Old Sprowston as recalled by Anthony Ward (page 2).
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  Stone House Farm Dairy: JJ Dixon & Son, Milk Deliveries
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  The Land bought by William Allen, Brickmaker, from the Cozens-Hardy Estate. Lots 31 and 32.
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  The 0-4-0 class 'Oliver Cromwell 1632' built by Barnards Limited, with Mr. Bower driving.
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  Gattling Gun Cracker "Tiddles" manufactured at the Tom Smith Cracker Factory on Salhouse Road - 1960s
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  Gable of Norwich City Tramway offices on Silver Road, with the relevant date of building.
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  Licensees of The Blue Boar P.H. from 1781 to 1979 to date
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  Tom Smith's crackers 1970s
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  Salhouse Road Industrial units. The unit in the foreground is Impress formerly the NACANCO and METAL BOX CO.
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  Norwich Greyhound Racing Stadium on Sprowston Road, circa 1960 it was demolished after the final meeting in August 1971
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  Charles Cunnell's Brickworks in Sprowston.
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  The top of the lime kiln in Gilman Road
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  Inside the hanger of John Short Ltd works on corner Salhouse Road and Mousehold Lane. They manufactured parts for aircraft.
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  Brickworks Chimney on Lacey and Lincolns site at the top of Hoopers Lane.

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