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 Airport Lane, around three miles (4.78 km) from the city centre. The A1270 Broadland Northway (also known as the Northern Distributor Road) links the airport to the A47 to Great Yarmouth in the east and Fakenham in the west as well as Norwich itself. Norwich Airport does not have a railway station; the nearest is Norwich railway station approximately away. Norwich Airport Norwich Airport is a small international airport in Hellesdon, Norfolk, England, north of Norwich. In 2014, Norwich Airport was the 29th busiest airport in the UK and busiest in the East Anglia region. Norwich Airport has a CAA Public