TG1632 : The ruined church of St Margaret

near to Wolterton, Norfolk, Great Britain

The ruined church of St Margaret
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 > LinkExternal link two of which presently fixed to the 1930s pulpit > LinkExternal link believed to depict the donors. The tower of St Margaret's church later served as a folly.

Wolterton Hall > LinkExternal 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.
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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
OSGB36: geotagged! TG 164 320 [100m precision]
WGS84: 52:50.5675N 1:12.7702E
Photographer Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TG 164 320
View Direction
Northeast (about 45 degrees)
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