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An Austen Bracker bell cast in King's Lynn in 1556, his only dated bell. Austen Bracker is thought to have cast bells between 1550 and 1560 at the "Lynn" foundry and perhaps no more than 10 of his bells exist today. It came from The Blessed Virgin Mary, Islington, Norfolk in the late 1960s. It was intended for St Andrew, Histon, but being cracked in the crown was never hung there. The bell is 35 3/4 inches in diameter and weighs approximately 7 3/4 cwt. It is a "maiden bell", as it has never been tuned (ie it sound is as originally cast). England's largest surviving parochial chapel, this church was founded in 1146 as a chapel of ease to St Margaret's Church. The original building was replaced in about 1200 and the southwest tower was added some twenty five years later. In the early 15th century, the whole church apart from the tower was rebuilt as an enormous hall church with an aisled nave and chancel in one. At the same time a splendid two storey south porch was added, with a row of niches in delicate panelling. The current steeple dates to 1869, replacing an earlier one that collapsed in 1741. Inside the vast open space of the nave, the huge west window fills the chapel with light, illuminating a very fine 15th century carved angel roof, which is contrasted by a large acreage of plain 19th century pews crammed into the arcades during an 1850s restoration. The font is a 1902 copy of one of 1627 given by the Bishop of Norwich, but the polygonal water stoup at the west end of the north aisle is a 14th century original. The west doors date to the early 1400s, and bear traces of their original medieval decoration. |
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| Source | King's Lynn, St Nicholas Chapel, Norfolk |
| Author | Amanda Slater from Coventry, West Midlands, UK |
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St Nicholas Chapel, King's Lynn
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