Style and Splendour

Although the textile trade in the city of Norwich goes back for many hundreds of years, the shawl industry, for which the area is renowned, peaked during the nineteenth century. In anticipation of a forthcoming exhibition, Style and Splendour, the Norwich shawl industry 1785 – 1885, Pamela Clabburn details the history of the shawl in the city, and describes the types of shawl for which Norwich became famous