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The Ice Sculpture Trail in Norwich
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Christmas Ice Sculpture Trail in Norwich

Once again memories of the city’s historic past were illustrated in carved ice forming an amazing journey through a labyrinth of streets from the Norwich Lanes to Westlegate.

The NORWICHRISTMAS ice sculpture trail on Sunday 16 December began at St Andrew’s Plain on St George’s Street, where visitors saw Christmas trees being carved from blocks of ice and a forest emerge. From there they discovered icy signposts to the city’s history.

The sculptures were all hand carved by artists which makes this the only event of its kind in the country. And this year the trail had a different twist as it took you on a discovery of unusual place names in the city.

Each of the sculptures was hand designed by artists from Hamilton Ice Sculptures. You can see some of the other fascinating projects they undertake by visiting www.icesculpture.co.uk

St Andrew’s cross at St Andrew’s Church -

The church largely dates from the 15th century. The angels hold the emblem of the cross on which St Andrew was crucified

St George’s dragon at St Benedicts and St Gregory’s Alley

St Gregory’s Church has one of the best wall paintings in the country representing the fight between St George and the dragon

A lobster at Lobster Lane

Named after the Old Lobster Inn 1761-1874

A swan at Swan Lane

The landlord of the White Swan public house (1760-1859) was the famous Jem Mace known as ‘the father of modern boxing’

The judge at the Guildhall

The core of the Guildhall was completed by 1413. It housed rooms for civic leaders, a sheriff’s court, a mayor’s court, prisoners for men and women, a small chapel and dungeons in the crypt

The lion at White Lion Street (sponsored by The Mall Norwich)

From the 17th century it was named after the White Lion public house which stood at No 10 until 1914

Saints at All Saints Green (sponsored by John Lewis)

In the 16th century, All Saints Green became known as Alderhallen Green. Alderhallen comes from the Old English - ‘ealra halena’ meaning All Hallows or All Saints

A chapel on Chapelfield Plain (sponsored by Chapelfield Shopping)

Named after the hospital of St Mary-Chapel-in-the-Fields founded by John le Brun in 1248, it later became a secular college for priests. The site now hosts the Assembly House

Victorian gentleman on Hay Hill (sponsored by the Norwich Evening News)

Known in the 14th century as Le Nether Rowe, ‘the lower row’, it became Gentleman’s Walk in the 18th century, named after the gentleman who walked and talked there on market day.

The ice sculpture trail is part funded by the European Interreg lllB project Spatial Metro which aims to make cities better for pedestrians.

Some of this European funding is being used to make Norwich Lanes a more attractive and better linked network of small streets for everyone to enjoy, with new paving seating, improved lighting, heritage interpretation and information.

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