2007

TG3505 : The church of St Nicholas - nave

taken 17 years ago, near to Buckenham, Norfolk, England

The church of St Nicholas - nave
The church of St Nicholas - nave
Viewed through chancel arch. St Nicholas' church > Link has an octagonal tower > Link - Link which once housed the oldest bell in Norfolk, dating from c. 1290. This bell was stolen in 1973, after the church had been made redundant and suffered greatly from vandalism, until being taken in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust, several years later. The tower has a Norman doorway > Link - believed to have been reset during the restoration in the 19th century; there is also a door leading up the tower > Link on the outside wall. Vandals also damaged the pews and smashed the glass in the east window > Link which was by S.C. Yarrington of Norwich. The remaining fragments were reassembled and are now reset in the upper half of the window. Apart from a number of C17 ledger stones > Link - Link on the chancel floor, the medieval font with its particularly fine carving (seen here) is the sole survivor of the carnage. The church is kept locked (as are most other churches in this area) but a key is available on request. For more information see: LinkExternal link

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TG3505, 93 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Evelyn Simak   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 4 July, 2007   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 27 June, 2008
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TG 355 058 [100m precision]
WGS84: 52:35.9712N 1:28.6179E
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TG 355 058
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WEST (about 270 degrees)
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