My law school is situated in the Earlham Hall in the Earlham Park. If you walk from the main campus and want a short route, you will go through a path (as shown in the pictures above).

You will not believe it -  the Earlham Hall is such an old and shabby house. It looks like it may tumble any moment. There are even holes at some parts of the roof. Nevertheless, the Earlham Hall has a position in the history of the UEA: it was the home of the administrative offices of the UEA during the earlier days of establishment of the UEA until 1975.

Unlike other academic departments which are all situated in well-maintained buildings and in the main campus, the law school is set far apart from the main campus and housed in the old Earlham Hall in poor conditions. I have no idea why the law school is treated in such a “preferential” way. However, the law school may feel proud in this: the Earlham Hall is a house of historical interest. It dates from 1642 and was the home of the Gurney family from 1786 to 1912. Elizabeth Fry, a member of the Gurney family and the famous British prison reformer in early nineteenth century, had been living there).

On the way I went to the law school for the first time, I asked a lady in the main campus where it was situated. She asked me, “Do you really need to go there? It is a bit far away.” I replied, “Yes, I have to go there because I need to complete the registration there.” I suddenly became worried whether I could reach the house in time. ”How long will it take to go there?” I asked. “Ten minutes”. Okay, it was only ten minutes walk. It was not THAT far.