A One-Name Study for the BARNUM/BARNHAM Surname
Saint John Maddermarket, Extract from Parish Register No. 6: 1659: Mrs Marie Barnham, Aldress, Wife of William Barnham, Justice of the peace, was buried at St Peter's of Hungate, Maie the 23rd, being Whitsun Monday, anno dni. 1659.
Mary died within the Parish of Saint Peter Hungate. Although Saint Peter Hungate is right in the heart of the urban area, its setting is absolutely idyllic; 16th and 17th century cottages flank the north and east sides, and then beautiful Elm Hill drops away below it. To the west is the magnificent chancel window of the Blackfriars church, while to the south are grand 19th century commercial buildings, full of Victorian confidence. Hungate itself no longer exists, but was formerly 'houndsgate', the street of dogs. In this conservation area the roads are still cobbled, and it is an oasis of charm in the middle of East Anglia's biggest city. Saint Peter is that rare beast in Norwich: a cruciform church. It looks older than it actually is; the primitive capped tower is actually a tall 15th century one that was truncated in 1906 for safety reasons. In fact, the whole church was completely rebuilt during the middle thirty years of the 15th century. The chancel collapsed after the Reformation, and was rebuilt by the Laudians in the early 17th century. It is a blessing that they reused the 15th century windows, and in fact all the window tracery in the church is still original.
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