2010
TL8783 : The site of St Giles' church, Thetford
taken 14 years ago, near to Thetford, Norfolk, England
The site of St Giles' church, Thetford
Of the 21 churches that once existed in Thetford only three are still standing. St Giles' is one of the churches of which no traces remain. The church was situated at the back of the building that houses the Halifax Building Society (by the junction of King Street and St Giles Lane). Listed in 1291 and 1368, by which time it was used by the Canons of the Augustinian priory. It is believed to have served as a parish church until the 1470s when it was let to a hermit who lived in it and performed services there for his own benefit. The building was converted into a barn in 1598 and later became a wheelwright's shop. It was still standing in the 18th century. Any remains presumably lie below the yard at the back of the shops in King Street.
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