Sewell Park Academy from Summer 2015. Sewell Park Academy Sewell Park Academy is a secondary school located on the north-eastern edge of the city of Norwich, Norfolk, England. It has approximately 800 students aged eleven to sixteen (years 7 to 11). It is situated between St. Clements Hill and "Constitution Hill" (B1150), east of New Catton. On the school grounds is the Sewell Barn Theatre. The name of the school comes from Philip Sewell, the brother of Anna Sewell, the author of "Black Beauty". It was The Blyth School, a grammar school, which was built in 1929 in grounds owned by Philip Sewell,
Helen Sewell Helen Sewell Helen Sewell (June 27, 1896 – February 24, 1957) was an American illustrator and writer of children's books. She was a runner-up for the 1955 Caldecott Medal as illustrator of "The Thanksgiving Story" by Alice Dalgliesh and she illustrated several novels that were runners-up for the Newbery Medal. Some of her papers were donated to the University of Minnesota. Sewell was born in Mare Island, California; her father was William Elbridge Sewell, who later became Governor of Guam. She studied at the Pratt Institute, including classes with Alexander Archipenko. Her first book was published in 1923, "The Cruise