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Fig. 2.1
Frederic W. Harmer, Mayor of Norwich, 1887-1888 (Norton
2013
)
Besides being a successful businessman Harmer was scholarly and well-travelled,
making repeated journeys to mainland Europe where he was able to visit many
geological museums in Denmark, Belgium, France and Italy. His scientific lifestyle
was maintained by the success of the family clothing business. However, Harmer was
also an outstandingly public-spirited figure who played an active role in Norwich
affairs, serving as an Alderman in 1880, a Magistrate in 1884 and Mayor in
1887-1888.
None of this meant that his interest in the firm had lessened in any way and not
long after his Mayoralty, Harmer, realising the need for more spacious factory
