This month’s Tom’s Tour is a visit to the Octagon Chapel is a Unitarian Chapel located in Colegate in Norwich.
Friday 17 March, 2023, 10am to 12 noon.
The chapel is a grade II* listed building. Completed in 1756 by the architect Thomas Ivory, it is perfectly octagonal, and a fine example of English Neo-Palladian architecture.
Originally built as a Presbyterian Chapel, the building now serves the Unitarian Community. William Taylor, R. H. Mottram, John Taylor and Susannah Taylor, Samuel Bourn and Harriet Martineau and Peter Finch Martineau are all associated with the Chapel.
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About Tom’s Tours
The regular shoots at both unique and interesting locations organised by Tom Watson have proved to be such a successful addition to the annual programme of events that they have become widely referred to amongst members of the Society as ‘Tom’s Tours’.
About once a month Tom organises shoots at East Anglian locations that are of interest to photographers where often it is difficult to successfully capture good images. Generally this is either because getting good images is not possible without exclusive access or it might be because the venue is open to the general public. In other cases it is because photography is not normally allowed inside the venue during normal opening times.
Past trips have have proved popular and include:
Historical buildings in Norwich, such as the Cathedrals, the Avia Marble Hall, and Dragon Hall (similar visits have also been made to Cambridge and Ely)
The hidden Streets under the City of Norwich
Jarrold’s Print Museum.
Traditional Morris Dancing at dawn on 1st May at various locations around Norwich
Norwich Puppet Theatre
Local heritage Steam Railways and Museums
Norwich Aviation Museum
Street Photography around Norwich, Cambridge and Ely