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Medieval Norfolk had a greater concentration of churches than anywhere else in Europe. Each of the survivors is special. Seek out stone angels or look for the little monsters hatched by Medieval minds. Or spring forward in time to a Victorian Gothic fantasy or a Classical temple designed by Robert Adam. All the churches in this leaflet have been saved by amazing The Churches Conservation Trust. The Trust is a charity that cares for more than 340 churches in England. This is one of 18 leaflets that highlight their history and treasures. grace For more information on the other guides in this series, light fills graceful St Nicholas’ Chapel, as well as interactive maps and downloadable information, Kings Lynn, illuminating glorious glass and see visitchurches.org.uk angels playing celestial instruments King’s Lynn, St Nicholas’ Chapel 1 , St John Maddermarket 2 Nine centuries of treasures in the largest A 500-year old city church with a rich chapel in England collection of furnishings

• Beautiful Medieval porch, superb carvings and monuments • Glorious Victorian stained glass • Fabulous memorials • An interior flooded with light • Spire designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott • A plaque to William Kemp, who once danced from From the tip of its 19th-century spire to its Norman to Norwich in nine days foundations, everything about this town-centre church The handsome flint tower of St John’s rises above is dazzling. Light floods from its magnificent windows into the Maddermarket in the city centre. The present church interior. The vividly coloured picture panels to the east depict was built in the 15th century when Norwich was one of the 32 scenes from the life of Jesus. wealthiest cities of Europe. It survived a gas explosion in Monuments from the 17th and 18th centuries, some with 1876 during a choir practice that stunned the rector, startlingly life-like painted figures, celebrate Lynn’s seamen, singed the choirboys and shattered windows and furniture. merchants, mayors and shopkeepers. Among these Today’s sumptuous stained glass windows are Victorian monuments is a marble urn designed by famous Scottish and 20th-century replacements. architect, Robert Adam. The church’s square interior is filled with marvellous The carved woodwork was of such quality that some of it is monuments, from elegant plaques to detailed little figures now in the V&A Museum, but in the Medieval stalls you can in Tudor dress. All around are rich furnishings – part of an still see a collection of creatures that make the green man interesting and eccentric collection assembled by William look tame. Up in the 15th-century wooden roof, carved angels Busby, rector from 1898 to 1923. He sought out, with outstretched wings sing and play musical instruments. or commissioned, a whole variety of items to beautify his One holds a recorder – the earliest ever portrayal of the church, including the magnificent Georgian canopy over instrument in church carving. the high altar and the altar screen in the Lady Chapel.

St Ann’s Street, King’s Lynn PE30 1QS Maddermarket, Norwich NR2 1DS Nearest railway station: King’s Lynn (short walk) Central Norwich, off Pottergate Open mid Jun to end Sep: Tue and Sat, 10.30am-4.30pm; Nearest railway station: Norwich (short walk) at other times, key available from Tudor Rose Hotel See website for opening times (opposite chapel) or True’s Yard Museum 3 Barton Bendish, 5 St Mary Gunton, A tiny thatched church St Andrew with Medieval paintings A rare temple-style church and Norman carving by Robert Adam St Mary’s is idyllic. Rising from a tall-grassed churchyard, it has St Andrew’s is an 18th-century church in the form of aged walls, the colour of pale honey, under a mellow thatched a Classical temple, tucked away in the landscaped parkland roof. The west door – one of the finest Norman doorways of Gunton Hall. It was designed by the leading Scottish in England – was taken from a neighbouring church, now architect of the 18th century, Robert Adam, whose designs demolished. The rustic interior has wonderful pews, one dated were influential across the world. It is Adam’s only complete 1637. Look for the carved communion table from 1633 and the church in England. The interior of this neoclassical gem has strange 14th-century painting thought to be of St Catherine. a clean, calm simplicity, but with the richness of decorative moulding on the ceiling and elegant dark wood furnishings. Boughton Long Road, Barton Bendish, PE33 9DN Gunton, Norwich NR11 7HJ 6m E of Downham Market, off A122 5m S of and 5m N of , E of A140 Nearest railway station: Downham Market (6 miles) Nearest railway station: Gunton Road (4 miles) Keyholder nearby Open daily visitchurches.org.uk/daysout

