The Parish Churches of Medieval Norwich: City, Community and Architecture

Documents Norwich’s surviving and lost medieval churches, their artistry, and their impact on the city’s historical development.

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 mos...