You are in the Lower Close of Norwich Cathedral, the largest
Cathedral Close to survive in England. From here you can see the
Cathedral’s stunning Norman tower and medieval spire. The
Cathedral is made from stone imported from Caen in Normandy. The
stone was cut and shaped in France, before it was sent by sea to
Great Yarmouth. At Great Yarmouth it was taken down the River
Wensum to Norwich.
A canal was dug from the Wensum river in Norwich right up to
the Cathedral site and legend has it that during a day of
horrendous weather, some stone got mixed up somewhere along the
canal. Those in charge of one shipment lost some of their stone,
while others ended up with more.
Each individual shipment of the stone had a code name, and it
is said that 23 stones from Caen were lost from what they referred
to as the Northern shipment, while the Eastern shipment ended up
with 242 more stones than they originally had.
The mystery of the missing stone is still to be solved and
many have tried to figure out what went on that day with no luck.
Perhaps you can figure it out, and maybe find one of the stones
that have been missing all these years.
Please bring your own pen to sign the cache's logbook