The local newspaper group (publishes the Eastern Daily Press, Norwich Evening News and a number of other local titles across Norfolk) has a internal library, including a large photographic collection acquired over the years. Visit by appointment, thr libarian is only part time.

The website has archive material including feature articles on individual Norfolk industries.

George Plunkett was a photographer, and his son Jonathan has put online some 3600 images, mostly of Norwich scenes, including industrial buildings. Majority are 1930s to 1980s. Photographs often of street scenes but made important because he recorded when and where they were taken.

This society maintains an extensive library and research facility in Norwich, including online access to commercial resources. Low membership fee.

Norfolk County Council's Historic Environment Service aims to record, protect and manage Norfolk's archaeology and historic environment, making information available and providing guidance and advice to all those with responsibility for or an interest in the past.  The service has a high reputation for the quality of service, especially its liaison with metal detector groups and finds identification service where it is an exemplar across the country.

The archives of  this service have now moved to the Norfolk Archive Centre. We are not sure off current access arrangements.

NIAS records are stored with the Historic Environment Record, to access our records contact NHES

A specific site from the collections of the Norfolk Record Office, with many historic maps, including enclosure and tithe maps, old street plans, 6inch OS plans and aerial surveys from 1945 and 1988.  All presented a interactive with the ability to overlay historic and modern mapping.

The Norfolk Library Service has extensive online information resources, including links to maps, photographs and other resources.

Sadly much material was lost in a fire in the 1990's. The Local studies library in The Forum, Norwich, has much material on open shelves as well as an extensive collection available on request. This includes acts of parliament and patent applications which are not immediately obvious when visiting.

The Branch libraries all have local history material, this is especially so of Great Yarmouth and Kings Lynn libraries..

Jonathan Neville's vast website on Norfolk Mills and other information, including useful links pages.

A good resource for up to date information and photographs of many of Norfolk's Wind and Watermills. It also has a huge amount of historical data and the site now has over 1,000 pages and listing over 1000 Norfolk watermills and windmills.

The Norfolk Museums Service has a vast collection of industrial material, most not on display. The index to this collection is available online, however the descriptions are somewhat sparse and few images of objects. The museums service also has an extensive reference library, which includes trade catalogues.  It has several fact sheets on its extensive website about Norfolk Industries, especially Norwich's main industries. The art collection can be a resource for early images of industrial sites, especially near water.  Gressenhall Museum has a library with public access by appointment, as does the Shirehall Study centre in Norwich.

The Bridewell Museum was the first museum of Trades and Industry in the country, given by local companies to the City of Norwich with many of their historic collections. Sadly this has been re-branded as a museum of Norwich, and despite promises to NIAS much material is no longer on display or easily accessible.

The Societies lecture programme occasionally has topics of interest to industrial archaeologists.  The Society publishes a Journal.  It also has a large and extensive library which members can consult.

A large and extensive site listing all know public houses with their history, including dates of closure. It also features material on the local Breweries.

The Norfolk Record Office collects and preserves records of historical significance for the county of Norfolk and makes them accessible to as wide a range of people as possible. It is a joint service of the County and District Councils of Norfolk. The web site includes a number of topic based information sheets.  The index can be consulted online.  The Archive Centre has very good public search facilities.