St Mary the Virgin, church, Burgh St Peter.
- Credit: James Bass
As we stay local many of us have a renewed appreciation of our surroundings - here are 18 (plus) of Norfolk s fascinating buildings.
Custom House in King s Lynn.
- Credit: Taz Ali
The 17th century
Custom House beside the river in King’s Lynn was called: “One of the most perfect buildings ever built,” by architectural historian Nikolaus Pevsner.
Britannia facing away from the sea on top of the Nelson Monument, Great Yarmouth.
- Credit: Andy Darnell
The 200-year-old
Nelson Monument in Yarmouth, is also known as the Norfolk Naval Pillar and Britannia Monument. Inside is a 217-step staircase to the top, where a statue of Britannia gazes out across Norfolk. Designer William Wilkins also designed the National Gallery in Trafalgar Square, London, where an even taller monument to Nelson was built 24 years later.
St Mary the Virgin, church, Burgh St Peter.
- Credit: James Bass
As we stay local many of us have a renewed appreciation of our surroundings - here are 18 (plus) of Norfolk s fascinating buildings.
Custom House in King s Lynn.
- Credit: Taz Ali
The 17th century
Custom House beside the river in King’s Lynn was called: “One of the most perfect buildings ever built,” by architectural historian Nikolaus Pevsner.
Britannia facing away from the sea on top of the Nelson Monument, Great Yarmouth.
- Credit: Andy Darnell
The 200-year-old
Nelson Monument in Yarmouth, is also known as the Norfolk Naval Pillar and Britannia Monument. Inside is a 217-step staircase to the top, where a statue of Britannia gazes out across Norfolk. Designer William Wilkins also designed the National Gallery in Trafalgar Square, London, where an even taller monument to Nelson was built 24 years later.
Covid-19 emergency grants to 28 Norfolk churches Emergency repair grants of more than half a million pounds have been awarded to 28 historic churches in Norfolk. The 28 Norfolk churches will share £513,000 from Historic England’s Covid-19 emergency heritage at risk response fund. The funds will enable repairs, conservation and investigative surveys to be carried out as soon as possible. The Historic England grant applications were processed in double-quick time, said a delighted Mid-Norfolk church architect Ruth Blackman. “It has been a terrific scheme and Historic England’s team has really helped to enable urgent work to be carried out,” she added. Six Norfolk churches have received the maximum £25,000 – and four have been awarded £24,000 or more. Two of the churches, St Peter & St Paul, Watlington, near King’s Lynn and St Peter, Forncett, near Long Stratton, were added to Historic England’s heritage at risk register late last year. Other ch
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Historian and volunteer, Stuart McLaren, at St Augustine s Church in Norwich, where work has started to repair the east end of the building. Picture: DENISE BRADLEY
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Urgently needed repairs worth nearly £60,000 have started at a medieval church in Norwich.
Repairs to the flint masonry at St Augustine s Church, in St Augustine s Street, began towards the end of January following a £47,000 grant from the government.
St Augustine s Church in Norwich, where work has started to repair the east end of the building. Picture: DENISE BRADLEY
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