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 United F.C. finished bottom of the division and were relegated back to the Eastern Counties League. The club initially played at the Poringland Memorial Playing Field, where they remained until moving to Heartsease Lane – the former ground of Gothic – in 1985 in order to achieve senior status. They relocated to Plantation Park in Blofield in 1991 in order to meet the ground grading requirements of the Eastern Counties League's Premier Division. Plantation Park has a stand on one side of the pitch, which includes a seated section in the centre and terracing on either side. Norwich United F.C. Norwich United