The heatwave might get staff grumbling about the office - but not too long ago they would have been rolling up their sleeves and heading to a factory instead.

As a summer of fun draws to a close and pupils head back to the classroom, we take a look back at what work looked like in Norwich in the past.

Norwich Evening News: Staff working on the production line at Rowntree Mackintosh chocolate factory, Norwich. pic taken 6th may 1969 c12521Staff working on the production line at Rowntree Mackintosh chocolate factory, Norwich. pic taken 6th may 1969 c12521 (Image: Archant Library)

Of course, shoe-making has always been one of the skills the city was famed for and has retained to this day.

Norwich Evening News: Colman's Mustard in Norwich. Pic: EDPColman's Mustard in Norwich. Pic: EDP (Image: Archant)

And sticking with the theme of fashion, the city was also once home to a handbag manufacturer.

Norwich Evening News: Ready for distribution at the Colman's factory, 1994Ready for distribution at the Colman's factory, 1994 (Image: Archant)

Norwich Evening News: Hard at work on one of the many production lines at the Colman's factory, c1960. Picture: Archant libraryHard at work on one of the many production lines at the Colman's factory, c1960. Picture: Archant library (Image: Archant)

One of the city's best-known brands, generations of families were also employed by the Colman's Mustard brand, which employed hundreds of people in the city centre.

Norwich Evening News: Colman's Mustard in NorwichColman's Mustard in Norwich (Image: Archant)

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Norwich Evening News: Looking back at Colman's Mustard in NorwichLooking back at Colman's Mustard in Norwich (Image: Archant)

Norwich Evening News: Filling mustard jars at the Colman's factory in 1940Filling mustard jars at the Colman's factory in 1940 (Image: Colman's/Unilever)