time capsule

Time capsule consisting of glass jar with cork stopper previously sealed with red tape and sealing wax; jar contains an engraved brass plaque with the following inscription – Jenny Lind Infirmary was founded 1853 / Rebuilt 1898 – foundation stone laid by G.R.R. Colman / Norwich Population 113,000 / Fastest Train to London 2 hrs 37 mins / Electric Tramways commenced / Price of large sheep 63 shillings / Bricklayers’ wages 7 1/2d per hour; jar also contains a copy of the Eastern Daily Press newspaper dated December 13th 1898, a copy of The Norwich and Eastern Counties ABC Railway Guide dated December 1898 and a black edged mourning envelope containing four coins – half a crown, a shilling, a sixpence and a penny, all dated 1898; the time capsule was found by the site manager during demolition work at the Jenny Lind Hospital during the 1970s; December 1898