St Peter Hungate, Norwich

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St Peter Hungate, Norwich
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St Peter Hungate, Norwich
St Peter Hungate, Norwich
52°37′52″N1°17′49.44″E / 52.63111°N 1.2970667°E / 52.63111; 1.2970667
OS grid reference TG 23210 08803
Location Norwich, Norfolk
Country England
Denomination Church of England
History
Dedication St Peter
Architecture
Heritage designation Grade I listed

St Peter Hungate, Norwich is a Grade I listed redundant parish church in the Church of England in Norwich. [1] [2]

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History

The church is medieval. The date of 1460, representing rededication by the Paston Family, may appear on the North doorway.

Rectors have included:

After closure, in 1929, the church was converted to a Museum of Ecclesiastical Art (1932), later renamed Hungate Museum of Church Art. The museum closed in 1995, and the church passed into the care of Norwich Historic Churches Trust. [5] It is now occupied by 'Hungate' a centre for Medieval Art. [6]

Organ

The museum purchased a positive organ in 1938 from a monastery at Lucca, Tuscany Italy. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register. [7]

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References

  1. The Buildings of England. Norfolk. Nikolaus Pevsner. p.249. First Edition. 1962. Penguin Books Limited
  2. Historic England. "St Peter Hungate Museum (1220104)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  3. Jessopp, Augustus. "Burgess, John (1563-1635)"  . Dictionary of National Biography . Vol. 07. pp. 310–312.
  4. Norfolk Churches
  5. "Home". nhct-norwich.org.
  6. "Home". hungate.org.uk.
  7. "NPOR [N06513]". National Pipe Organ Register . British Institute of Organ Studies . Retrieved 1 February 2015.