Carrow Works Block 92

Block 92 is a former administrative office building, originally constructed in 1857 and extended in 1874 and 1878 as part of the J and J Colman Ltd complex in Norwich. The building is built of Somerleyton red brick in a Flemish bond, with dressings of gault brick. It has a hipped slate roof, six segmental-headed dormer windows, and three lateral wall chimneystacks. The building has an irregular plan shape with a curved south-west corner and an angled north-west corner. It is two and a half storeys high with a basement. The windows are flat-arched with gauged brick lintels and generally contain two-over-two timber sashes. The north, south, and east elevations each have four window bays, while the west elevation, which has five bays, is curved to reflect the south-west corner, where an entrance was added from Carrow Road in the mid- to late 1870s. Another entrance, with a half-glazed timber door, is found at the south-west corner. A date stone inscribed ‘1878’ is above the central entrance, which now has double-leaf doors. A two-bay, four-storey block was added to the east side around 1910, connecting the offices to a former flour mill (since destroyed). This block is excluded from the listing. Internally, modern partitions and acoustic ceiling tiles have been added. Plain cast-iron columns remain on the ground floor, some partially hidden. The first-floor joists have been replaced and steel supports have been introduced on the ground floor.