Friars Quay (Norwich) the River Wensum itself. The immediate history however relates to the use of the site as a timber yard until it was made available for development. Jewsons Timber Yard was established by John Wilson Jewson who shipped in timbers by wherries from Great Yarmouth. In 1868 George Jewson purchased a 17th-century house in Colegate which was used as the headquarters of the business. His son Richard (1867 to 1949) established Jewsons as the largest timber merchants between the Thames and the Humber. Richard became Lord Mayor of Norwich in 1917. The land was purchased by Norwich City Council in 1970.
Norwich Police Department (New York) Norwich Police Department (New York) The City of Norwich Police Department, also known as the Norwich City Police, Norwich Police Force, or the NPD, is a police organization responsible for primary jurisdictional law enforcement for the City of Norwich, New York. The City of Norwich is the county seat of Chenango County, which is located in the Central New York Region of New York State. This area of New York is also known as the Leatherstocking Region. The Norwich Police Station is located in a stand alone building at 18 East Main Street Norwich, NY 13815. This building was originally