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Mosaics in Norwich

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Lapis lazuli mosaic in the war memorial plaques at the entrance to Surrey House. This is just a prelude to the extraordinary spectacle of the marble interior of Norwich Union's offices. see more information and more than 20 pictures

The entrance to Norwich School of Art and Design on St. Georges Street. The foyer floor has a castle and lion emblem with 20 bees around it. see more information and pictures

The lost mosaic in the Guildhall. Covered over by carpet tiles, it hasn't seen the light of day since the 1980s. see more information and pictures

The foyer of Norwich Castle Museum. This mosaic is Victorian in origin, and was rediscovered during the recent renovation of the museum - previously it was hidden under the reception desk! see more information and pictures

At St Peter Mancroft, medieval stained glass has been mosaicked together from shattered fragments. see more information and pictures

A mosaic in a doorway in Cattle Market Street. see more information and pictures

This hardstone mosaic floor is in Norwich Cathedral. It is in the style of Cosmati flooring, more common in, for example, Florence. Different granites, marbles, and coloured stone have been used. see more information and pictures

This rampant horse mosaic is in Rampant Horse Street, in the doorway of Debenham's (opposite Marks and Spencer). It is walked over by hundreds and thousands of people daily. see more information and pictures

Norwich's Royal Arcade was opened in 1899. As well as this pavement motif, the arcade also has extensive art nouveau tiling and a mosaic-like stained glass panel. see more information and pictures

This coloured glass composition is the shopfront of Moss Bros on White Lion Street. In 1903, when it was the Criterion cafe, it was the venue for the formation of Norwich City Football Club.

The Victorian Plantation Garden on Earlham Road is home to a series of collaged wall designs made from pieces of decorative masonry. see more information and pictures

This large butterfly is in the courtyard behind the Broads Authority offices on Colegate. It can be reached from Colegate or Friars Quay. Made from broken tiles, it is part of a series showing the life cycle of a butterfly. see more information and pictures

The Rosary cemetery is the setting for this sculpture by Turner Prize-nominated artist Catherine Yass. see more information and pictures

This mosaic is on a house front wall on Bury Street, near the junction with Unthank Road. see more information and pictures

A floor mosaic in a shop doorway in Magdalen Street. There are two other shops with mosaics at their entrances. see more information and pictures

Chapelfield Gardens, the underpass between the gardens and Vauxhall Street (under the inner ring road) see more information and pictures

The mosaic facade of the former ABC Cinema on Prince of Wales Road, now in disrepair. see more information and pictures

This lion and castle mosaic is at the City of Norwich School. Please note: this mosaic is not available for public viewing. see more information and pictures

The National Roman Catholic shrine at Little Walsingham is about 25 miles (40 kilometers) north west of Norwich. see more information and pictures

Tile and terrazzo doorways see more information and pictures