St Peter Hungate, Norwich

St Peter Hungate, Norwich is a Grade I listed redundant parish church in the Church of England in Norwich.[1]

St Peter Hungate, Norwich
St Peter Hungate, Norwich
52°37′52″N 1°17′49.44″E
LocationNorwich, Norfolk
CountryEngland
DenominationChurch of England
History
DedicationSt Peter
Architecture
Heritage designationGrade I listed

History

The church is medieval. The date of 1460, representing rededication by the Paston Family, may appear on the North doorway.

After closure, in 1929, the church was converted to a Museum of Ecclesiastical Art(1932), later renamed Hungate Museum of Church Art. The museum closed in 1995, and the church passed into the care of Norwich Historic Churches Trust.[2] It is now occupied by 'Hungate' a center for Medieval Art.[3]

Organ

The museum purchased a positive organ in 1938 from a monastery at Lucca, near Florence in Italy. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.[4]

References

  1. The Buildings of England. Norfolk. Nikolaus Pevsner. p.249. First Edition. 1962. Penguin Books Limited
  2. https://www.nhct-norwich.org/
  3. http://www.hunagte.org.uk
  4. "NPOR N06513". National Pipe Organ Register. British Institute of Organ Studies. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
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