St Saviour's Church, Norwich is a

Grade I listed In the United Kingdom, a listed building is a structure of particular architectural or historic interest deserving of special protection. Such buildings are placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Hi ...

redundant

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of the

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located in the historical centre of

Norwich Norwich () is a cathedral city and district of the county of Norfolk, England, of which it is the county town. It lies by the River Wensum, about north-east of London, north of Ipswich and east of Peterborough. The population of the Norwich ...

, England.

History

The church dates from the 14th century. The south porch was rebuilt in 1723 and tower was lowered in a large restoration between 1852 and 1853. The chancel was restored in 1923. The composer

Osbert Parsley Osbert Parsley (1510/15111585) was an English Renaissance music, Renaissance composer and Choir, chorister. Few details of his life are known, but he evidently married in 1558, and lived for a period in the parish of St Saviour's Church, Norwi ...

evidently married in 1558 and lived for a period in the

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Organ

The church had an organ dating from 1861 by Mark Noble. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.

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Grade I listed buildings in Norfolk