NHER 585 (Monument record) - Site of Church of St Mary in the Marsh, Lower Close, Norwich
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG20NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | NORWICH, NORWICH, NORFOLK |
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Full Description
Norwich Cathedral register of about 1300 AD states it was founded long before the conquest (Dugdale Mon. IV, 1-7).
Taken into The Close in 13th century. (S1).
Stated in late 14th century that Losinga left this church out of Priory Precinct (for details see (S1)).
R.R. Clarke (NCM).
S. Heywood (NCC) states he believes this church may have been further east and that portions remain inside the house site NHER 26047; but other portions were visible in the 19th century.
E.Rose (NLA) 10 November 1999.
See (S2) for a plan of 1760 showing what seems to be a round towered church with transept and south porch still surviving at that date.
E. Rose (NLA), 17 January 2005.
Associated Sources (5)
- --- SNF4550 Monograph: Batcock, N. 1991. The Ruined and Disused Churches of Norfolk. East Anglian Archaeology. No 51. Microfiche 5:G12. No N30; p 175.
- --- 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 27.
- <S1> SNF2116 Article in Serial: Jope, E. M. 1952. Excavations in the City of Norwich, 1948. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XXX pp 287-323. p 321.
- <S2> SNF55515 Publication: Rawcliffe, C. (ed). 2004. Medieval Norwich. p 54; Map 4.
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2025 1:54PM