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As part of Colmans Mustard Shop & Museum’s celebrations of 200 years of Colman’s in Norwich, author Nick Williams guides a walking tour of Norwich’s fascinating industrial heritage on Thursday 21st August 2014 at 3pm.
The tour unveils the surprising industrial history of the city, as featured in Nick’s best-selling book Norwich: City of Industries, with an emphasis on Colman’s influential role in Norwich and its legacy. The walking tour will finish at Colmans Mustard Shop & Museum, owned by Norwich’s Heritage Economic and Regeneration Trust (HEART), with a talk from Retail Business Manager Nick Cook on the history of the firm.
Nick Williams, author of Norwich: City of Industries, said: “’I feel that the city’s industrial heritage is something that is often overlooked, and my book, and now this special walking tour of the city, hopefully goes some way to addressing that.”
Places are limited, and booking in advance is essential. To book your place, please call 01603 627889 or visit Colmans Mustard Shop & Museum in the Royal Arcade. Tickets are £5 per person, and come with a 20% off voucher for use in Colman’s Mustard Shop & Museum voucher on the day.
Mustard fans can also test their knowledge of Colman’s heritage in an anniversary quiz about the heritage brand – entrants with the most correct answers can be in with a chance of winning a hamper of Colman’s goodies. Visit Colman’s Mustard Shop & Museum in the Royal Arcade to pick up a quiz, or download a copy from www.mustardshopnorwich.co.uk, and enter before 31st August.
Colman’s have been making fine quality mustards in Norfolk for 200 years, and to celebrate this, Colman’s Mustard Shop & Museum are running a series of special events to mark the occasion.
Future ‘200 years of Colman’s in Norwich’ events from Colman’s Mustard Shop & Museum include a special exhibition on the history of Colman’s in the Forum (12-22 November) in conjunction with the Unilever Archives, The History of Advertising Trust and the East Anglian Film Archive; launch of a new limited edition whisky in partnership with the English Whisky Company, and even a Mustard Murder Mystery.
Find out more at www.mustardshopnorwich.co.uk where you can sign up for the latest event news and special offers.
About Colmans Mustard Shop & Museum
Colman’s Mustard Shop & Museum was opened in 1973 to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Colman’s, with premises on Bridewell Alley. It moved to the historic art nouveau Royal Arcade in 1999, where it has been based ever since in a careful replica of Victorian trade premises.
The shop stocks an extensive range of powder and prepared mustards, including a number of specialities made exclusively for the shop. In addition, there are a wide selection of mustard pots and spoons, together with tea towels – not to mention a broad range of Colman’s memorabilia. It also contains many items on loan from the archives, covering all aspects of the history and production of Colman’s mustard.
About Norwich HEART
Norwich Heritage Economic and Regeneration Trust (HEART) is a private, charitable trust set up to act as an umbrella organisation for all of the heritage on offer in Norwich. We strategically plan, regenerate, manage and promote Norwich’s heritage and act as a best practice model internationally for developing heritage as a social and economic regeneration vehicle. HEART receives support from bodies including the University of East Anglia and Norwich City Council and has received project funding from a variety of sources including European Union, HM Treasury, the East of England Development Agency and Norfolk County Council. HEART took over Colman’s Mustard Shop & Museum in August 2009, from previous owners Unilever UK & Ireland.
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