Norwich Earlham Park
Earlham Park is a public park, located in the outskirts of Norwich. The park was first mentioned in 1733 and extended to the present area by 1800. In 1998, a prehistoric flint knife and scraper was discovered while a hollow way is believed to be medieval in origin as well as other earthworks which appear to be related to post medieval park features, visible on aerial photographs.
The park is also the site of the Earlam Hall, an old country house, built in 1642 by Robert Houghton and was home to the Gurney family for generations, since late 18th century. The Hall was used as council and nurses accomodation before WWII, and provided maternity beds during the war, when bombs smashed Norwich's maternity home. In the 1960s, Earlham Hall became home to the University of East Anglia and it later housed the Norwich Law School.
In 2015, Radio 1's Big Weekend took place on the premises of the Earlham Park. Part of the Earlham Hall was used as a backstage area for the artists performing on the festival, shared with the communications team of the University of East Anglia. Earlham Park also hosts other events and festivals such as "Let's Rock Norwich!".
Muse appearances
- 2015-05-23 (BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend)
Venue address
Earlham Park
Earlham Road
Earlham
Norwich NR4 7TQ
United Kingdom