Dragon auction raises £369,500 for charity in Norwich
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Television presenter Jake Humphreys introduced the auction at The Forum in Norwich
Hundreds of thousands of pounds have been raised for charity by the sale of dragons that have been on display in Norwich.
The 84 glass-fibre GoGoDragons! - all 5ft (1.6m) tall and which were part of a community art trail - were sold at The Forum in the city.
The auction raised £369,500 for charity Break, which cares for vulnerable people.
The dragons were painted by a variety of artists and in many styles.
There were 84 dragons in the trail
One painted by 12-year-old art prodigy Kieron Williamson sold for £20,000, while a glittering mosaic dragon went for £25,000.
Dragons feature in much of Norwich's architecture, external and the city has churches dedicated to Saint George in Tombland and Colegate - both of which house dragon symbols.
The event follows on from 2013's GoGoGorillas! trail, which raised about £270,000 for charity at auction.
Kieron Williamson said the size of the dragon meant painting it had been "never-ending"
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