St Etheldreda's Church, Norwich

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St Etheldreda’s Church
St Etheldreda, King Street, Norwich.jpg
St Etheldreda’s Church in 2006
St Etheldreda's Church, Norwich
52°37′22.04″N1°18′7.41″E / 52.6227889°N 1.3020583°E / 52.6227889; 1.3020583
OS grid reference TG 23641 07933
Location Norwich, Norfolk
Country England
Denomination Church of England
History
Dedication Æthelthryth
Architecture
Functional statusRedundant
Heritage designation Grade I listed
Designated26 February 1954

St Etheldreda's Church, Norwich is a Grade I listed redundant parish church in the Church of England in Norwich. [1] It is one of three surviving round-towered churches in the city, the others being St Julian's and St Benedict's. [2]

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History

The church is medieval, dating from the 12th century. [3] Its dedication, to St Etheldreda, hints at a link with Ely Abbey which she had founded during the 7th century. Ely is known to have owned a 'fortress' or 'fortified place' (in all likelihood a stone house) in Norwich by the reign of William I. [4]

In 1883, Edward Boardman led a large restoration of St Etheldreda's, resulting in the obstruction of much of its early detail, adding new windows and a new tiled roof. [3] The church contained an organ by Norman and Beard which dated from 1884. [5]

Interior of the church as a studio in 2010 St Etheldreda Artist Studio in St Etheldredas church, Norwich (geograph 2063249).jpg
Interior of the church as a studio in 2010

The church has been redundant since 1961, and was subsequently used as a sculptors' workshop. [3] The organ was moved to St Francis' Church. [5] It is now used as a studio. [1]

Architecture

The church features a round 12th century tower with an octagonal top and a brick trim. It features an aisleless nave and a chancel with the same width. Its south porch has a damaged nodding ogee niche in one of its gables, and a renewed Norman south doorway. The font, which formerly had shields on its bowl and small heads on its underside, has now been removed. It includes monuments to William Johnston (d. 1611), to John Paul (d. 1726), and to a priest from circa 1485. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 Historic England. "Church of St Etheldreda (1051209)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  2. ↑ Finch, Jonathan (October 2006). "The Churches". In Rawcliffe, Carole; Wilson, Richard (eds.). Medieval Norwich. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 53. ISBN   9781852855468.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Pevsner, Nikolaus; Wilson, Bill (2002). Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East. Yale University Press. p. 233. ISBN   9780300096071.
  4. ↑ Shelley, Andy (15 January 2016). "South Conesford, Norwich: A Danish Garrison port?". Medieval Archaeology . 59 (1): 87–102. doi:10.1080/00766097.2015.1119383. ISSN   0076-6097.
  5. 1 2 "Norfolk, Norwich, St Etheldreda, King Street". National Pipe Organ Register. British Institute of Organ Studies . Retrieved 2 February 2015.
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