St Andrew's Church, Norwich is a Grade I listed medieval building in

Norwich Norwich () is a cathedral city and district of Norfolk, England, of which it is the county town. Norwich is by the River Wensum, about north-east of London, north of Ipswich and east of Peterborough. As the seat of the See of Norwich, with ...

History

Saint Andrew's is a fine example of a

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. In late Perpendicular Gothic style with a timber roof of tie beam construction, it is the second largest church in Norwich, and one of the last medieval churches to be built in the city. The main body of the church dates from 1499 to 1518. The tower dates from 1498, the south porch from c.1469 and the north porch from c. 1474. After the Reformation St Andrew's became a preaching house for the new 'Protestant' religion. In August 1603 John Robinson (1576 - 1625) became associate pastor of St. Andrew's Church. Norwich at this time, had strong links with Holland and Flanders. It was the home to a considerable number of foreign workers and refugees and its most influential political leaders and merchants were Puritans. Robinson was one of the founders of the Congregational church and later became pastor to the

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before their emigration to the New World.

Main dates

*1386 Bequests made to a church on this site Interior of Saint Andrew's church, Norwich

*1478 West tower under construction *c.1496 Work on West tower completed *1506 Work completed on the nave and chancel, replacing the previous structure *1557 Elizabeth Cooper, wife of a pewterer, burned as a heretic.

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*1607 Churchwardens excommunicated for installing special seating for local dignitaries *1637 Font cover produced *1867 Major restoration work undertaken including new pews, pulpit and stone screen *1878 Font replaced *1905 Organ case installed

Memorials

There are monuments to: * Robert Suckling (d. 1589) * Francis Rugge (d. 1607) *Robert Garsett (d. 1613) *Sir John Suckling (d. 1627) *Dr. Thomas Crowe (d. 1751) by Robert Page *John Custance (d. 1752) by

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*Hambleton Custance (d. 1757) by Thomas Rawlins *Richard Dennison (d. 1768) by Thomas Rawlins Also interred at the church are silversmith Arthur Haselwood II and his wife,

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, herself also a silversmith.

Organ

The first organ in the church was installed in 1808. This was G.P. England and had previously been in the

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, then called Chapel Field House. The current organ was installed in 1905 and is by

Norman and Beard Norman and Beard were a pipe organ manufacturer based in Norwich from 1887 to 1916. History The origins of the company are from a business founded in Diss in 1870 by Ernest William Norman (1851–1927). In 1876 he moved to Norwich where he we ...

. The successor firm of Hill, Norman & Beard added pipes and swell sub-octave coupler in 1919 and rebuilt it in 1980. The case was also installed in 1905, although it is not the work of Norman & Beard. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Norwich, Saint Andrew Saint Andrew 15th-century church buildings in England Grade I listed churches in Norfolk