Augustine Steward, John Paston, and Margaret Mautby blue plaque

This blue commemorative plaque records: Paston House In the 14th-15th centuries a house on this site belonged to members of the Paston family, who wrote the famous Paston Letters which chronicle the lives of a wealthy Norfolk family during the Wars of the Roses. After the fire of 1507, the present house was built by Augustine Steward, three times Mayor and also Sheriff of Norwich. Recorded plaque organisation: Norwich Heritage Economic and Regeneration Trust.

Augustine Steward, John Paston, and Margaret Mautby were significant figures in medieval England; John Paston is remembered for his role in the compilation of the Paston Letters, a crucial historical source on life during the Wars of the Roses, while Augustine Steward, three times Mayor of Norwich, rebuilt Paston House after it was destroyed by fire in 1507.