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Behind Matalan, Bridge Road, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR30 1JU
Join us for guided tours, brand new information boards, creative and interactive experiences and a screening of our mini-documentary where we asked neighbours to have their say on the future of The Ice House.
Max 30 people per tour/session. Each tour and film takes 1 hour. Pre-booking required.
A Grade II listed building of brick construction with a thatched roof the Great Yarmouth Ice House, once one of a pair, is now the only one of its kind left in the country. We have a vision to transform it into a National Centre for Outdoor Arts and Circus.
With support from the Architectural Heritage Fund and the National Lottery Heritage Fund, the building will be repurposed into an arts and circus training hub, with opportunities for performances and a bar. A Grade II listed building and reminder of Great Yarmouth’s once-thriving fishing industry, this imaginative and creative use of the building will further develop the town’s reputation as the capital of circus in the UK as well as further link the town’s fishing and circus heritage.
The historic building, located at the Southtown end of Haven Bridge, built between 1851 and 1892 was originally a key asset in the town’s fishing industry.
The Ice House will open its doors Saturday 16th and Sunday 17th September, for guided tours with local historian Roger Silver. Plus brand new information boards, creative and interactive experiences and a screening of our mini-documentary where we asked neighbours to have their say on the future of The Ice House.