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The Undercroft
​behind Norwich Market

Forthcoming exhibition

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Exhibition by artists as part of Norwich Fringe Festival

The Undercroft

About the Undercroft
The Undercroft is a relatively new (since 2013) artspace in the centre of Norwich. It is the space beneath the Memorial Gardens in front of City Hall, St Peter's Street, owned and administered by Norwich City Council and made available to artists at a nominal fee.

The entrance to the Undercroft is at the back of the Norwich market, at the Guildhall (north) end of the gardens.

The Memorial Gardens are themselves in a prominent position and celebrate the soldiers who fought and lost their lives in the 1st World War. The Memorial was designed by Edwin Lutyens, as were the collars on the lamp posts. In 2008, a sculpture to celebrate peace, and the refurbishment of the Memorial (it was turned around to face City Hall) was commissioned and made by eminent Canadian artist, Paul de Monchaux.

When the Memorial Gardens were refurbished, the space beneath, which had previously been used as a store for the market traders, was also cleaned up and renovated. It is now used as a city centre arts space and has been increasing in popularity for exhibitions. It now has planning permission for performance which increases its usefulness as an art space in the city centre.

The space itself is a blank, with no facilities such as toilets. It has a grey floor and concrete ceiling with no additional decoration, lighting or hanging system. This makes it very flexible and possible for artists and curators to stamp their own identity on it albeit for a short time.
 
It is not open all the time but is managed by whoever has hired it for use and open accordingly. So far, it has housed Bill Viola, Darren Johnstone, and a host of local arts groups. It offers a great blank space for creative minds.

If you are interested to book the Undercroft for a three week interval, please contact Clare Hubery at Norwich City Council
The Undercroft is closed in the winter months. The Gallery is owned and managed by Norwich City Council. Please email clarehubery@norwich.gov.uk for details

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Where is it?

It's at the back of the distinctive Norwich market (recognised by stripy coloured stall tops), and in front of City Hall a landmark for the whole city with a tall clocktower which you can see from almost anywhere, and underneath the Memorial Gardens. Many people do not realise it is there.
The entrance is opposite the Guildhall, a flint building with a chequered front. The door is down a short set of steps behind railings.
Full address: The Undercroft Gallery,
​St Peter's Street, Norwich NR2 1NE
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  • Home
  • Galleries and groups
    • Assembly House Online
    • Outpost Gallery exhibitions
    • Contemporary and Country
    • Houghton Hall
    • Anteros Arts
    • Skippings Gallery Gt Yarmouth
    • Caroline Fisher Projects
    • Fairhurst Gallery
    • Mandell's Gallery - about
    • Lonely Arts Club
    • Paint Out general info >
      • Paint Out Norfolk
    • Arts & Culture in Great Yarmouth
    • Norwich University of the Arts
    • NNAC Norfolk & Norwich Art Circle
    • Breckland Artists
    • North City
  • About
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    • Norfolk Arts Forum news
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  • Download pdf
  • EAAF Artist Profiles
    • East Anglian Art Fund June Gentle
    • East Anglian Art Fund Alison Henry
    • East Anglian Art Fund Jane Hodgson
    • East Anglian Art Fund John Christie
    • East Anglian Art Fund Red Elders
    • East Anglian Art Fund Julia Cameron
    • East Anglian Art Fund Vanessa Pooley
    • East Anglian Art Fund Kate Walker
    • East Anglian Art Fund Gus Farnes
    • East Anglian Art Fund Tobias Arnup
    • East Anglian Art Fund Tobias Arnup
  • Art Classes
    • Wensum
    • Royal Drawing School
    • Anteros Art Classes
    • Artpocket
    • Nest Project
    • Annette Rolston printmaking
    • Sarah Cannell Workshops
  • Links to partners
    • Original Projects;
    • Artists' Studios around Norwich
  • Venue Map
  • Contact us
  • Get Walls
  • Past events
    • Norwich Castle NNFestival 19
    • Ancient House Thetford
    • X Marks The Spot, Great Yarmouth
    • Time & Tide Drawn to the Coast 2018
    • H2O Art of Wet
    • Houghton Hall Henry Moore >
      • Henry Moore review
    • Paint Out
    • Lonely Arts Club 2016
    • Magnificent Obsessions
    • Norwich Castle Olive Edis
    • The Way We Live Now
    • ADP Riot Tour
    • Norwich Castle Sawdust & Threads
    • Ana Maria Pacheco
    • Hungate exhibition
    • Bacon and the Masters
    • War and Peace
    • Clive Dunn at Theatre Royal
    • John Craske : Threads
    • Art at Norwich Playhouse
    • John Lessore & John Wonnacott
    • Hidden in Plain Sight
    • Mary Spicer at Theatre Royal
    • Masterpieces: Art and East Anglia
    • Masterpieces: Art & East Anglia talks
    • The Tourists
    • En Plein Air
    • Martin Laurance at Mandell's Gallery
    • Wallis exhibition
    • Picasso
    • Studios in Norfolk
    • Norwich 20 Group 70th Anniversary
    • Concrete - an exhibition at NUA
    • SCVA Sense & Sensuality lecture series
    • Nicola Slatter yat Theatre Royal
    • Affordable Art Fair
    • Art Car Boot pictures
    • David Holgate obituary
    • Photography exhibition