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Carnary Chapel

A Grade I Listed Building in Norwich, Norfolk

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.6318 / 52°37'54"N

Longitude: 1.2995 / 1°17'58"E

OS Eastings: 623382

OS Northings: 308898

OS Grid: TG233088

Mapcode National: GBR W9Y.GG

Mapcode Global: WHMTM.X3ZP

Plus Code: 9F43J7JX+PR

Entry Name: Carnary Chapel

Listing Date: 26 February 1954

Last Amended: 8 April 1986

Grade: I

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1051315

English Heritage Legacy ID: 228976

Also known as: Norwich School Chapel
Old Charnel House, the Close

ID on this website: 101051315

Location: The Close, Norwich, Norfolk, NR3

County: Norfolk

District: Norwich

Electoral Ward/Division: Thorpe Hamlet

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Norwich

Traditional County: Norfolk

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Norfolk

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Description


TG 2308 NW THE CLOSE
16/227
26.2.54. Carnary Chapel (formerly
listed as Chapel between
Nos. 69 and 70)
GV. I.
Chapel. Founded in 1316 by Bishop Salmon. Mason J. Ramsey, Stone with
plain-tile roof. 4 bays above 4-bay twin-aisled undercroft. Door to
undercroft at left-hand side with moulded 2-centre surround and 3 cusped
circular windows. 4 3-light proto-perpendicular windows with pointed
2-centre arched to chapel. Cusped niches with pointed arches and crocketed
finials on buttresses. Partly blocked east window with C19 intersecting
tracery. Polygonal angle-turrets in all but the north-west corner.
Scheduled as an Ancient Monument. See J. Harvey. The Perpendicular Style.


Listing NGR: TG2338208898

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