TG1632 : The ruined church of St Margaret
near to Wolterton, Norfolk, Great Britain

The ruined church of St Margaret
The tower is all that remains of St Margaret's church, in the grounds of Wolterton Park. When St Margaret's church was torn down the Walpoles of Wolterton Hall adopted St Andrew's church in neighbouring Wickmere; some furnishings were moved to there, such as an unknown number of the rood screen panels > Link
two of which presently fixed to the 1930s pulpit > Link
believed to depict the donors. The tower of St Margaret's church later served as a folly.
Wolterton Hall > Link
was built by the architect Thomas Ripley in the 1920s for Horatio Walpole, younger brother of Britain's first Prime Minister Sir Robert Walpole. On the death of the 3rd Earl in 1858 the Hall was abandoned until 1905, when the Earl moved back in. Ever since the present Earl inherited the property in 1989 there has been a programme of reorganisation, conservation and research into the rich family history of the Walpoles and the Hall now houses an extensive collection of family portraits.
Wolterton Hall > Link
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- TG1632, 13 images (find more images nearby)
- Photographer
- Evelyn Simak (find more nearby)
- Image classification
- Geograph
- Date Taken
- Saturday, 26 April, 2008
- Submitted
- Saturday, 26 April, 2008
- Category
- Church (ruined) (find more nearby)
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
TG 164 320 [100m precision]
WGS84: 52:50.5675N 1:12.7702E - Photographer Location
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OSGB36:
TG 164 320 - View Direction
- Northeast (about 45 degrees)
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