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In 1851, [[Jeremiah James Colman|J. J. Colman]] took over the business.<ref name=history/> By 1865, production had transferred to a large factory at [[Carrow Road]] on land at [[Thorpe Hamlet]], bought from the [[Norfolk Railway]] to the south of Norwich,<ref name=history/> where the firm operated until the Norwich closure.
From 1855, the firm introduced its distinctive yellow packaging and bull's-head logo. In 1866, it was granted the [[Royal
The Colman family's pioneering achievements in social welfare are part of Norwich's history. In 1857 a school was opened for the employees' children,<ref name=history/> while in 1864, the firm employed a nurse to help sick members of staff, a social revolution at the time.<ref name=history/>
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