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As you enter #StrangersHall in #Norwich, you might walk straight past this amazing carving.

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💙📚 This is an 18th century Baby House at the toy room at strangers Hall in Norwich UK.

Playing with dolls houses introduced girls to the skills they would need to manage their homes in adult life.

#dollhouse #toys #18thcentury #Norwich #StrangersHall

There's something irresistible about the Victorian era. The wealthy seated inside, the servants clinging on outside in all weathers and everyone
pretending that civilisation was a matter of clean cuffs and correct posture.
#Victorian #coaches
#Strangershall #Norwich #Britain

This strong box is a heavy iron‑ bound chest once used by wealthy merchants to store valuables, cash, and documents.

#strongbox #trunk #armadachest #Norwich #Strangershall

Some of the original candle fittings and holders at Strangers Hall, Norwich UK.

#candles #candlefittings
#StrangersHall #Norwich #lighting

Francis Cock, a grocer, installed the magnificent staircase to stranger’s hall in 1627 - the year he became Mayor of Norwich.

#Norwich #mayor #Strangershall #Grocers #FrancisCock

This is a “Life Staircase,” a visual allegory of the ages from birth to de#th. Printers and engravers produced endless variations, each showing a man ascending through the decades of his life before descending into frailty and finally the end.

#life #strangershall #Norwich #Norfolk #lifestaircase

The Sothertons, a wealthy family of grocers, lived at Strangers' Hall in Norwich from around 1525 to 1610. They played a significant part in shaping the building as you see it today.

#Norwich #Strangershall #houses #Historymatters #orielwindow

The Erpingham Gate stands at the entrance to Norwich Cathedral Close off Tombland. Built around 1420, it’s the setting for C J Sansom’s novel Tombland. It’s easy to picture Matthew Shardlake walking through it.

#Tombland #Norwich #NorwichCathedral #CJSansom #Strangershall