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Norwich 12 challenge
Did you take the Norwich 12 challenge?
Norwich Heritage Economic and Regeneration Trust (HEART) invited you to take the Norwich 12 challenge on Saturday 24 July as part of London 2012 Open Weekend – a series of sporting, arts and cultural challenges across the UK from 23-25 July to lead the nation into the countdown to the start of the London 2012 Olympic Games.
The Norwich 12 challenge was also part of Discovering Places, the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad campaign to discover the local environment. The Discovering Places programme is principally funded by the National Lottery through the Olympic Lottery Distributor and delivered in partnership between The Heritage Alliance and London 2012.
The challenge involved answering questions at as many of the 12 buildings as possible - it was a chance to learn more about Norwich's heritage while getting some exercise! If you took part and would like to know how many questions you got right, here are the answers:
Norwich Castle (1067 – 1075)
Who captured Norwich Castle in 1216? Louis Dauphin (late VIII of France)
Norwich Cathedral (1096 – 1145)
What is Norwich Cathedral's Visitor and Education centre called? The Hostry
The Great Hospital (1249)
Who was the ceiling of the Eagle Ward in the Great Hospital painted in honour of? Anne of Bohemia
The Halls – St. Andrew's and Blackfriars' (1307 – 1470)
In which language did Johannes Elison carry out his services at Blackfriars' Hall? Dutch
The Guildhall (1407 – 1424)
What is the name of this door, which can be found at the Guildhall?
The Bassingham Gateway
Dragon Hall (1427 – 1430)
How long is the Great Hall in Dragon Hall? 27 metres
The Assembly House (1754 – 1755)
Which room in the Assembly House used to house a cinema? Noverre Suite
St. James Mill (1836 – 1839)
Who is the printing museum at St. James Mill named after? John Jarrold
The Cathedral of St. John the Baptist (1884 – 1910)
What does the sign at the North Porch at The Cathedral of St. John the Baptist point the way to? Main entrance and Narthex
Surrey House (1900 – 1912)
As you look at the front of Surrey House (from Surrey Street), whose statue is on the right of the building? Sir Samuel Bignold KT. (Secretary, Norwich Union Life Office, 1815 – 1875)
City Hall (1936 – 1938)
Who were the architects of City Hall? Charles Holloway James and Stephen Rowland Pierce
The Forum (1999-2001)
What was founded by William the Conqueror and Ralph de Guader between 1071 and 1075 in the location where the Forum now stands? The French Borough
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