Historic Churches in Norfolk

St George Colegate served an area of Norwich where many wealthy medieval wool merchants lived, and the size of the church reflects this wealth. Among the numerous memorials inside is a terra-cotta tomb to Robert Jannys (d. 1530), and a memorial to artist John Crome, a founder of the Norwich School of artists.
Colegate, Norwich, Norfolk, England, NR3 1DD

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Heritage Highlight: The 16th century terra-cotta Jannys tomb chest

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A large Perpendicular church with the tallest tower in Norwich. There is a wonderful hammer-beam roof decorated with carved angels holding shields. Several medieval brasses survive, and tombs of wealthy physicians who lived on St Giles Street. There is a 15th-century brass lectern and a fan-vaulted Tudor ceiling in the porch.
St Giles Street, Norwich, Norfolk, England, NR2 1AB

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Heritage Highlight: 15th-century brass lectern and hammer beam angel roof

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St John's church dates to the latter half of the 15th century and is a very nice example of Perpendicular style. It's a rather odd building, almost square in plan. This peculiar layout is reputed to be the result of a hasty decision to widen a nearby road due to a planned visit to Norwich by Elizabeth I.
Maddermarket, Norwich, Norfolk, England, NR2 1DN

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This ancient church stands just outside the old bailey of the Norman castle in the centre of Norwich. Located on the site of a medieval lumber market, the interior boasts a 16th-century candelabrum and there is late Saxon long-and-short work in the exterior walls.
Timberhill, Golden Ball Street, Norwich, Norfolk, England, NR1 3LA

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Heritage Highlight: 1500 candelabrum, 11th-century stonework

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A late 15th-century redundant church in the heart of historic Norwich, boasting a very striking tower that stretches upward 120 feet. Most of the church was built in lovely Perpendicular style in the relatively short span of years between 1460-1472.
St Benedict's Street, Norwich, Norfolk, England, NR2 3PS

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A 14th-century church with a striking west tower and an intricate frieze around the nave. There is a very good 15th-century timber roof, decorated with painted carvings of angels, and a delicately carved 17th-century font cover. The east window has fragments of medieval glass.
Redwell Street, Norwich, Norfolk, England, NR2 4SN

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Heritage Highlight: Medieval timber roof with angel carvings

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One of the finest town churches in England, primarily 15th century, with a wonderful hammer-beam roof decorated with angels and gilded suns. The Perpendicular east window has excellent medieval glass, and the is a rare 15th-century wooden font canopy. Look for a tapestry woven by Flemish settlers in 1573, and the 16th-century tomb of Francis Wyndham.
Market Place, Norwich, Norfolk, England, NR2 1RD

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Heritage Highlight: 15th-century timber roof and medieval glass

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A medieval church south-west of the castle, perhaps built to serve a 'French Borough' established by the Normans shortly after the Conquest. Unusual for its north tower, the church boasts a 16th-century hammerbeam roof and several interesting memorials including medieval brasses and a grandiose wall monument to John Mingay (d. 1615).
Rampant Horse Street, Norwich, Norfolk, England, NR2 1QP

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Heritage Highlight: 16th-century hammerbeam roof and memorial brasses

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Most people visit the little Norfolk village of Oxborough to see the wonderful moated manor of Oxburgh Hall, the ancestral home of the Bedingfield family (note the difference in spelling between the village and the Hall). Unfortunately, most leave without pausing to peek inside the little parish church of St John the Evangelist, which stands half-forgotten beside the Hall.
Oxborough Road, Oxborough, East Anglia, Norfolk, England

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Heritage Highlight: 16th century terracotta Bedingfield tombs

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St Michael's church stands beside historic Oxnead Hall, home of the Paston family. In the church is the superb tomb of Admiral Sir Clement Paston, who served under four Tudor monarchs. Look for the bust of Lady Elizabeth Paston (d. 1636) sculpted by Nicholas Stone, and brasses to generations of the Paston family.
Oxnead Hall, Buxton, Oxnead, Norfolk, England, NR10 5HP

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Heritage Highlight: 1597 Sir Clement Paston tomb

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