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The ancient medieval city of Norwich within the walls at one time had 57 parish churches, the largest collection of urban medieval buildings in any one city north of the Alps. [1] Ten are still in use by the Church of England, while many are in use for other purposes.
An early church on the site of St Julian's Church was destroyed in 1004 when the Vikings attacked Norwich. [5] The medieval church was built in the 11th and 12th centuries. [1] Between 1269 and 1305 the parish associated with the nearby church of St Edward King and Confessor was united with St Julian's. [6]
As with most of the medieval churches of Norwich, little of the building dating from the middle medieval period or earlier has survived. [2] Part of Hochstetter's map of Norwich (1789). Pockthorpe is north of the river and outside the city walls, whilst St James (within the city) is located at the end of Cowgate Street.
The church is medieval and is noted in the Domesday Book of 1086. The present St Giles Church has its origins in 1386, when a bequest was given to start building the church. By 1424, the tower was almost finished, and by 1430 the building was complete enough for funerals to take place. It was restored between 1866 and 1867 by Richard Phipson ...
Some of the churches stand in or near the centres of cities or towns, and their functions have been taken over by nearby churches: examples include St Martin's Church, Colchester, St John the Baptist's Church, Stamford, St Peter's Church, Sudbury, St Mary at the Quay Church, Ipswich, three churches in Norwich, and two in Cambridge.
The church, which stands between Pottergate and St Benedict's Street, [3] is medieval. The body of the church dates back to a 14th-century rebuilding, although the tower is older. [4] St Gregory's is noted for its wall-paintings, which include a depiction St George and the dragon at the west end of the north aisle.
St Andrew's Hall and Blackfriars' Hall or The Halls are a Grade I listed complex of former Dominican priory church and convent buildings in the English city of Norwich, Norfolk, dating back to the 14th century. They are the most complete set of pre-reformation mendicant monastic structures to survive in England. [1]
St Benedict's Church, Norwich is a Grade I listed Anglican former parish church in Norwich, Norfolk, England. [1] The round-tower church is medieval and probably dates from the 11th century. It was badly damaged in an air raid in 1942 and the only part still standing is the round tower.