Colman House

Colman House is an early 17th-century house that was later converted into a factory and is undergoing restoration. The building was heightened, refaced, and extended in the late 18th century. It is constructed of red brick with a pantile roof and stands three stories high. The symmetrical facade has five bays, plus an additional bay to the right. The central doorway features a rusticated surround, a pulvinated frieze, and a small flat hood, accompanied by rusticated pilasters. The windows are sash windows, featuring glazing bars and flat rubbed brick arches with keystones. Pilasters flank the central window on the first floor. A moulded brick cornice tops the facade. Inside, a fine 17th-century stone fireplace surround with carved spandrels is located on the first floor. The building's architecture is discussed in R. Smith and A. Carter’s "Function and Site: Aspects of Norwich Buildings," published in 1983.