Seaside street art immortalises legendary funfair ride

The Snails at Joyland, which have delighted millions of people since they arrived at the seafront theme park in 1949, have been enshrined into a piece of street art on the funfair’s promenade wall.

FLASHBACK: The Snails at Joyland. Picture – Newsquest Archives (Image: Copyright: Archant 2020)The mural also contains some of Great Yarmouth’s historic landmarks, including the Empire and St George’s Theatre.

More than 120 people from the Magdalen Estate, Barrack Estate and Cobholm helped design the mural alongside Reprezent Project and Freshly Greated, with funding from Arts Council England.

Community producers from across the borough took part in the creation of the Joyland Snails mural. Picture – Reprezent Project (Image: Reprezent Project)The project was overseen by Reprezent Project artist Joey La Meche, who is known for creating the City of Stories mural in Norwich.

Reprezent Project’s chairman Ruben Cruz said: “The community canvas approach has resulted in something really special, and we are already seeing people having their photographs taken for social media.”

The Snails mural was put together by more than 120 people from the Barrack Estate, Magdalen Estate and Cobholm. Picture – Reprezent Project (Image: Reprezent Project)The Snails were designed by Horace Cole, grandfather of current Joyland owner Michael Cole, and built by the family’s Cobholm-based engineering firm H. Cole and Company. 

For more information about Reprezent Project, visit www.reprezentproject.co.uk

The completed Joyland Snails mural on Great Yarmouth promenade. Picture – Reprezent Project (Image: Reprezent Project)

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