Built as a royal palace over 900 years ago, now a museum, art gallery & study centre. The castle is undergoing a redevelopment but our galleries are open!
Many years ago, a poor widow lived with her children in a small hut by the forest. One day, a pinecone fell to the ground by their front door, taking root. The children tended the growing tree, excited to finally have a Christmas tree. Soon, it was tall enough to bring inside.
During Lorina’s time at the workhouse she created a series of embroidered letters, made by creating a patchwork of fabric which she stitched her text on to. We call them samplers because they are similar to the needlework samplers made to teach embroidery to young girls. 
“Dorothy Jewson was a fearless, trailblazing feminist, born in 1884 of an alderman in the coal and timber business and a mother from Norwich’s famous Jarrold family. She came from Thorpe Hamlet and was educated at Norwich Girls’ School when it was situated in the Assembly House.”
In the 19th century many people believed that women were only capable of copying what they saw, rather than using their imagination to create something new. 