Sewell Park is a triangular park between Constitution Hill and St. Clement's Hill in
Norwich
Norwich () is a cathedral city and district of Norfolk, England, of which it is the county town. Norwich is by the River Wensum, about north-east of London, north of Ipswich and east of Peterborough. As the seat of the Episcopal see, See of ...
,
Norfolk
Norfolk () is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in East Anglia in England. It borders Lincolnshire to the north-west, Cambridgeshire to the west and south-west, and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the Nor ...
,
England
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. The park was given to the Norwich Corporation and
Norwich City Council
Norwich City Council is the city council for the city of Norwich, Norfolk, England. It consists of 39 councillors, elected to represent 13 wards, each with three councillors. It is currently under Labour control and led by Alan Waters. It f ...
as an open space by members of the Sewell family and former
mayor
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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
horse trough
A watering trough (or artificial watering point) is a man-made or natural receptacle intended to provide drinking water to animals, livestock on farms or ranches or wild animals.
History
In Australia, the watering trough is established so ...
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'', 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
London Planes.
From the top of the park, the steeples of
Norwich Cathedral
Norwich Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral in Norwich, Norfolk, dedicated to the Holy and Undivided Trinity. It is the cathedral church for the Church of England Diocese of Norwich and is one of the Norwich 12 heritage sites.
The cathedra ...
,
St John the Baptist Cathedral, Norwich
The Cathedral Church of St John the Baptist is the Roman Catholic cathedral of the city of Norwich, Norfolk, England.
History
The cathedral, located on Unthank Road, was constructed between 1882 and 1910 to designs by George Gilbert Scott, ...
,
St. Peter Mancroft and the clock-tower of
Norwich City Hall
Norwich City Hall is an Art Deco building completed in 1938 which houses the city hall for the city of Norwich, East Anglia, in Eastern England. It is one of the Norwich 12, a collection of twelve heritage buildings in Norwich deemed of part ...
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 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
Image:AnnaSewellTrough.JPG, Sewell family memorial horse trough by park entrance
Image:Sewell Park Centenary.JPG, Sewell Park centenary. 6 July, 2008
Image:Sewell Park.jpg, Memorial plaque at the entrance of park
File:Sewell Park Norwich.jpg, The centennial sign depicts the image of Black Beauty
References
External links
Sewell Park College Website
Sewell Park centenary celebrations-News report
{{Parks and open spaces in Norwich
Parks and open spaces in Norwich