The Minster and Priory Church of St Margaret, St Mary Magdalene and all the Virgin Saints was founded as a Benedictine Priory in 1101 by Herbert de Losinga, the first Bishop of Norwich. For 400 years it was the monks’ home as well as the Parish Church for the town. It was always known as St Margaret’s.
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Kings Lynn Minster
4 Comments CherryPie on Nov 3rd 2023
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Norfolk – Day Eight
We used a free leaflet to guide us on a walking tour pointing out historical places of interest in King’s Lynn. The tour took us to St Nicholas’ church which was currently housing an art exhibition. One of the church guides told us we should not miss going to see the nearby exorcists house which [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Sep 5th 2022
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Norfolk – Day Six
Because the main dining area was being set up for a wedding later in the day, our final breakfast in the Old Vicarage took place in a more cosy dining area.
We loaded the car then headed off for King’s Lynn where we were going to stay for the remainder of our holiday. We had programmed [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Sep 2nd 2022
