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=== Norfolk and Norwich === In 2013 the [[University of East Anglia]] honoured Julian by naming its new study centre the Julian Study Centre.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.uea.ac.uk/mac/comm/media/press/2013/June/julian-study-centre |title=Lord Mayor raises a glass to new UEA building |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=14 June 2013 |publisher=[[University of East Anglia]] |access-date=3 February 2019 |archive-date=2 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141102183023/http://www.uea.ac.uk/mac/comm/media/press/2013/June/julian-study-centre |url-status=dead}}</ref> Norwich's first Julian Week was held in May 2013. The celebration included concerts, talks, and free events held throughout the city, with the stated aim of encouraging people "to learn about Julian and her artistic, historical and theological significance".<ref name="JWeek">{{cite news |last1=Grimmer |first1=Dan |title=Remarkable Norwich woman to be focus of week-long celebration |url=https://www.edp24.co.uk/lifestyle/heritage/remarkable-norwich-woman-to-be-focus-of-week-long-celebration-572848 |access-date=21 November 2021 |work=[[Eastern Daily Press]] |date=11 April 2013 |archive-date=21 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211121074317/https://www.edp24.co.uk/lifestyle/heritage/remarkable-norwich-woman-to-be-focus-of-week-long-celebration-572848 |url-status=live}}</ref> The Lady Julian Bridge, crossing the [[River Wensum]] and linking King Street and the Riverside Walk close to [[Norwich railway station]], was named in honour of the anchoress. An example of a [[swing bridge]], built to allow larger vessels to approach a [[Canal basin|basin]] further upstream, it was designed by the [[Mott MacDonald]] Group and completed in 2009.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ice.org.uk/getattachment/c13a2822-e2d1-4883-a95c-3b0f1031210f/attachment.aspx |title=A Walk along the River Wensum in Norwich, looking at the City's Historic Bridges |author=<!--Not stated--> |publisher=[[Institution of Civil Engineers]] |date=June 2019 |access-date=5 February 2019 |format=PDF |archive-date=7 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190207020110/https://www.ice.org.uk/getattachment/c13a2822-e2d1-4883-a95c-3b0f1031210f/attachment.aspx |url-status=live}}</ref> During 2023, the Friends of Julian of Norwich organized a series of events, centred around 8 May, the 650th anniversary of the occurrence of Julian's revelations.<ref name="Fri">{{cite web |title=Celebrating 650 Years of Julian of Norwich |url=https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0075/6206/8079/files/FOJ_650_BROCHURE_-_web3.pdf?v=1678898494 |publisher=Friends of Julian of Norwich |access-date=8 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230508085352/https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0075/6206/8079/files/FOJ_650_BROCHURE_-_web3.pdf?v=1678898494 |archive-date=8 May 2023}}</ref>
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