The public were welcomed into Prospect House for the eight-day celebration of the county's heritage.

Eastern Daily Press: Selwyn Taylor, left, takes a tour around Archant's library for the Heritage Open Days. Picture: DENISE BRADLEYSelwyn Taylor, left, takes a tour around Archant's library for the Heritage Open Days. Picture: DENISE BRADLEY (Image: Copyright: Archant 2018)

Members of the public had an insight into what goes into creating a newspaper as part of an eight-day celebration of the county's heritage.

The Heritage Open Days festival will see almost 300 events around Norfolk including free guided tours, talks, exhibitions and performances.

They included tours at Prospect House in Norwich, the home of this newspaper, by editor David Powles, managing editor Tim Williams and head of news Ian Clarke.

Mr Powles said: 'It was fantastic to open our doors so the public could see our busy newsroom.'

Eastern Daily Press: Selwyn Taylor, left, takes a tour around Archant's library for the Heritage Open Days. Picture: DENISE BRADLEYSelwyn Taylor, left, takes a tour around Archant's library for the Heritage Open Days. Picture: DENISE BRADLEY (Image: Copyright: Archant 2018)

Prospect House has been publisher Archant's headquarters since it was completed in 1969.

During the 19th century, three Norwich nonconformists set up The Norfolk News, to rival the Norwich Mercury.

The Norfolk News company, with the backing of Jeremiah James Colman, launched the Eastern Counties Daily Press on Oct 10 1870, the name changed to the Eastern Daily Press two years later.