It has been a week since the disappearance of Gaynor Lord from Norwich. 

The 55-year-old mother-of-three went missing last Friday after she left work from Jarrolds department store in the city centre.

Here is everything we know so far about her disappearance. 

Leaves work early

Gaynor left work more than an hour early at 2.45pm on Friday and exited Jarrolds via Bedford Street.

She was not due to finish her shift as a retail assistant for Bullards Gin until 4pm. 

Eastern Daily Press: Gaynor leaving her job at Jarrolds department storeGaynor leaving her job at Jarrolds department store (Image: Norfolk Constabulary)She left via the store's loading bay on Bedford Street and walked onto London Street, past the Cosy Club, at 2.47pm. 

At 2.48pm she made her way onto Queen Street and walked towards the cathedral, walking into its grounds at 2.48pm.

Her whereabouts for the next half hour were unknown, prompting speculation that she may have met someone in the cathedral grounds.

However, police now say she headed to the river and along Riverside Walk.

At 3.12 she was seen walking on to Cotman Fields and across Bishopgate, continuing along Riverside Walk and back to the cathedral.

Twenty minutes later, she was seen on the Close at the entrance to the cathedral and shortly before exiting through the archway she put her coat on.

She was spotted walking away from the cathedral in Queens Street at 3.23pm and is next seen near the Playhouse in St Georges Street at 3.49pm.

She walked along St Crispins Road towards Pitt Street at 3.53pm and walked up St Augustines Street at 4.01pm.

She then walked into Bakers Road at 4.03pm, with the final sighting at 4.07pm at the junction near Green Hills Road and St Martins Road, close to one of the entrances to Wensum Park.

The updated timeline follows a series of police enquiries and reviews of CCTV footage this week.

It led police to say they "now understand her movements through the city centre".

Personal items found in park

A member of the public found items belonging to Gaynor, including clothing and jewellery, more than a mile away in Wensum Park on Friday evening.

The discovery was reported to police shortly after 8pm, more than five hours after her disappearance. 

Reported missing

Officers were able to identify Gaynor from ID in her handbag and visited her home address, where they learned that she had failed to return home from work.

Norfolk Constabulary issued an appeal to help locate Gaynor on Saturday afternoon.

More belongings found

Over the weekend, specialist search teams carried out extensive searches of the area, including water-based searches carried out with assistance from the force's Marine Unit, Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service and the Coastguard. 

Other items, including Gaynor’s mobile phone, have since been discovered in the park and as a result, the park has been closed and a police cordon remains in place today.

Police search river

On Tuesday, an olive-coloured coat belonging to Gaynor was found in the river in Wensum Park. 

Police now believe Gaynor may have entered the water. 

A witness has also reported seeing someone who could have been Gaynor at 4pm in the park - she said the woman removed her coat and performed a yoga pose.

Specialist divers from Lincolnshire Police joined the search on Wednesday with sonar equipment. 

Eastern Daily Press: Police are focusing their search on the River WensumPolice are focusing their search on the River Wensum (Image: Sonya Duncan)

Search continues

Norfolk Constabulary said the approach has been to conduct thorough and systematic searches of the area using Licensed Search Officers who are experts in specialist, fingertip searches.

Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service has been assisting the search and on Wednesday expanded the water search capabilities by calling on colleagues from Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service to assist with a specialist underwater drone. 

Three types of sonar, a technique that uses sound to detect objects, have been used from a boat in the River Wensum.

CCTV footage was released by police on Wednesday which revealed more details about her last known movements. 

More footage was released on Thursday which shows Gaynor walking along St Augustines Street. 

Superintendent Wes Hornigold said: "We are releasing the footage of Gaynor’s last known steps on Friday afternoon before she went missing.

"We hope this will help to jog the memory of anyone who may have seen her in the city that afternoon or who may have footage of her journey.

"We are continuing our extensive searches but would appeal to the public to come forward with any information which may help to find Gaynor."

Eastern Daily Press: Superintendent Wes HornigoldSuperintendent Wes Hornigold (Image: Sonya Duncan, Newsquest)

Chief Superintendent Dave Buckley, county policing commander, said the search teams were encountering difficulties in the river.

He said: "It’s very time-consuming because it’s a large area to search and we must make sure we cover every feasible inch of water.

"As soon as you reach one foot in front of you, visibility goes and then there’s obviously leaves, branches, debris, and the flow of the river to contend with, which is the biggest problem because there’s been so much rainfall.

"This remains a missing person investigation and every effort continues to find Gaynor, including tracing her final movements in the city centre."

Body found in river

A body was found by underwater search teams this morning and has been removed from the water. 

Gaynor's family has been informed of the discovery but a formal identification process has not yet taken place.

Eastern Daily Press: Police recovered a large object in a black bag from the river earlier todayPolice recovered a large object in a black bag from the river earlier today (Image: PA)Earlier this morning, divers narrowed their search down to an area 100m downstream from previous areas and marked a location of interest with an orange buoy. 

It was then revealed two specialist divers had pulled a "large object in a black bag" from the river.