Sheringham mammoth mural installed at East Promenade

The 95-foot-long artwork has been put in place at Sheringham's East Promenade, depicting a scene from the last Ice Age. 

The mural is painted on 127 recycled scaffolding boards and took four years to complete, transporting viewers back 14,000 years to a time when mammoths, bears and hyenas dominated the landscape. 

It is the first in a series of planned artworks by the volunteer group Sheringham Art.

The mammoth mural at Sheringham's East Promenade (Image: Sheringham Art)

The project was inspired by Norfolk’s notable archaeological discoveries, including the oldest human footprints found outside of Africa and the world's most complete Steppe mammoth skeleton. 

The footprints, dated at between 850,000 and 950,000 years old, were found in Happisburgh, and the mammoth skeleton was discovered in West Runton. 

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The mammoth mural stretches 29 metres (95 feet) along the sea wall (Image: Sheringham Art)

Colin Seal, a founding member of Sheringham Art, said the mural is the group's most ambitious project to date.

“Important historical discoveries have been made along our coast, and we wanted to do something to celebrate our deep history," Mr Seal said.

"We have so many talented artists in our town and getting them all together on a big community project was a long time ambition for Sheringham Art."

The hand-painted artwork took four years to complete (Image: Sheringham Art)

The mural hopes to liven up the concrete sea wall and educate visitors about the area’s rich history.

Many creatives volunteered for the project, including contributions by local oil painter and embroidery artist David Barber, and pupils at Sheringham High School, Sheringham Primary School, and Sheringham Woodfields School, who participated through a series of educational workshops led by Sheringham Art volunteers.

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Pupils at schools in Sheringham were involved in the project (Image: Sheringham Art)

Now, an unveiling ceremony of the mural will take place at Sheringham’s East Promenade on March 27 at 12pm.

The project received funding and support from Sheringham Town Council, Sheringham Carnival, Norfolk Country Council, and The Sheringham Society.