North Walsham: St Nicholas Church Through Time (2020-1724)

I have walked past this ruined church tower so often I thought I would reconstruct it!
"The ruinous tower is a local landmark and stands to a height of 85 feet. The steeple was one of Norfolk's tallest and attained a height of 147 feet to the parapet, with a lead-covered timber spire to 180 feet. Local folklore suggests that the spire was added as an act of local rivalry after the completion of the 158-feet tower at Cromer. The tower collapsed on the morning of Saturday 16 May 1724 between 9 and 10 o'clock when the entire south-west corner of the structure containing the stairwell failed. The distressed state of the building had been noticed by the Sexton the previous evening when he ascended the tower to wind the clock. That day had seen the bells rung for several hours during the Ascensiontide Fair, which seems to have caused a resonance throughout the structure.
The Vicar Thomas Jeffery noted the catastrophe in the parish register: "Memorandum May 16. Between nine and ten o'clock in the forenoon on the Sat. fell down the north and south sides of the steeple and no person man woman nor child 'yt we hear of yet getting any mischief thereby. Thanks to be to God for his goodness therein."
Once open to the elements the building deteriorated further. At 6pm on Wednesday 17 February 1836 heavy gales brought down the north side of the ruin, sending a quake like tremor through the town. The remaining east belfry wall was later dismantled to a reduced height. One large silence chamber window with its distinctive reticulated tracery remains in situ."

[@wsm2545]

I am from Veneto (old Republic of Venice), so i am not english, but after i discovered this channel i fell in love with it, going back in time is so interesting, watching buildings change through time, history of buildings/cities... Just beautiful, also this video was very interesting, if i visited this church i wouldn't know its history, it's always great to learn new histories or things! Keep working on! Va vanti, 'l xé maravejóxo 'sto canałe!

[@izawraw3924]

My favorite town in Norfolk.

[@Taid44]

I really like the “round trip” in time - first going back and then forward again. I have thought this when watching some of your other creations. It’s a lot to take in going one way back in time, and it helps to see the changes in their correct sequential order. Nicely done - I would have been much more attentive in my history classes if the teacher had given his lessons this way!

[@scottybee8]

Thanks for doing this

[@Ruhollah.Khomeini]

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