NHER 589 (Monument record) - Site of All Saints' Church, Norwich
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Summary
All Saint's Church is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1166 AD. The site is uncertain, but it may be Magdalen Street or Westlegate. Blomefield records that in 1550 the church was granted by the Dean and Chapter to the mayor and citizens, who promptly pulled it down and sold the materials and the churchyard.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG20NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | NORWICH, NORWICH, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Magdalen Street at north corner of Cowgate.
Mentioned in Domesday Book of 1166 AD.
Identified by (S1) as Magdalen Street but (S2) regards it as All Saints, Westlegate. (S1) regards it as a pre-conquest foundation. 1368 shared ornaments with St Saviours. Taken down 1550 - annexed to St Pauls.
Compiled by R. R. Clarke (NCM).
Associated Sources (7)
- --- SNF4550 Monograph: Batcock, N. 1991. The Ruined and Disused Churches of Norfolk. East Anglian Archaeology. No 51. Microfiche 5:G12. No N1; p 175.
- --- SNF7068 Publication: Messent, C. J. W. 1932. The City Churches of Norwich. p 14.
- --- 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 36.
- --- SNF86352 Unpublished Document: Cattermole, P. 1985. Some Norwich Churches as seen in the Obedientiary Rolls of Norwich Cathedral Priory, 1276-1536.
- <S1> SNF5459 Publication: Cox, J. C. 1911. Country Churches: Norfolk. Vol II. p 173.
- <S2> SNF2116 Article in Serial: Jope, E. M. 1952. Excavations in the City of Norwich, 1948. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XXX pp 287-323. p 320.
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Record last edited
Mar 8 2022 3:18PM