Dragon Hall

Dragon Hall
115-123 King Street
Norwich
Norfolk
NR1 1QE
England

Website

www.dragonhall.org

E-mail

info@dragonhall.org

Telephone

01603 663922

Fax

01603 663922

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
Dragon's Head
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The City of Norwich is renowned for its wealth of historic buildings – from the Norman Castle and Cathedral to the Victorian railway station and Shire Hall to name but a few. Dragon Hall is a magnificent medieval trading hall, dating from around 1430, newly refurbished and restored. The modest exterior conceals a stunning Great Hall with impressive crown post roof and intricately carved dragon. Fascinating displays on three floors tell the story of this unique building, the merchant who built it and the importance of trade in the creation of England's second city.

Venue Type:

Historic house or home, Museum

 Opening hours

Mon-Fri 10.00-17.00
Sun 11.00-16.00

Closed: Sat

 Admission charges

Adults £5.00
Concessions £4.20
Young People (5-16 years)£3.00
Under 5s FREE
Family Group (2 adults, up to 3 children) £12.00

 General services and facilities
  • Brochure or leaflet available with directions to museum
  • General audio-guide available
  • Guided tours
  • Information point provided
  • Pre-booking service for groups
  • Auditorium
  • Shop
 Children and families
  • Events and resources for children and families
 Disability access
  • Audio guides specifically for blind and partially sighted people
  • Induction loops in lecture theatres
  • Large print information and/or interpretation
  • Touch exhibits
  • Parking for disabled available
  • Toilets for disabled
  • Wheelchair access to some public areas
 Schools services and facilities
  • Direct teaching services for schools
  • Member of staff available with responsibility for education
  • Primary school education service available
  • Printed/audio-visual information available for schools
  • Secondary school education service available
  • Education facilities available
  • Reception and lunch facilities for educational groups
 Research and adult learning
  • Adult lectures and courses held
  • Teaching/resources available for HE/FE students
 Commercial and hire services
  • Licensed for weddings
  • Facilities for private functions and events
  • Meeting room available

Dragon Hall
115-123 King Street
Norwich
Norfolk
NR1 1QE
England

Website

www.dragonhall.org

E-mail

info@dragonhall.org

Telephone

01603 663922

Fax

01603 663922

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.

Collection details

Architecture, Social History

Dragon Hall
115-123 King Street
Norwich
Norfolk
NR1 1QE
England

Website

www.dragonhall.org

E-mail

info@dragonhall.org

Telephone

01603 663922

Fax

01603 663922

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
Resources listed here may include websites, bookable tours and workshops, books, loan boxes and more. You may need to scroll down or click on headers to see them all.
 Boxes, objects and other kit

Learning Programme for Key Stage 2 and 3

http://www.dragonhall.org/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=73

We offer a range of educator-led sessions suitable for Tudor, Local Study and Medieval Realms. Most school groups carousel around a number of learning sessions lasting 35 - 45 minutes. Choose from the following: Tour of Dragon Hall, Timber handling session, Merchants' Marks art session, Medieval / Tudor Procession stressing differences between rich and poor, providing a rare chance to process through a unique space, and a Walk along Historic King Street finding out about how Norwich has changed from Tudor times to the present day, looking for evidence in the buildings.

How to obtain

Our school events programme is continually developing. We will be introducing Foundation, KS1 and KS3 sessions in the near future. In the meantime we would be delighted to work with you to develop bespoke sessions.
Fill in the online enquiry form, or contact the Learning and Development Officer on 01603 677623/677624 or email learning@dragonhall.org for more information.

 Paper-based and downloads

Dragon Hall Background Information

http://www.dragonhall.org/images/stories/Dragon%20Hall%20background%20information.pdf

Downloadable information pack about the history of Dragon Hall, how it was used, and the materials used to build it.

Dragon Hall Medieval Resource Pack

http://www.dragonhall.org/images/stories/Medieval%20Dragon%20Hall%20pdf.pdf

Full of detailed information about Dragon Hall and Norwich during the medieval period. This 40 page download explains how Dragon Hall was constructed, how merchants would have traded, the influence of the wool trade on Norwich and its people, and discusses the life of Robert Toppes, who built Dragon Hall.

Looking at Norwich Buildings

http://www.dragonhall.org/images/stories/Preparing%20to%20visit.pdf

A downloadable activity booklet which encourages children to look at historic buildings. Suitable for Key Stages 2 and 3. It uses pictures of five Norwich buildings. A good preparation for a visit to Dragon Hall.

Dragon Hall
115-123 King Street
Norwich
Norfolk
NR1 1QE
England

Website

www.dragonhall.org

E-mail

info@dragonhall.org

Telephone

01603 663922

Fax

01603 663922

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.

Related teaching activities

Key stage 2 English, 1 lesson

En3 Writing

Create a word wall. Get lots of bits of paper cut up into the sizes of bricks. Each person in your class needs to have 3 'bricks'. On their first brick everyone needs to write a fact about Dragon Hall, on their second a feeling that Dragon Hall inspired, and on their third a question about Dragon Hall. Build your wall by sticking the bricks in layers: facts, then feelings then questions.

Key stage 2 English, 1-2 lessons

En1 Speaking and listening

Present a monologue of Robert Topps, the architect who designed Dragon Hall.

Key stage 2 geography, 1-2 lessons

Geographical enquiry and skills

How were the buildings of Dragon Hall affected by slum clearance and industrial decline? Draw a chart to show the way the buildings and spaces were used before and after the clearance.

Key stage 3 geography, Small project

1.1 Place

Dragon Hall is a Grade I listed trading hall built in 1430. Research Grade I and Grade II listed buildings in your local area. Annotate pictures of the buildings with an explanation of why they have been protected.

Key stage 3 ICT, Small project

2.3 Communicating information

Imagine you have been asked by the education team at Dragon Hall to write online material, targeted at an audience of children and young people. Design and write a series of information and activity pages to help people explore the building.