I think when they closed the Rowntrees factory up Chapelfield was the time I genuinely rea

lised that I'd probably never move back to Norwich. I've mentioned this before loads, but my old man worked in that factory since before I was born up until his retirement. He did over 30 years there.

So I eventually moved away, a little while later they shut the place, and then the first visit back after that, I missed the smell of the chocolate, and a bit of the link to my own history fell away.

Posted By: Arizona Bay on September 22nd 2016 at 16:51:40

Message Thread

what does norwich smell of? (n/m) (General Chat) - Tombs, Sep 22, 16:39:59
- Truffle oil? (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Man, Sep 22, 19:01:15
  - Truffle butter (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Sep 22, 20:17:09
    - Truffle shuffle (n/m) (General Chat) - Bungle, Sep 22, 20:25:51
- The Puppet Bastard (n/m) (General Chat) - Bungle, Sep 22, 18:54:43
- Is it mint sauce? (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Sep 22, 17:11:13
  - yes, well done! (n/m) (General Chat) - Tombs, Sep 22, 17:13:56
- Victory (n/m) (General Chat) - The Editor of Milk, Sep 22, 17:11:02
- Channel No5. (n/m) (General Chat) - CROYDONCANARY, Sep 22, 17:02:04
  - not the bit of river i was on (General Chat) - Tombs, Sep 22, 17:06:19
- Kettle crisps. (General Chat) - Chris Peacock, Sep 22, 17:00:33
  - wack wack oops (n/m) (General Chat) - Tombs, Sep 22, 17:01:42
    - Mint flavoured Kettle crisps. (General Chat) - Chris Peacock, Sep 22, 17:02:12
      - *thud* (General Chat) - Tombs, Sep 22, 17:03:23
- I think you're going to have to give us a clue (General Chat) - Old Git, Sep 22, 16:59:19
  - oh come on you've had a MASSIVE GRET big clue = NORWICH (General Chat) - Tombs, Sep 22, 17:01:20
- Peanut butter (n/m) (General Chat) - watfordcanary, Sep 22, 16:57:46
  - negative to the PB (n/m) (General Chat) - Tombs, Sep 22, 16:58:21
- Bernard Matthews turkey burgers, (General Chat) - maidstoneyellow, Sep 22, 16:55:33
  - dangerously close but, nah (n/m) (General Chat) - Tombs, Sep 22, 16:56:25
- The Woffle House and The Bell (n/m) (General Chat) - shortfatb, Sep 22, 16:53:55
  - nope, it's an edible product (n/m) (General Chat) - Tombs, Sep 22, 16:55:53
- Mustard infused with canary droppings (n/m) (General Chat) - Tony Martin, Sep 22, 16:51:16
  - best guess so far but asombawrongalonga (n/m) (General Chat) - Tombs, Sep 22, 16:52:24
- I did always smell of chocolate in my youth. I left in '79 and am well old (n/m) (General Chat) - shortfatb, Sep 22, 16:48:39
  - It did obviously! (n/m) (General Chat) - shortfatb, Sep 22, 16:48:56
- Not chocolate any more. (n/m) (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Sep 22, 16:43:38
  - I think when they closed the Rowntrees factory up Chapelfield was the time I genuinely rea (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Sep 22, 16:51:40
    - My aunt and uncle met there (General Chat) - Jester, Sep 22, 17:52:57
      - That's the Colmanswhiff. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Sep 22, 18:22:12
    - did he snaffle luds of contraband out for you in his hat? (General Chat) - Tombs, Sep 22, 16:54:54
      - They made loads of things. Rolos, kit kats, Easter Eggs. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Sep 22, 17:00:49
        
        no sweets? (General Chat) - Tombs, Sep 22, 17:02:43
- Chocolate (General Chat) - Old Git, Sep 22, 16:43:38
  - Definitely when I lived there. (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Sep 22, 18:20:53
  - nope, something food related though (n/m) (General Chat) - Tombs, Sep 22, 16:45:23
    - Oh, is this a quiz? How exciting (General Chat) - Old Git, Sep 22, 16:46:12
      - oooh close, but completely wrong (n/m) (General Chat) - Tombs, Sep 22, 16:46:40
  - Spooky. (n/m) (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Sep 22, 16:44:09
    - We're more or less of an age, I think (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Sep 22, 16:45:14

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