St Julian's, Norwich
| St Julian's Church, Norwich | |
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 St Julian's Church, Norwich | |
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| 52°37′29.4″N 1°18′02.4″E / 52.624833°N 1.300667°E | |
| Location | Norwich, Norfolk |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| History | |
| Dedication | St Julian |
| Architecture | |
| Heritage designation | Grade I listed[1] |
| Administration | |
| Province | Province of Canterbury |
| Diocese | Anglican Diocese of Norwich |
| Archdeaconry | Norwich |
| Deanery | Norwich East |
| Parish | Norwich, St John the Baptist, Timberhill with Norwich St Julian |
St Julian's Church, Norwich is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Norwich, England.[2][1]
History
The church was built in the 11th and 12th century.[1] St. Julian's is an early round-tower church, one of the 31 surviving parish churches of a total of 58 that were built in Norwich after the Norman conquest of England.[3]
The Lady Julian of Norwich, or Mother Julian, or Dame Julian, a 14th-century anchoress, took her name from the saint of the church,[4] which was dedicated either to Julian the Hospitaller or Julian of Le Mans. Her anchoress's cell was in a corner of the churchyard.[5]
By 1845 St. Julian's was in a very poor state of repair and that year the east wall collapsed. After an appeal for funds, the church underwent a ruthless restoration.[6] It was further restored in the 20th century,[7] but was destroyed during the Norwich Blitz of 1942, when in June that year the tower received a direct hit. After the war, funds were raised to rebuild the church by the architect A. J. Chaplin and reopened in 1953,[1] mainly to act as a Shrine Church for Julian of Norwich.[8]
It now appears largely as it was before its destruction, although its tower is much-reduced in height,[9] and a chapel has been built in place of the long-lost anchorite cell.[10]
The Friends of Julian have a shop and lending library in a hall at the corner of the street.[11]
The church is within the St John the Baptist's Church, Timberhill, Norwich parish which is part of the Diocese of Norwich.[12]
Architecture
The flint building has stone and brick dressings with a pantile roof. It consists of a nave, single-bay chancel, a south chapel with vestry with a circular west tower.[1] The tower includes a bell from around 1500 which was rehung in 1992.[13]
Organ
The church has an organ dating to 1860 by Henry Jones, which was installed here in 1966. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.[14]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Church of St Julian". National Heritage List for England. Historic England. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ^ The Buildings of England: Norfolk, by Nikolaus Pevsner. p.245. First Edition. 1962. Penguin Books Limited
- ^ "Welcome". The Medieval Churches of Norwich. Archived from the original on 7 August 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- ^ Groves, Nicholas (2010). The Medieval Churches of the City of Norwich. Norwich: Norwich Heritage Economic and Regeneration Trust (HEART) and East Publishing. p. 74. ISBN 978-0-9560385-2-4.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - ^ "Julian of Norwich Shrine". St John the Baptist, Timberhill with St Julian's, Norwich. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ^ Upjohn, Sheila; Groves, Nicholas (2018). St Julian's Church Norwich. Norwich: The Friends of Julian of Norwich. pp. 17–18. ISBN 978-0-954-15246-8.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - ^ Upjohn, Sheila; Groves, Nicholas (2018). St Julian's Church Norwich. Norwich: The Friends of Julian of Norwich. p. 27. ISBN 978-0-954-15246-8.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - ^ "St Julian, Norwich". Norfolk Churches. Archived from the original on 4 September 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ^ "Blitz Ghpsts: Church of St Julian Norwich". Invisible Works. Archived from the original on 12 November 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ^ Upjohn, Sheila; Groves, Nicholas (2018). St Julian's Church Norwich. Norwich: The Friends of Julian of Norwich. p. 28. ISBN 978-0-954-15246-8.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - ^ "Welcome to The Julian Centre". The Julian Centre. Archived from the original on 4 September 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ^ "Norwich: St Julian". A Church Near You. Church of England. Archived from the original on 16 January 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ^ "St Julian's Church, St Julian's Alley, Norwich". Norfolk Heritage Explorer. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ^ "NPOR N06503". National Pipe Organ Register. British Institute of Organ Studies. Archived from the original on 2 February 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
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