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.