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by a Victorian eccentric with us Spend a day Almost perfect Norman church lost in time This amazingly decorative church was the creation of one man, eccentric clergyman Reverend Whitwell Elwin. A friend St Margaret’s, with its round tower and thatched roof, of Charles Darwin, Elwin not only raised the funds for the is a church from another time, standing in an isolated building, he also designed it. Borrowing a doorway style here, setting as if still in its 12th-century Norman world. The carved a window there, but with twin towers and a central pinnacle doorway is breathtaking, while inside the church is simple and drawn purely from his imagination, he created a masterpiece. rustic. Faded Medieval faces painted on the walls peer out Inside, he filled his fairytale creation with angels – they appear from across the centuries – look for St Christopher carrying carved on the roof beams and in the stained glass windows. Christ. The 500-year-old font is carved with angels, lions and roses – and there are memorials in the brick floor. Booton, Norwich NR10 4NZ 12m NW of Norwich off B1145, Church Lane, Hales, Norwich NR14 6QL SE of Reepham and SW of Cawston 12m SE of Norwich and E of A146 Nearest railway station: Norwich (11 miles) Nearest railway station: Reedham (4 miles) Open daily Open daily 7 Little 9 Witchingham, Wiggenhall, St Faith St Mary the Virgin Traces of stunning Carved saints and Medieval art a broken heart Step inside St Faith’s and your view of the Medieval world St Mary’s stands in a watery landscape by the River Ouse. changes. Stencilled vines laden with grapes spiral over arches Green stained glass casts light on row upon row of carved edged with deep red. Wall panels show scenes from the Bible benches, featuring lively little wooden saints and figures in – some ghostly, others brilliant depending on the ageing of the amazingly detailed dress. Saints feature too, in brilliant coloured pigment. This is an authentic Medieval church – a riot of colour panels on the Medieval screen, and there are life-size marbles and pattern, with picture stories that could be read by a largely of local nobles. In the south chapel, a brass the shape of a heart illiterate congregation. The south wall is bare. The Black Death commemorates Sir Robert Kervile who died abroad. His wife of 1348 could have put an end to the painters’ ambitions. sent a monk to retrieve his heart, and it lies buried here.

Little Witchingham, Norwich NR9 5PA Church Road, Wiggenhall, King’s Lynn PE34 3EJ 9m NW of Norwich, 3m S of Reepham and N of A1067 5m S of King’s Lynn off A47 or A10 Nearest railway station: Norwich (10 miles) Nearest railway station: King’s Lynn (5 miles) Open daily Keyholder nearby visitchurches.org.uk/joinus 1

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A light-filled church Become a supporter with a mystery motif The powder pink of St Peter’s plaster walls is a backdrop to beautiful monuments in this remote 15th-century Norfolk church. White marble likenesses from the noble Palgrave family are full of character, as are the medieval figures in the brasses set in the floor. An enigmatic ‘rose window’ design lies in the floor of the centre aisle, illuminated by the east window. Nobody knows when it was created, nor what it conceals.

