NHER 26327 (Monument record) - Possible medieval hermitage site

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Summary

Documentary evidence records that on the south side of Bishopgate Street, near the Bishop Gates, was a hermitage. It is thought that this may have been patronised by the Cathedral. The exact nature and date of this building is unclear.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG20NW
Civil Parish NORWICH, NORWICH, NORFOLK

Map

Information from NAR records.
On the south side of Bishopgate Street, near the Bishop Gates, was a hermitage.
M. Leah (NAU) 22 February 1991.

Mentioned in (S1) as patronised by the cathedral.
Comp. E. Rose, 22 December 2000.

  • --- Monograph: Blomefield, F. 1806. The History of The City and County of Norwich, Part II. An Essay Towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk. Vol IV. p 402.
  • --- Publication: Kirkpatrick, J. and Hudson, W (ed.). 1889. The Streets and Lanes of the City of Norwich. pp 71, 127.
  • --- Publication: Taylor, R. C. 1821. Index Monasticus.
  • --- Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TG 20 NW 134.
  • <S1> Article in Monograph: Tanner, N. 1996. The Cathedral and the City. Norwich Cathedral: Church, City and Diocese, 1096-1996. Atherton, I. et al (eds). pp 255-280. p 277.

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Record last edited

Jun 13 2016 1:36PM

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