Norfolk Parish Photographs

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Hackford:
Hackford St Mary's church from SW [6408] 1986-06-26
Near Wymondham

Haddiscoe:
Haddiscoe St Mary's church from SE [3471] 1940-07-10
Round tower probably pre-conquest. Porch 15c.
Haddiscoe St Mary's church Norman N door [5493] 1976-04-17
Haddiscoe St Mary's church Norman S door [3469] 1940-07-10
Haddiscoe St Mary's church Norman S door [3470] 1940-07-10
Haddiscoe St Mary's church Norman S door [5494] 1976-04-17
Contemporary figure of Our Lord seated on a throne in a niche above the door.
Haddiscoe St Mary's church S door ironwork [3468] 1940-07-10
Haddiscoe St Mary's church interior view E [3466] 1940-07-10
Haddiscoe St Mary's church interior view W [3465] 1940-07-10
Lofty tower arch with round-headed Norman opening above.
Haddiscoe St Mary's church font east side [3467] 1940-07-10
15c font.

Hainford:
Hainford All Saints church tower ruin [5028] 1965-09-18
Serving as a mortuary chapel only, the remainder ruinated when a new church built nearer the village in 1840.

Hales:
Hales Hall gatehouse north side [4616] 1961-07-29
Built principally by Sir James Hobart, who died here in 1517. He was attorney-general to Henry VII.
Hales Hall barn and stableman's house [4618] 1961-07-29
Of the main hall, only the foundations are visible. It stood to the west of the barn and gatehouse.
Hales Hall gatehouse south side [4617] 1961-07-29
The adjoining range is said to have been the stables. The upper part, judged by the Flemish bond brickwork, must be 100 years later.
Hales St Margaret's church from SE [3319] 1940-03-09
Hales St Margaret's church from SW [3323] 1940-03-09
Hales St Margaret's church chancel from SE [3320] 1940-03-09
Apsidal chancel with Norman arcading and pilaster strips.
Hales St Margaret's church tower [6881] 1992-07-26
Norman round tower.
Hales St Margaret's church Norman N door [3322] 1940-03-09
Hales St Margaret's church Norman N door [3318] 1940-03-09
The north doorway described by the artist J S Cotman as "one of the finest arches in existence".
Hales St Margaret's church Norman S door [3321] 1940-03-09
Hales St Margaret's church Norman S door [3317] 1940-03-09

Halvergate:
Halvergate Ss Peter and Paul church from SW [6046] 1979-08-16
Halvergate Ss Peter and Paul church from SE [6045] 1979-08-16
The 15c tower has a good base course with flush panelling. There are two sound-holes on each face, each 20 inches square.
Halvergate Ss Peter and Paul 14c south door [6044] 1979-08-16
With crocketted arch.

Hanworth:
Hanworth Hall east front [5348] 1973-06-02
18c.
Hanworth Hall from NE [5347] 1973-06-02
Hanworth St Bartholomew's church from SE [5345] 1973-06-02
Hanworth St Bartholomew's church from NE [5346] 1973-06-02
15c tower. 14c east window,

Happisburgh:
Happisburgh lighthouse from west [5877] 1977-10-22
Happisburgh St Mary's church from SE [5876] 1977-10-22
Happisburgh St Mary's church tower from W [5875] 1977-10-22
Tower is 110 feet high.
Happisburgh St Mary's church interior east [4607] 1961-05-25
14c arcades. 15c screen.
Happisburgh St Mary's church font SW sides [4606] 1961-05-25
With Lions and "Woodhouses" canopied around the shaft. 15c.

Hapton:
Hapton St Margaret's church from SE [6792] 1992-05-19
The tower was rebuilt in 1847.

Hardingham:
Hardingham St George's church from SW [5775] 1977-04-30
13c tower.

Hardley:
Hardley St Margaret's church south side [3435] 1940-05-25
Norman round tower.
Hardley St Margaret's church north porch [3436] 1940-05-25

Hardwick:
Hardwick St Margaret's church from SW [3452] 1940-07-09
Norman round tower in ruins, having fallen in 1770.
Hardwick St Margaret's church south side [3449] 1940-07-09
Nave Decorated.
Hardwick St Margaret's church Norman S door [3451] 1940-07-09
Late 12c transitional Norman. Billeted equilateral arch above engaged columns.
Hardwick St Margaret's church rood stairs [3450] 1940-07-09
Interior view NE, rood stairs and part of 15c screen.

Hargham:
Hargham old wayside Cross stump on A11 road [4998] 1965-08-25
Hargham All Saints church from SE [4997] 1965-08-25
Tower and much of nave in ruins. Remainder restored 1874.

Harpley:
Harpley St Lawrence's church from SE [4090] 1952-07-31
Harpley St Lawrence's church 15c nave roof [4091] 1952-07-31
Arch-braced with angels along cornice and ridge.

Hassingham:
Hassingham St Mary's church south side [3391] 1940-05-04
The chancel roof is higher than that of the nave. Unusual for Norfolk.
Hassingham St Mary's church Norman tower [6900] 1992-08-07
Round tower probably Norman.
Hassingham St Mary's church Norman S door [3394] 1940-05-04

Haveringland:
Haveringland village stocks [7609] 1999-02-28
Haveringland St Peter's church from SE [6852] 1992-06-21
"In a desolate position, more or less on an abandoned airfield."
Haveringland St Peter's church tower [6851] 1992-06-21
The round tower is Norman, the rest was rebuilt in 1845.

Heacham:
Heacham Caley watermill on Heacham [7584] 1998-09-20
No longer used for milling, it contains a gift shop for the lavender industry.
Heacham St Mary Virgin church from SE [7332] 1996-06-16
Late 13c crossing tower and nave.