North Barningham, Norwich NR11 7LB 5m S of between and Gresham, and N of Barningham Hall Nearest railway station: Sheringham (5 miles) Open daily , St Nicholas 15 More churches to enjoy A strangely beautiful Domesday church, with a tranquil Each CCT church has been saved because it is special. interior and a colourful history. The west tower collapsed We can’t do justice to them all in one leaflet, so visit our website in 1898, leaving the church looking like a meeting house. for more information on those only briefly described here. Three clappers remain from the tower bells. Hythe Road, Feltwell, IP26 4AE 5m NW of Brandon and 12m SE of Downham Market Brandiston, St Nicholas 10 Delightful, secluded flint church of Norman origins, with on B1112 a distinctive short round tower. Large clear glass windows Open daily illuminate extravagantly carved benches in this church, which has lain almost untouched for over a century. Frenze, St Andrew 16 Brandiston, Norwich NR10 4PJ This simple church, dating back to the 13th century, 11m NW of Norwich, 5m SW of Aylsham and W of B1149 sits prettily in a farmyard setting. Inside, it has beautiful brasses, showing men and women in Medieval dress, and centuries- Open daily old pews with lovely carvings – including two little monkeys. Frenze Hall Lane, Frenze, Diss IP21 4EZ Buckenham, St Nicholas 11 This impressive church, with its rare 13th-century 1m NE of Diss off A1066 octagonal tower, sits peacefully surrounded by trees and Open daily fields. Its interior feels lost in time, with beautiful stone carving and lovely Victorian glass. , St Gregory 17 School Road, Buckenham, Norwich NR13 4HN This lovely thatched Norman church stands on a tufted 7m E of Norwich and S of A47 grass hillock dotted with headstones. Inside the porch, the stone doorway has a dazzling mass of Norman carving. Open daily Norton Road, Heckingham, Norwich NR14 6QT 12m SE of Norwich and 1m E of Loddon off B1136 Coston, St Michael 12 A secluded, atmospheric church, almost unchanged Open daily for 700 years. Inside, clear glass windows shine soft light on the mottled plaster walls and rustic furnishings. Hellington, St John the Baptist 18 Church Lane, Coston, Norwich NR9 4DT A rural gem, with a Norman round tower and an unusually 12m W of Norwich and N of B1108 to Hingham elegant 13th-century porch. Inside, evocative little stone heads peer out from the carved stone arches. Open summer weekends; at other times keyholder nearby Hellington Hill, Hellington, Norwich NR14 7BS 6m SE of Norwich off A146 East Bradenham, St Mary 13 A bold, buttressed flint-and-stone Medieval church Open daily in a grassy churchyard. It is simply furnished and gloriously lit, with several lovely memorials to local people. Hockwold, St Peter 19 Church Street, East Bradenham, Thetford IP25 7QL Tall, light and full of carved wooden angels, St Peter’s 5m SW of East off A1075 is a Medieval delight. Beautiful monuments are mounted on the walls, and the churchyard is a oasis of wildlife. Open summer weekends; at other times keyholder nearby Station Road, Hockwold, Thetford IP26 4HZ 4m NW of Brandon and 13m SE of Downham Market East Ruston, St Mary 14 A vast, airy 14th-century church, overlooking a sweeping on B1112 landscape between the Broads and the sea. Its great treasure Open most days; at other times keyholder nearby is a spectacular 15th-century chancel screen with sumptuous painted figures. Norwich NR12 9HN 2m N of off B1159 on road to Happisburgh Keyholder nearby Islington, St Mary 20 Thurgarton, All Saints 25 A romantic and partially ruined 14th-century church This towerless, thatched church is beautifully set in farmland. The buttressed and battlemented tower amongst trees in open country. It has spectacular Medieval retains two bells and within the chancel are monuments carved benches featuring a dragon, a creeping hunter, fighting to the Bagge family. dogs, an elephant and musicians. Islington Green, Tilney, King’s Lynn PE34 4SB Norwich NR11 7HT 3m SW of King’s Lynn off A47 17m N of Norwich, 6m S of Cromer and W of A140 Keyholder nearby Open daily

Moulton, St Mary 21 Walpole, St Andrew 26 An isolated church in meadows beside a farm, with an A worn but handsome marshland church with a lovely attractive Norman round tower. Inside, St Mary’s boasts brick-and-stone tower and a lofty interior. It has elaborately a series of beautiful Medieval wall paintings, elegantly carved bench ends and sumptuous 20th-century stained glass. rendered in shades of grey and ochre. Kirk Road, Walpole St Andrew, King’s Lynn PE14 7LL Reedham Road, Moulton, Norwich NR13 3NW 8m W of King’s Lynn off A17 12m E of Norwich and 3m S of Keyholder nearby Open daily West Harling, All Saints 27 Norwich, St Augustine 22 A tall-towered church, set in fields at the edge of a forest. This Medieval city church, which sits next to 17th-century Inside, enchanting Victorian glass scatters light across warm almshouses to the north of the city, has a rare 17th-century oak benches, brasses and monuments. brick tower and kaleidoscopically bright Victorian windows. West Harling, Thetford NR16 2SE St Augustine’s Street, Norwich NR3 3BY 6m E of Thetford, N of A1066 Just N of Inner Ring Road where it joins the Open at weekends; at other times keyholder nearby A140 to Cromer

Keyholder nearby , St Mary Bell Tower 28 A bold, soaring bulk of a tower built around 1240 in four Norwich, St Laurence 23 stages, each more ornamented than the last. It features five A vast, handsome Medieval city church and prominent bells and an arched passageway through to the church Norwich landmark, St Laurence’s has some exquisite of St Mary. Edwardian paintings of saints and angels on panels School Road, West Walton, Wisbech PE14 7ET near the altar. 2m N of Wisbech off A47 St Benedict’s Street, Norwich NR2 3PE Tower only, no visitor access to interior Off B1108 Earlham Road, Norwich city centre Keyholder nearby – see website for details

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