The church consists of a west tower, three-bay nave, chancel and south porch with parvise. It is built of flint with stone and brick dressings and dates from the 13th century. The church has been built up against on three sides so is not prominent in the street.
Historyedit
The church is medieval but became redundant in 1544 when its parish was absorbed by St George's, Tombland. The building was used as a hall where Dutch merchants sold cloth. In 1637 it was converted into a church for Walloon and French Protestants; l’Église Protestante Française de Norwich. Pastors at this time included John Bruckner and Joseph Nicol Scott. This use continued until 1832 when it was sold to the Swedenborgians. In 1869 it became a Catholic Apostolic Church. After closure in 1959 it became a furniture warehouse for Robertson & Coleman until 1985.[2] In 1989 it was sold into private ownership by the Norwich French Church Charity.
It is on the Historic England Heritage at Risk Register, which says it is "currently used as an historical studies centre but not easily accessible. The building is thought to be in need of repair, especially the roof".[3]
Referencesedit
^The Buildings of England. Norfolk. Nikolaus Pevsner. p.248. First Edition. 1962. Penguin Books Limited
^Smith, Sophie (21 June 2018). "Hidden church nobody notices falling into disrepair". Norwich Evening News. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
^"St Mary the Less, Queen Street, Norwich - Norwich | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
External linksedit
Norwich French Church Charity
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mary, less, norwich, grade, listed, redundant, church, located, queen, street, norwich, 630500, 2984000, 630500, 2984000locationqueen, street, norwich, norfolkcountryenglanddenominationchurch, englandhistorystatusredundantdedicationst, maryarchitectureheritage. St Mary the Less Norwich is a Grade I listed redundant church located on Queen Street Norwich 1 St Mary the Less NorwichSt Mary the Less Norwich52 37 49 8 N 1 17 54 24 E 52 630500 N 1 2984000 E 52 630500 1 2984000LocationQueen Street Norwich NorfolkCountryEnglandDenominationChurch of EnglandHistoryStatusRedundantDedicationSt MaryArchitectureHeritage designationGrade I listed The church consists of a west tower three bay nave chancel and south porch with parvise It is built of flint with stone and brick dressings and dates from the 13th century The church has been built up against on three sides so is not prominent in the street History editThe church is medieval but became redundant in 1544 when its parish was absorbed by St George s Tombland The building was used as a hall where Dutch merchants sold cloth In 1637 it was converted into a church for Walloon and French Protestants l Eglise Protestante Francaise de Norwich Pastors at this time included John Bruckner and Joseph Nicol Scott This use continued until 1832 when it was sold to the Swedenborgians In 1869 it became a Catholic Apostolic Church After closure in 1959 it became a furniture warehouse for Robertson amp Coleman until 1985 2 In 1989 it was sold into private ownership by the Norwich French Church Charity It is on the Historic England Heritage at Risk Register which says it is currently used as an historical studies centre but not easily accessible The building is thought to be in need of repair especially the roof 3 References edit The Buildings of England Norfolk Nikolaus Pevsner p 248 First Edition 1962 Penguin Books Limited Smith Sophie 21 June 2018 Hidden church nobody notices falling into disrepair Norwich Evening News Retrieved 11 July 2021 St Mary the Less Queen Street Norwich Norwich Historic England historicengland org uk Retrieved 11 July 2021 External links editNorwich French Church Charity nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to St Mary the Less Norwich Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title St Mary the Less Norwich amp oldid 1193172817, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
