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One of the UK's popular tourist destinations, it was voted by The Guardian in 2016 as the "happiest city to work in the UK" [7] and in 2013 as one of the best small cities in the world by The Times Good University Guide. [8] In 2018, 2019 and 2020, Norwich was voted one of the "Best Places To Live" in the UK by The Sunday Times. [9] [10]
Norfolk (/ ˈ n ɔːr f ə k / NOR-fək) is a ceremonial county in England, located in East Anglia and officially part of the East of England region. It borders Lincolnshire and The Wash to the north-west, the North Sea to the north and east, Cambridgeshire to the west, and Suffolk to the south.
East Anglia was ideally suited to airfield construction, as it includes large areas of open, level terrain and is close to mainland Europe. Many of the airfields can still be seen today, particularly from aerial photographs, and a few remain in use, the most prominent being Norwich International Airport.
The Norwich Snapdragon was made to reflect the civil power and wealth of the city within Norfolk and was used during a procession which combined the celebration of the city's saint and the installation of the new major of the town. [72] The Snapdragon at the Norwich Castle, known as Snap, is the last complete example of the civic snapdragon.
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A new Grand Ballroom opened in 1933, but this too was destroyed by fire in April 1954, along with the third pavilion. The pier was closed and sectioned during World War II and re-opened in 1947 after essential repairs including replacing sections removed during wartime to prevent enemy troops using the pier as a landing station. [3] [4] [5] [7]
Norwich City Hall is an Art Deco building completed in 1938 which houses the city hall for the city of Norwich in Norfolk, England. It is one of the Norwich 12 , a collection of twelve heritage buildings in Norwich deemed of particular historical and cultural importance.
Prior to 29 September 2003, the programme aired from studios in St Catherine's Close, Norwich. The programme can be watched in any part of the UK (and Europe) on Sky Digital channel 961 "east" and channel 962 for the "west" sub-regional service from Cambridge , or Freesat channels 953 (East) and 954 (West), on the BBC UK regional TV on ...