Mason's Norwich General and Commercial Directory & Handbook Including the hamlets of Earlham, Eaton, Heigham, Hellesdon, Lakenham, Pockthorpe, Thorpe, Trowse, Carrow and Bracondale.

** "Mason's Norwich General and Commercial Directory & Handbook" by R. Hindry Mason is a helpful manual from the 1800s designed to assist people living in or visiting Norwich. It acts like a catalog, identifying people, shops, and important locations in Norwich and neighborhing smalls towns. The book wants to give useful details about the area's people and businesses to make the city more connected. The start of the book talks about why it was created and how it is organized. It shares thanks for rewriting a version from 1852, explaining how important this type of list is for big cities. The beginning highlights how much work was put into making it complete, but points out there might be small mistakes because the city was changing so fast. The directory has lots of sections, from names of people to important places like hospitals, the city's leaders, and different types of companies. It's a great way to figure out what Norwich was like back then. **