St. John’s Timberhill, an ancient pile, dedicated to St. John the Baptist, and situated at the north end of Ber Street, was founded soon after the priory, to which it was appropriated. It consists of nave, chancel, and side aisles, with chapels at the east end, and has a small wooden steeple, with one bell. It had formerly a tower, which fell down in 1784, and was never rebuilt. The Rev. S. Titlow is the incumbent.
St. Julian’s, situated in King Street, a small ancient fabric, with a round tower; was founded before the conquest. On the south side may be seen the ancient entrance, in the Saxon style, but now disused. In the churchyard was an anchorage, demolished at the dissolution of religious houses.
St. Lawrence, Upper Westwick Street, is a handsome gothic fabric, with a fine tower, 112 feet high, containing a clock and six bells. The windows are large and beautifully foliated, and were formerly decorated with stained glass, all of which was destroyed by the Puritans in 1643. Over an arched door, on the western side, are two ancient carvings, one of which represents the cruel martyrdom of St. Lawrence. The original church was founded in the Confessor’s reign, on the site of a quay for landing fish, but was taken down in 1460, and the present one completed about twelve years after. Rev. P. U. Browne is the incumbent.
St. Margaret’s, Westwick Street, consists of nave, chancel, and side aisle, and has a square tower, in which were five bells till 1830, when four of them were sold to assist in defraying the expense of covering the structure with blue slate. The living is a rectory in the gift of the Bishop of Norwich. The Rev. J. W. Cobb is the rector.
St. Martin’s at Oak, in Oak Street, consists of nave, chancel, south aisle, and a square tower, with three bells. It derived the latter part of its name from a large oak, formerly standing in the churchyard, with the image of St. Mary in it. This was much visited in superstitious times, and several legacies were given towards repairing and painting it. The oak now standing on the site was planted about 50 years ago. An alabaster tomb, with effigies, remember Jeremiah Ravens and his wife. Rev. C. J. Blake is the incumbent.
St. Martin’s at Palace, situated opposite the entrance to the palace, is a venerable structure, consisting of nave, chancel, and side aisles, with a tower and five bells. In early times a boys’ singing school was kept here; and in 1500 John Blomfield gave a robe of worsted linen, lined with blue silk, for the boy bishop. Rev. A. Braddell, incumbent.
St. Mary’s, Southgate Street, consists of nave, transepts, and chancel, with an ancient round tower, with six bells. The body of the church was built in 1477. It contains six antique stalls, and several neat monuments. Rev. C. Morse, incumbent. St. Mary’s in the Marsh. The Rev. J. C. Matchett, incumbent.
St. Michael’s, Coslany Street, usually called St. Miles’, is a commodious and handsome structure, with a lofty embattled tower, containing a clock and eight musical bells. The interior of the church is handsomely decorated, and two of the windows contain some ancient painted glass, but the heads of the figures were taken off to gratify the Puritans in the reign of Cromwell. The altar-piece represents the ascension, and the four evangelists; and the floor in front is paved with black and white marble, brought from the domestic chapel of the Earl of Yarmouth, at Oxnead. On the south side is a chapel of beautiful workmanship, erected of flints and freestone, and considered one of the finest specimens of flint-work in the county. The church contains a very old font, several mural monuments, and some ancient brasses. The living is a rectory in the gift of Caius College, Cambridge. Rev. R. Rigg is the rector.
St. Michael’s at Plea, situated on the north side of Queen Street, is so named from the Archdeacon of Norwich holding in it his Pleas or Courts. It is built in the form of a cross, and has a square embattled tower, with two bells. There are eight ancient paintings near the pulpit, well worthy of inspection. The living is a rectory in the gift of Sir T. B. Leonard and J. Morse, Esq. Rev. Charles Morse is the rector.
St. Michael at Thorn, in ancient deeds, called St. Michael’s super Montem, has still a large thorn tree growing in the graveyard. It is a small structure, with a tower, built in 1436, in which are three bells. Rev. C. T. Rust is the incumbent.