Sewell Park is a triangular park between Constitution Hill and St. Clement's Hill in

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. The park was given to the Norwich Corporation and

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as an open space by members of the Sewell family and former

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E. G Buxton in 1908. The park was formally opened on July 5, 1909. At the entrance to the park is a commemorative

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in honour of

Anna Sewell Anna Sewell (; 30 March 1820 – 25 April 1878)''The Oxford guide to British women writers'' by Joanne Shattock. p. 385, Oxford University Press. (1993) was an English novelist. She is known as the author of the 1877 novel ''Black Beauty'', her ...

, the author of ''

Black Beauty ''Black Beauty: His Grooms and Companions, the Autobiography of a Horse'' is an 1877 novel by English author Anna Sewell. It was composed in the last years of her life, during which she was bedridden and seriously ill.Merriam-Webster (1995). ...

'', and other members of the Sewell family. Facilities in the park include an open green space and a designated play area for children. The park contains specimen trees including several

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s. From the top of the park, the steeples of

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, St. Peter Mancroft and the clock-tower of

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can be seen. Adjacent to the park is

Sewell Park Academy Sewell Park Academy is a secondary school located on the north-eastern edge of the city of Norwich, Norfolk, England. Admissions It has approximately 481 students aged eleven to sixteen (years 7 to 11). It is situated between St. Clements Hill ...

, where the

Sewell Barn Theatre Sewell Barn Theatre is located in the grounds of Sewell Park Academy (formerly the Blyth school, later the Blyth-Jex school and Sewell Park College) on Constitution Hill in Norwich, England. It is home to a popular amateur theatre company, wit ...

is in the school grounds. There is another entrance to the park opposite Sewell Road.

Centenary

The park celebrated its centenary on Sunday July 6, 2008. The event will involve members of the community and local schools.Sewell park centenary
Retrieved January 26, 2008

Gallery

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References

External links

Sewell Park College Website

Sewell Park centenary celebrations-News report
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