Which city statues would you like to see come alive with a voice of their own?

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And as a bid is put forward to bring some of Norwich's most famous sons and daughters to life through mobile phones, we look at some of the effigies which could be given a voice of their own.

It comes as creative services agency Creative Nation looks to install blue plaques on 10 of the city's statues.

Those interested would be able to swipe their phones over the plaque.

The phone would ring and the city's great and good would clear their throats and tell you their story as if the statue itself was returning your call.

Norwich City Hall, Norwich; Lions at the front of City Hall, Norwich.; For:Edp; Copy:Edp; Archant © 2005; (01603) 772434 (Image: Archant © 2006)

It's a project which has already seen success in Bedford, Leeds, London, Manchester – and even across the pond in Chicago.

Dr Richard Cocke, chairman and trustee of charity Sculpture for Norwich and retired Dean and Senior Lecturer at UEA's School of World Art and Museology welcomed the project.

Dr Cocke said: 'I think it's a terribly good idea.

'It sounds like an excellent scheme because often people find sculptures they are interested in and there is no information about them at all.

'So I think it is a very good way of getting people interested in local distinguished people.'

It is hoped, because of how easy it is to walk around Norwich, a trail could be created – and a public writing competition would mean new statues could be brought on board after an initial 10.

The monologues given would be written by local writers, and voiced by high-profile actors, broadcasters and comedians with connections to the area.

Alice Whitney, from Creative Nation, said Norwich was the ideal location for the scheme.

She said: 'Norwich is just perfect for it. It has a long and illustrious history which spans literature, innovation, business and religious, radical and political thought and action.

'This history is represented in its statues and we believe these have the ability to tell the story of Norwich's rich heritage, to locals and visitors alike.'

• Which statue would you like to learn more about through the project? Use the interactive map to see where they are and get a brief overview. Then vote in our poll or comment below with your suggestions.

Portrait of Elizabeth Fry (1835), Norwich Castle Museum. Picture: James Bass (Image: Archant Norfolk Photographic © 2009)

Conservation work being carried out in preparation for the centenary of the First World War to some of Norwich's prominent statues and memorials . The Boer War memorial on Castle Meadow that work is scheduled to start on. Photo: Steve Adams (Image: Archant)

The Green Man carved into roof bosses at the Cloisters at Norwich Cathedral. Picture: Denise Bradley (Image: Archant 2012)

Harriet Martineau. Picture: EDP Library (Image: EDP Library)

Henry Moore's 'Draped Reclining Woman' of 1957-8 overlooks the west end of Sir Norman Foster's iconic Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts. Photo: Bill Smith (Image: Archant © 2011)

David Holgate's statue of Mother Julian at Norwich Cathedral. Photo: Bill Smith Copy: Emma Outten (Image: EDP © 2001)

The statue of Lord Nelson by Thomas Milnes, 1847, in the Upper Close next to Norwich Cathedral originally stood in the Market Place. Photo: Bill Smith

A bollard dedicated to Peter the Wild Boy, a feral child found in a German forest in 1725, who was imprisoned in Norwich in the Bridewell in 1751 under suspicion of being a spy, the bollard is on Bridewell Alley and is part of the Norwich's nooks and crannies tour. Picture: NORWICH CITY COUNCIL (Image: NORWICH CITY COUNCIL)

Bust of Sir Samuel Morton Peto at Norwich Railway Station. Picture: ANTONY KELLY (Image: Archant Norfolk 2015)

Face of Sir Thomas Browne from the statue in Hay Hill, Norwich. 2005 marks the quater-centenary of the birth of the pioneering medic and writer. Photo: Bill Smith Copy: Keiron Pim For: EDP Centro Archant © 2005 (01603) 772434 (Image: Archant © 2005)

Comic actor and dancer William Kempe danced the morris from the Mansion House, London, to the churchyard of St Peter Mancroft, Norwich, in a journey he called the 'Nine Days' Wonder' during February and March 1599 (Image: Archant)

The statue of Sir Samuel Bignold outside Norwich Union's HQ in Surrey st, Norwich.