Sir Arthur South was a prominent Norfolk

Norfolk

Norfolk is a low-lying county in the East of England. It has borders with Lincolnshire to the west, Cambridgeshire to the west and southwest and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the North Sea coast and to the north-west the county is bordered by The Wash. The county...

 politician and administrator in the 1970s.

Having been Norwich City Council's youngest councillor, South was Lord Mayor

Lord Mayor

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 of Norwich

Norwich

Norwich is a city in England. It is the regional administrative centre and county town of Norfolk. During the 11th century, Norwich was the largest city in England after London, and one of the most important places in the kingdom...

 and led the Council for 18 years.

He will be "remembered by football fans as a forthright chairman and high-profile ambassador of Norwich City Football Club (1973-1985)

Norwich City F.C.

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." It was in recognition of this that South was made an inaugural inductee of the Norwich City Hall of Fame. For many years, one of the Carrow Road

Carrow Road

Carrow Road is a football stadium in Norwich, England, and is the home of Norwich City Football Club. The stadium is located toward the easterly end of the city, not far from Norwich railway station and the River Wensum....

 stands was named in his honour; the South Stand was rebuilt in 2004 and is now known as the Jarrold Stand.

His name lives on at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital

Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital

The Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital is a National Health Service academic teaching hospital located on the off the A11 road and the Watton Road on the southern outskirts of Norwich, England....

where the operating theatre
complex for day surgery is named the Arthur South Day Procedure Unit.