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St Mary's church > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1846266 was closed in the wake of the Reformation but did not share the fate of many others that were demolished. Nowadays it is entirely enclosed by houses and the top of the tower is all that can be seen. During its chequered history the building served a variety of purposes, some of them secular. When in 1565 the city authorities arranged for 30 households of religious refugee weavers from the Netherlands to settle in Norwich the church was given to them for use as a cloth hall. In 1637 the church was taken over by French-speaking Walloons for their services which continued until 1832. The building was then leased to the Church of the New Jerusalem, which had been formed in 1787 by followers of the mystic Emmanuel Swedenborg. They remained here until 1852 and the church was subsequently leased to the Catholic Apostolic Church, who gave it up in 1953. After that the building functioned as a parish hall, and from 1959 until 1985 was in use as a warehouse for Robertson & Coleman (a furnishing shop across the street). At present the church is privately owned and used as a Flemish Studies Centre > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2065638 where subjects such as migration, trade, architecture, weaving, land drainage, local dialect, place and personal names, to mention only a few, are being researched. The building retains a couple of memorials > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2065649 and what appears to be consecration crosses and remains of old murals can be seen on the walls. Some of the windows contain stained glass.

St Mary's church > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1846266 was closed in the wake of the Reformation but did not share the fate of many others that were demolished. Nowadays it is entirely enclosed by houses and the top of the tower is all that can be seen. During its chequered history the building served a variety of purposes, some of them secular. When in 1565 the city authorities arranged for 30 households of religious refugee weavers from the Netherlands to settle in Norwich the church was given to them for use as a cloth hall. In 1637 the church was taken over by French-speaking Walloons for their services which continued until 1832. The building was then leased to the Church of the New Jerusalem, which had been formed in 1787 by followers of the mystic Emmanuel Swedenborg. They remained here until 1852 and the church was subsequently leased to the Catholic Apostolic Church, who gave it up in 1953. After that the building functioned as a parish hall, and from 1959 until 1985 was in use as a warehouse for Robertson & Coleman (a furnishing shop across the street). At present the church is privately owned and used as a Flemish Studies Centre > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2065638 where subjects such as migration, trade, architecture, weaving, land drainage, local dialect, place and personal names, to mention only a few, are being researched. The building retains a couple of memorials and what appears to be consecration crosses > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2065647 and remains of old murals can be seen on the walls. Some of the windows contain stained glass.

St Mary's church > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1846266 was closed in the wake of the Reformation but did not share the fate of many others that were demolished. Nowadays it is entirely enclosed by houses and the top of the tower is all that can be seen. During its chequered history the building served a variety of purposes, some of them secular. When in 1565 the city authorities arranged for 30 households of religious refugee weavers from the Netherlands to settle in Norwich the church was given to them for use as a cloth hall. In 1637 the church was taken over by French-speaking Walloons for their services which continued until 1832. The building was then leased to the Church of the New Jerusalem, which had been formed in 1787 by followers of the mystic Emmanuel Swedenborg. They remained here until 1852 and the church was subsequently leased to the Catholic Apostolic Church, who gave it up in 1953. After that the building functioned as a parish hall, and from 1959 until 1985 was in use as a warehouse for Robertson & Coleman (a furnishing shop across the street). At present the church is privately owned and used as a Flemish Studies Centre > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2065638 where subjects such as migration, trade, architecture, weaving, land drainage, local dialect, place and personal names, to mention only a few, are being researched. The building retains a couple of memorials > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2065649 and what appears to be consecration crosses > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2065647 and remains of old murals can be seen on the walls. Some of the windows contain stained glass.

Consecration cross beside steps at the west end, leading to the parvise above the south porch. St Mary's church > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1846266 was closed in the wake of the Reformation but did not share the fate of many others that were demolished. Nowadays it is entirely enclosed by houses and the top of the tower is all that can be seen. During its chequered history the building served a variety of purposes, some of them secular. When in 1565 the city authorities arranged for 30 households of religious refugee weavers from the Netherlands to settle in Norwich the church was given to them for use as a cloth hall. In 1637 the church was taken over by French-speaking Walloons for their services which continued until 1832. The building was then leased to the Church of the New Jerusalem, which had been formed in 1787 by followers of the mystic Emmanuel Swedenborg. They remained here until 1852 and the church was subsequently leased to the Catholic Apostolic Church, who gave it up in 1953. After that the building functioned as a parish hall, and from 1959 until 1985 was in use as a warehouse for Robertson & Coleman (a furnishing shop across the street). At present the church is privately owned and used as a Flemish Studies Centre > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2065638 where subjects such as migration, trade, architecture, weaving, land drainage, local dialect, place and personal names, to mention only a few, are being researched. The building retains a couple of memorials > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2065649 and what appears to be consecration crosses > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2065647 and remains of old murals can be seen on the walls. Some of the windows contain stained glass.

St Mary's church > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1846266 was closed in the wake of the Reformation but did not share the fate of many others that were demolished. Nowadays it is entirely enclosed by houses and the top of the tower is all that can be seen. During its chequered history the building served a variety of purposes, some of them secular. When in 1565 the city authorities arranged for 30 households of religious refugee weavers from the Netherlands to settle in Norwich the church was given to them for use as a cloth hall. In 1637 the church was taken over by French-speaking Walloons for their services which continued until 1832. The building was then leased to the Church of the New Jerusalem, which had been formed in 1787 by followers of the mystic Emmanuel Swedenborg. They remained here until 1852 and the church was subsequently leased to the Catholic Apostolic Church, who gave it up in 1953. After that the building functioned as a parish hall, and from 1959 until 1985 was in use as a warehouse for Robertson & Coleman (a furnishing shop across the street). At present the church is privately owned and used as a Flemish Studies Centre > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2065638 where subjects such as migration, trade, architecture, weaving, land drainage, local dialect, place and personal names, to mention only a few, are being researched. The building retains a couple of memorials > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2065649 and what appears to be consecration crosses > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2065647 and remains of old murals can be seen on the walls. Some of the windows contain stained glass.

St Mary's church > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1846266 was closed in the wake of the Reformation but did not share the fate of many others that were demolished. Nowadays it is entirely enclosed by houses and the top of the tower is all that can be seen. During its chequered history the building served a variety of purposes, some of them secular. When in 1565 the city authorities arranged for 30 households of religious refugee weavers from the Netherlands to settle in Norwich the church was given to them for use as a cloth hall. In 1637 the church was taken over by French-speaking Walloons for their services which continued until 1832. The building was then leased to the Church of the New Jerusalem, which had been formed in 1787 by followers of the mystic Emmanuel Swedenborg. They remained here until 1852 and the church was subsequently leased to the Catholic Apostolic Church, who gave it up in 1953. After that the building functioned as a parish hall, and from 1959 until 1985 was in use as a warehouse for Robertson & Coleman (a furnishing shop across the street). At present the church is privately owned and used as a Flemish Studies Centre > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2065638 where subjects such as migration, trade, architecture, weaving, land drainage, local dialect, place and personal names, to mention only a few, are being researched. The building retains a couple of memorials > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2065649 and what appears to be consecration crosses > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2065647 and remains of old murals can be seen on the walls. Some of the windows contain stained glass.

This plaque, and another like it with further names of the fallen are located either side of the main entrance inside the United Reformed Church, Princes Street, Norwich

This plaque, and another like it with further names of the fallen are located either side of the main entrance inside the United Reformed Church, Princes Street, Norwich

The original building was a simple non-conformist style. After some serious structural problems it was decided to engage the Norwich architect Edward Boardman to redesign the building, which was completed in 1868. See > https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2062499 for an interior view.