Hungate Medieval Art — Attraction in Norwich

It’s always closed and we took the chance to visit it once when we found it open. There were some people who seem to be manning the place. It looks like an abandoned church with random stuff in the church building, cob webs, weeds and plants growing everywhere but no less charming. There were some carvings on the walls and some really old artifacts of the wall that were not explained, and these made the building compound really quite interesting. I read that this church is called St Peter Hungate which is a redundant parish church built during the medieval times from 1460. It’s later closed and converted to a museum of ecclesiastical art in 1932. The museum is later closed in 1995 and taken care of by Norwich Historic Churches Trust, and now occupied by ‘Hungate’ a centre for...

This a beautiful church. Lots of little details inside and out. When we went there was an art show that had a bit of sensuality to it. Not the type of art I would expect in a church. I applaud them for it. The garden in the back was a sea of different colored flowers and was very peaceful. A short walk down to Elm Hill. If you go there you have to stop by...

This church museum is a fantastic resource for anyone interested in local medieval history. The church and contents are interesting but also the staff/volunteers are incredibly knowledgeable.

A big thanks to Sophie who let me bombard her with questions....for which she had a...