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 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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