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Mural celebrating popular entertainer and street busker unveiled

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06.05.2026

The painting honours Ant Arnold who died in January and was known for his statue-style tribute act to Charlie Chaplain on Regent Road in Great Yarmouth, as well as in Norwich.

The 58-year-old had worked for almost 40 years performing as a range of other characters, including a robot.

The artwork features two images of the entertainer, one with and another without his distinctive grey make-up, and can be found on Albion Road, at the back of Martyn's Walk Round Store.

A mural of street busker Ant Arnold on Albion Road. Mr Arnold died in January this year. (Image: Mara Fernandes)

The location is just 100 metres from the spot where Mr Arnold performed daily for locals and holidaymakers alike.

The mural was hand-painted by local........

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