Published:
5:00 PM May 17, 2021
Margaret Seaman s latest knitted creation, Knittingale Hospital, to raise money for Norfolk hospitals. Picture: DENISE BRADLEY
- Credit: Copyright: Archant 2020
For the first time ever, the astonishing knitted creations of Norfolk nonagenarian Margaret Seaman will be displayed together
Margaret has knitted Sandringham House, Great Yarmouth seafront, and enchanted forest and - through the coronavirus lockdowns - Knittingale Hospital.
They will be the centrepiece of the Norfolk Makers Festival Showcase at Norwich Forum from June 1-11.
Margaret Seaman with her Knittingale Hospital,
- Credit: Denise Bradley
Part of Margaret Seaman s knitted Sandringham House lined with trees
- Credit: The Forum
The Richard Nash showroom in Rouen Road, Norwich. Pic: Dan Grimmer
- Credit: Archant
A former car showroom in Norwich city centre could be the site for an eight-storey block of student flats.
Plans have been lodged to demolish the site vacated by Richard Nash cars at Normans Buildings, off Rouen Road, and replace it with student accommodation.
Should the plan be given the go-ahead, it would be studio flats for 146 students.
The new building is proposed to be in an L-shape hugging the corners of Normans Buildings and Stepping Lane and would be eight storeys high.
However, the design would be stepped in levels, with some sections six storeys and others three.
Pablo Fanque House.
- Credit: Archant
Norwich is renowned for its medieval heritage, famed for its glorious churches and the likes of picture-postcard Elm Hill.
But, in a vibrant city, time does not stand still. Newer buildings now rub shoulders with buildings which are centuries old.
A new publication Norwich in the Twenty-First Century , written by Jon Boon from civic watchdog The Norwich Society, celebrates the post-millennial buildings which have become a part of the city.
Here are some of the examples highlighted in that book, which shows how Norwich s rich heritage continues to evolve:
Goldsmith Street
Goldsmith Street in Norwich. Pic: Tim Crocker.
The Creative Arts Building at City College Norwich
- Credit: David Bussey
The architects of old Norwich are well known but what about those of the 21st century? Derek James takes a look at a fascinating new booklet
From council houses to shops and from additions to landmark buildings to high-rise homes….this is the changing face of Norwich.
The story behind the latest developments are told so well in a booklet you can buy for a fiver, tuck under your arm and go exploring…looking at some of our major new developments.
Yes, we have lost too many fine old buildings in the past, but it is interesting to look at the new ones and consider the role they are playing in 21st century life.
The in-person tickets are sold out but don’t worry - there is a live stream to bring the spectacle straight to you.
If you want to be included as a friendly face in the physical audience too, send your mugshot to mugs@duckie.co.uk to be immortalised in cardboard.
A Rain Walk experience pack.
- Credit: Jemima Yong
2. Experience Packs
When: From May 17
A whole section of the 2021 programme is designed to be experienced come what may as the Festival was planned when the organisers did not know if it could go ahead.
This includes four packs to do at home in your own time: