Norwich Church Monuments and Memorials

Beatiful monument with angels and lots of iconographyBeautiful monument by shermaker who did Shakespeares tomb in Westminister Abbey

Of Norwich's surviving 31 medieval churches many have a great richnes of monuments dating from as early as the 15th century. This section of the website will hopefully encourage you to explore these monuments and the the masons who created these fine works of art.

To discover the meaning of the the icongraphy, that add so much poetry to the memorial, the Iconography page is available.

The menu above will take you to these pages as well as the education pages aimed at schools but equally relevant to anyone wishing to learn more of Norwich's fine heritage of stonework.

Alternativelyto find a particular monument or genelogy information of your family :

 

1. Use the time line to review the major characters alive in Norwich for each century

2. Visist a paticular church using the menu below

3. Use our search box above to find a name or other key word.

 

All Saints Westlegate St. George Tombland St. Julian St. Michael at Plea
St. Andrew St. Giles St. Lawrence St. Peter Hungate
St. Augustine St. Gregory St. Margaret St. Peter Mancroft
St. Benedict St. Helen St. Martin at Oak St. Peter Parmentergate
St. Clement St. James Pockthorpe St. Martin at Palace Plain St. Saviour
St. Edmund Fishergate St. John de Sepulchre St. Mary Coslany St. Simon & St. Jude
St. Etheldreda St. John Maddermarket St. Mary the Less St. Stephen
St. George Colegate St. John Timberhill St. Miles Coslany St. Swithin