St Andrew’s, Norwich

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St Andrew's Street, Norwich, NR2 4AD
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The second largest medieval parish church in Norwich. Fine monuments and medieval stained glass. St Andrew’s is a fine late medieval church which largely replaced previous churches on the site. The first mention of a church on the site was in 1267. Similarities between the current building and St Mary’s in Shelton have led some to think it was constructed by the same firm of builders. Two alabaster memorials in the Suckling Chapel incorporate striking visual imagery. One is to Robert Suckling, Elizabethan mayor and merchant; and the other is the tomb of his son, Sir John Suckling the elder (comptroller to James 1) and bears multilingual inscriptions. There are good examples of classical work among the numerous wall monuments inside the church; two are rococo signed by Rawlins. In the centre aisle there is a reminder of the reaction to the Reformation in a floor slab commemorating Bishop Underwood, involved in the burning of local Protestants. The floor of the north porch incorporates a very large slab (measuring 4m x 1.5m), with indents, originally at the east end, to John Gilbert, grocer, sheriff and ironmonger, who died in 1467. In the south aisle is a memorial slab to a member of the Haslewood family which demonstrates the links between the Norwich silversmiths and the church. In the south-west corner are two wall panels, dating probably from the late 16th and early 17th centuries, which celebrate the impact of the Reformation on the church and nation. There are 10 bells, uniquely hung in a triple stack.

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