Heckingham:
Heckingham St Gregory's church south side [1766] 1937-07-11
Tower is round at base, with later octagonal top.
Heckingham St Gregory's church from SE [3325] 1940-03-09
Norman apsidal chancel with flat buttresses.
Heckingham St Gregory's Norman north door [5485] 1976-04-17
Heckingham St Gregory's Norman north door [5486] 1976-04-17
Heckingham St Gregory's church south porch [3326] 1940-03-09
Heckingham St Gregory's Norman south door [3324] 1940-03-09

Hedenham:
Hedenham St Peter's church from SE [7161] 1994-09-11
"In the nave one good Decorated window with segmental head and reticulated tracery." (Pevsner)

Helhoughton:
Helhoughton All Saints church from SE [7226] 1995-07-22
"Of the early 14c but reduced west tower … nave of 1790, with pointed brick-framed windows. But the high original roofline against tower shows a prouder nave, probably with aisles and clerestory." (Pevsner)

Hellesdon:
Hellesdon St Mary's church from SW [4854] 1964-08-28
Hellesdon St Mary's church chancel windows [4855] 1964-08-28
Low side window.

Hellington:
Hellington St John Baptist's church from SE [3311] 1940-03-02
Norman round tower. 14c windows. Ancient gable cross.
Hellington St John Baptist's Norman N door [3429] 1940-05-25
Hellington St John Baptist's church S porch [3430] 1940-05-25
Late 13c.
Hellington St John Baptist's Norman S door [3431] 1940-05-25
Hellington St John Baptist's Norman S door [3309] 1940-03-02

Hemblington:
Hemblington All Saints church from SW [5242] 1969-04-06
Norman round tower.
Hemblington All Saints church wall painting [5243] 1969-04-06
Painting on north wall of nave of St Christopher, martyrdom of St Edmund etc.
Hemblington All Saints church wall painting [5245] 1969-04-06
Hemblington All Saints church font E and NE [5247] 1969-04-06
Font with carved figures. Modern colouring.
Hemblington All Saints church benches [5246] 1969-04-06
North side of nave.

Hempnall:
Hempnall St Margaret's church from west [5765] 1977-04-16
15c tower showing unusual feature of two sound-holes on west side.
Hempnall St Margaret's church font E side [5766] 1977-04-16

Hempstead (near Stalham):
Hempstead St Andrew's church from SE [6950] 1992-11-28
Happing hundred. Late 16c chancel, the remainder Perpendicular.

Hempstead (near Holt):
Hempstead watermill on Glaven [7499] 1997-09-28
Holt hundred. Also known as Holt mill. Georgian.
Hempstead All Saints church from SE [6978] 1993-05-22
Holt hundred. Largely rebuilt in brick 1744. The apse is 1925.
Hempstead All Saints church from SW [6979] 1993-05-22
The two-light window in the west wall must have belonged to an Early English aisle later removed.

Hemsby:
Hemsby beach [B281] 1932-05-15
Hemsby beach bungalows on sand dunes [B282] 1932-05-15
Hemsby beach bungalows view east [B287] 1932-05-15
Hemsby beach bungalows view west [B286] 1932-05-15
Hemsby beach huts view from Gap to valley [B513] 1933-04-02
Hemsby beach marram hills [B511] 1933-04-02
Hemsby beach miniature golf course [B289] 1932-05-15
Adjoining The Gap
Hemsby beach The Gap [B288] 1932-05-15
Hemsby St Mary's church interior view east [B279] 1932-05-15
Hemsby valley north of The Gap view NW [B512] 1933-04-02
Hemsby M and GN station [B284] 1932-05-15
Hemsby St Mary's church from SE [7316] 1996-05-19
The tower and porch both 15c.
Hemsby St Mary's church interior view east [B280] 1932-05-15
Modern screen and benches.
Hemsby St Mary Virgin church chancel S side [0104] 1934-05-21
Stained glass window.

Hethel:
Hethel ancient thorn tree [4928] 1965-08-14
The 'witch of Hethel' tree in field adjoining north side of churchyard. Several centuries old, it is believed by some to be the oldest living thing in Norfolk. Presented to the Norfolk Naturalists Trust in 1960.
Hethel ancient thorn tree [7926] 2003-03-18
Hethel All Saints church south side [4862] 1964-08-29

Hethersett:
Hethersett King's Head PH [5050] 1966-05-28
Hethersett Norwich Rd Kett's Oak [0085] 1934-04-15
Reputedly the tree under which the rebel, Robert Kett, halted his band in 1549 to take a solemn oath to reform the abuses in Church and State.
Hethersett Norwich Rd Kett's Oak [3504] 1940-08-24
Hethersett St Remigius' church from SE [3503] 1940-08-24
Mainly Decorated, but chancel rebuilt and north transept vestry added 1898.

Hevingham:
Hevingham St Botolph's church from SW [6855] 1992-06-21
Mainly 14c but restored 1881-94.

Heydon:
Heydon Hall lodge gate Holt Rd [6974] 1993-05-16
The eagles on the gate pillars are part of the Bulwer arms.
Heydon Hall lodge gate Wood Dalling Rd [6976] 1993-05-16
Heydon Erle Arms PH [7933] 2003-05-25
West side of main street.
Heydon 17c cottages [7931] 2003-05-25
East side of main street.
Heydon cottages and shop with bow window [7932] 2003-05-25
West side of main street.
Heydon Ss Peter and Paul church south side [3944] 1950-07-27
Village green, well and church.
Heydon Ss Peter and Paul church interior E [3943] 1950-07-27
With 13c font.
Heydon Ss Peter and Paul church 15c pulpit [3942] 1950-07-27
With Jacobean backboard and canopy.

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Text and photographs copyright George Plunkett

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