The Parish Churches of Medieval Norwich

Narratives of Change and Continuity

Brian Ayers, Clare Haynes, Sandy Heslop, Helen Lunnon (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

544 Seiten

2026
Casemate Publishers (Verlag)
979-8-88857-182-8 (ISBN)

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A beautifully illustrated, detailed account of all 56 parish churches recorded in Norwich by AD 1200, of which 31 remain standing. Examines each church from a variety of viewpoints – archaeological, architectural, art historical and antiquarian, in the historical context of the development of Norwich from the 10th to the mid-16th centuries.

Eight hundred years ago, there were 56 parish churches in Norwich. Thirty-one remain standing – the greatest concentration of medieval churches in any town or city north of the Alps. Most retain medieval furnishings and monuments, painting and glazing, and about a quarter of them are of the very highest quality in terms of materials and design. The locations of most of the lost churches are known, and archaeological examination has been undertaken at several of their sites. Together they form an internationally important corpus of historic monuments. Remarkably, no detailed account of these churches as a group has ever been published. This book not only explores each of the churches – standing and lost – but also examines their contribution to the development of Norwich and its community in the Middle Ages.

Brian Ayers is an Honorary Associate Professor at the University of East Anglia and is the former Norfolk County Archaeologist. He has published extensively on Norwich and researches the archaeology of northern Europe, as seen in his book The German Ocean: Medieval Europe around the North Sea. Clare Haynes is a historian of British visual culture. She is also chair of trustees of Hungate Medieval Art, a charity based in the redundant medieval parish church of St Peter Hungate, Norwich. Sandy Heslop has published widely on English medieval art and architecture. His research interests include churches and castles, figurative imagery in all media, and the creative relationships between makers and their patrons.

List of illustrations
Acknowledgements
List of abbreviations
1 Introduction
2 Norwich north of the Wensum – the Ward of Ultra Aquam
3 Norwich south of the Wensum – Wymer Ward (west)
4 Norwich south of the Wensum – Wymer Ward (east) and Tombland area
5 Norwich south of the Wensum – Conesford Ward
6 Norwich south of the Wensum – Mancroft Ward (The French Borough)
7 Conclusion
Glossary
Bibliography
Index

Erscheinungsdatum	13.06.2025
Zusatzinfo	600 B/W and colour illustrations
Sprache	englisch
Maße	216 x 280 mm
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Archäologie
	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Altertum / Antike
	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Mittelalter
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Weitere Religionen
	Technik ► Architektur
ISBN-13	979-8-88857-182-8 / 9798888571828
Zustand	Neuware