2013

TF6620 : The ruined church of St James at Bawsey

taken 11 years ago, near to Bawsey, Norfolk, England

The ruined church of St James at Bawsey
The ruined church of St James at Bawsey
The church is surrounded by flat pasture grazed by hundreds of sheep, some of which are glimpsed beyond the walls.
The main part of the church was built in the 1130s in the Norman period.
Although the church of St. James stands in isolation today, it used to be at the centre of a thriving village. The village was destroyed in the 16th century when the unscrupulous landowner decided to clear the tenants and destroy their houses to create new pasture for sheep.
In 1679 it was reported that the church tower was in need of repair, baptisms and burials continued in the church until the 1770s.
By 1994 structural cracks had begun to appear in the tower, and masonry was falling from the wall tops. Repairs were supervised and funded by Norfolk County Council, English Heritage and King's Lynn & West Norfolk Borough Council. The church and surrounding area is designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument.

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Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts Religious sites Derelict, Disused Ruin: Church Primary Subject: Ruin
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Supervised and Funded by Norfolk County Council [9] Title Clusters: · The ruined church of St James at Bawsey [3] ·
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TF6620, 54 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Mat Fascione   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 25 August, 2013   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 24 November, 2014
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TF 6627 2077 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:45.5370N 0:27.7530E
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TF 6627 2077
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Southeast (about 135 degrees)
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