NHER 188 (Building record) - St Peter Hungate Church, Princes Street

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Summary

A 13th century and later flint, brick and stone former parish church with the date 1467 on a buttress by the north door. It consists of a two stage west tower, nave and chancel, north and south transepts and a two storey south porch. The chancel was rebuilt in 1602, re-using the north and south windows. Inside is a hammerbeam roof. Since restoration in the 1930s it has been used as a museum of church history, and opened as the Hungate Medieval Art Centre in 2009.

Protected Status/Designation

Listed Building (I) 1220104: ST PETER HUNGATE MUSEUM

Location

Map sheet	TG20NW
Civil Parish	NORWICH, NORWICH, NORFOLK

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1954. Listed, Grade I.
Listing Description Excerpt:
"Former parish church now museum. 1460 incised in north buttress. Flint with stone and brick dressings. 13th century. Chancel partly brick. Lead roofs. Pantiles on chancel. West tower. Nave and chancel. North and south transepts and south porch."
Information from (S1).
Please consult the National Heritage List for England (S1) for the current details.
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 5 September 2017. Amended H. Hamilton (HES), 8 November 2019.

1970. Stray Find.
Sherd of bellarmine, 17th century, found under floor of church (NHER 456) when putting in central heating.
W. Milligan (NCM).

January 1984. Building Survey.
Church examined by [1], almost certainly as part of Norwich Survey.
See draft report (S2) for further details.
P. Watkins (HES), 16 October 2015.

It is noted in (S3) that in the 19th to early 20th century this was only a mildly Ritualist church. The vicar, Reverend Hunt, died of grief after the City Corporation pulled down his house to make way for trams.
E. Rose (NLA), 24 April 2006.

2009.
Opened as Hungate Medieval Art Centre (S4).
D. Gurney (NLA), 2 February 2010.

Associated Sources (25)

--- SNF85953 Article in Serial: Harrod, H. 1859. Goods and Ornaments of Norwich Churches in the Fourteenth Century. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol V pp 89-121. pp 113-115.
--- SNF89124 Article in Serial: King, G. A.. 1907. On the Ancient Stained Glass still remaining in the Church of St. Peter Hungate, Norwich.. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XVI pp 205-218.
--- SNF94348 Illustration: [Unknown]. [Unknown]. Rubbings of impressions in the lead from the roof of St Peter Hungate Church. Card. 1:1.
--- SNF89125 Illustration: Cotman, J.S.. 1810. Interior of St. Peter Hungate Church. Pencil and watercolour on paper.
--- SNF89127 Illustration: Sillett, J. [unknown]. Drawing of St Peter Hungate Church, Norwich. Pencil and grey wash on paper.
--- SNF80396 Leaflet: Norwich Historic Churches Trust & HEART. St Peter Hungate, Elm Hill..
--- SNF4550 Monograph: Batcock, N. 1991. The Ruined and Disused Churches of Norfolk. East Anglian Archaeology. No 51. Microfiche 5:G12. No N42; p 175.
--- SNF2685 Monograph: Jennings, S. 1981. Eighteen Centuries of Pottery from Norwich. East Anglian Archaeology. No 13.
--- SNF58263 Monograph: Pevsner, N. and Wilson, B. 1997. Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East. The Buildings of England. 2nd Edition. p 247.
--- SNF71337 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 2008. Rejoice as 'humble' church museum re-opens for all. 20 October.
--- SNF73770 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 2009. A few days to discover some of the secrets of Norfolk's heritage. 7 September.
--- SNF73861 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 2009. Winning view of old churches. 10 December.
--- SNF74773 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 2010. Object lessons in Norfolk's rich heritage. 29 May.
--- SNF83437 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 2012. Seeing the light in an historic setting. 10 March.
--- SNF98256 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 2016. Grant fund repairs for former church. 30 July.
--- SNF89126 Photograph: Norwich Survey Staff. 1984. St Peter Hungate Church, Princes Street, Norwich. Paper.
--- SNF5459 Publication: Cox, J. C. 1911. Country Churches: Norfolk. Vol II. pp 185-186.
--- SNF7068 Publication: Messent, C. J. W. 1932. The City Churches of Norwich. pp 67-68.
--- SNF87229 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Norwich - Post Roman.
--- SNF57204 Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TG 20 NW 130 [2].
--- SNF86300 Website: King, D.. 2010 -. Corpus Vitrearum Medii Aevi. Medieval Stained Glass in Great Britain: The Medieval Stained Glass of Norfolk. https://www.cvma.ac.uk/publications/digital/norfolk/siteindex.html. 11 April 2022. Norwich: Parish Church of St Peter Hungate [accessed 11 April 2022].
<S1> SNF48662 Designation: Historic England. National Heritage List for England. List Entry 1220104.
<S2> SNF89128 Unpublished Report: Carter, A. 1984. Draft report on St Peter Hungate Church, Norwich.
<S3> SNF63309 *Verbal Communication: Groves, N.. 2006. Lecture at Cambridge.
<S4> SNF72948 Website: Hungate Medieval Art and Contributors. 2009. What is Hungate?. http://www.hungate.org.uk/what-is-hungate/. 1 February 2010.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

CHURCH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Object Types (2)

WINDOW (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Related NHER Records (1)

Geographical: NHER 456 - Parent of: Precinct of St Peter Hungate Church, Norwich (Monument)

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Norwich (Parish Summary)

Record last edited

Apr 15 2024 1:55PM