St Helen's (Ranworth)
St Helen's Church in Ranworth ( Norfolk , England ), built around 1370, is an Anglican parish church also known as "The Cathedral of the Broads", which is a Grade I listed building . The approximately 30 m high tower offers a wide view of the Norfolk Broads .
Construction and equipment
The church is of limited architectural interest.
The wooden furnishings include misericords , the pulpit and a medieval cantor's desk. The church is famous for its choir screen from the end of the 15th century, which fills the entire width of the nave and is considered one of the highlights of English painting from this period. A Flemish or Spanish influence is suspected. Some parts have been missing since the 16th century, such as the crucifixion group that was originally attached above, which has been preserved in neighboring Ludham . The middle section contains depictions of the twelve apostles with their emblems in contemporary clothing, but replaces Matthias with Paul. The flanking depictions of Saints Michael and George are outstanding.
Also noteworthy is the illuminated antiphonary from Langley Abbey, which was made around 1400 and returned to the church in 1912.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Simon Jenkins: England's Thousand Best Churches . 1999: Allan Lane - The Penguin Press, ISBN 0-713-99281-6 , p. 469.
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Coordinates: 52 ° 40 ′ 46 ″ N , 1 ° 29 ′ 1 ″ E