2024

TG5208 : Minster Church of St Nicholas, Great Yarmouth

taken 6 months ago, near to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England

Minster Church of St Nicholas, Great Yarmouth
Minster Church of St Nicholas, Great Yarmouth
The third largest parish church in Britain, officially designated as a Minster church in 2011. Listed Grade II*.
It was founded in the late 12th century, but little remains from this period, probably the base of the tower. The church was fire-gutted as a result of bombing in 1942, rebuilding not taking place until the late 1950s. Effectively all the external walls, which is all that survived, are 19th century in origin. This view shows the south aisle, subject to a previous major rebuilding in 1869-70.
Great Yarmouth Minster

St Nicholas has an area of 23,000 square feet, Pevsner tells us ('The Buildings of England: North-East Norfolk and Norwich', Pevsner,N, pp 143-46: Harmondsworth, Penguin, 1962 2nd 1970). It is both magnificent and friendly at the same time LinkExternal link

Listed Buildings and Structures

Listed buildings and structures are officially designated as being of special architectural, historical or cultural significance. There are over half a million listed structures in the United Kingdom, covered by around 375,000 listings.
Listed status is more commonly associated with buildings or groups of buildings, however it can cover many other structures, including bridges, headstones, steps, ponds, monuments, walls, phone boxes, wrecks, parks, and heritage sites, and in more recent times a road crossing (Abbey Road) and graffiti art (Banksy 'Spy-booth') have been included.

In England and Wales there are three main listing designations;
Grade I (2.5%) - exceptional interest, sometimes considered to be internationally important.
Grade II* (5.5%) - particularly important buildings of more than special interest.
Grade II (92%) - nationally important and of special interest.

There are also locally listed structures (at the discretion of local authorities) using A, B and C designations.

In Scotland three classifications are also used but the criteria are different. There are around 47,500 Listed buildings.
Category A (8%)- generally equivalent to Grade I and II* in England and Wales
Category B (51%)- this appears generally to cover the ground of Grade II, recognising national importance.
Category C (41%)- buildings of local importance, probably with some overlap with English Grade II.

In Northern Ireland the criteria are similar to Scotland, but the classifications are:
Grade A (2.3%)
Grade B+ (4.7%)
Grade B (93%)

Read more at Wikipedia LinkExternal link


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Alan Murray-Rust   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 27 July, 2024   (more nearby)
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Tuesday, 6 August, 2024
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OSGB36: geotagged! TG 5243 0801 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:36.6691N 1:43.6293E
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OSGB36: geotagged! TG 5240 0799
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