Twenty Stories. One Norwich. The City of Stories.
Marking twenty years of championing the city, VisitNorwich presents an ambitious year-long cultural celebration: Twenty Stories. One City. The City of Stories. Written by local guest authors our stories range from medieval rebels and mystics to pioneering reformers, artists, entrepreneurs and unsung heroes, these are the people who shaped Norwich – and whose legacy can still be discovered across the city today.
George Skipper (1856 – 1948)
Known as ‘Norfolk’s secret’, Skipper began his career in architecture in 1873. An eclectic architect he saw architecture as art and took much inspiration from history and classical architecture.
Step Into The Story- a city you don’t just read about, you experience
Take a Paul Dickson Walking Tour- Boardman & Skipper (£9pp). And take a visit to The Royal Arcade where Skipper’s impressive Art Nouveau design is outstanding (remember to look up!). Also walk over to Jarrolds on Little London Street to see further examples of his work.
Join a Shoebox Experience tour of Marble Hall to see some of Skipper’s finest work in Surrey House (£16.50pp).
Did you know Sir John Betjeman- poet laureate and architectural campaigner- described Skipper as the ‘Gaudi of Norwich’?
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