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4 unusual facts about Norwich Cathedral


Charles Winston

He acted as a consultant for stained glass windows in various churches and cathedrals, including Norwich Cathedral, Glasgow Cathedral, St Paul's Cathedral and the Temple Church in London.

John Green Crosse

He died on 9 June 1850, and was buried in the cloisters of Norwich Cathedral.

Margaret Vaughan

The church is a miniature replica of Norwich Cathedral, the inside being composed mainly of green Connemara marble.

RAF Coltishall

No. 54 Squadron RAF; Jaguar GR1/1A/1B, T2/T2A, GR3/3A, T4/T4A (August 1974 - March 2005) (Squadron Standard now laid up in Norwich Cathedral)


Hoxne Priory

The chapel was given in 1101 to Norwich Cathedral by Herbert de Losinga, and the priory became dependent on the cathedral.

John Loveridge

He exhibited his contemporary sculptures and paintings in Devon, and held one-man exhibitions at the Royal British Society of Sculptors in 2000 and at Norwich Cathedral in 2001.

Michael Nicholas

He then became organist and choirmaster of St Matthew's Church, Northampton 1964 - 1971 before becoming organist and master of choristers at Norwich Cathedral.

Moira Forsyth

She made her name for her stained glass works, such as those found at Guildford Cathedral, Norwich Cathedral and Eton College Chapel.

Thomas Fowle

Thomas Fowle (born ca. 1530, died after 1597) was a Church of England clergyman, Fellow of St John's College, Cambridge, rector of Redgrave and Hinderclay, Suffolk, and prebendary of Norwich Cathedral.

On 22 July 1563, he was installed as second prebendary of Norwich Cathedral, when it was noted that he lived at Redgrave in Suffolk, where he was both rector of the parish and chaplain to Lord Keeper Sir Nicholas Bacon.

Wrenbury

The Very Reverend Alan Brunskill Webster (1918–2007), author and Dean of the cathedrals of Norwich and St Paul's, was born in Wrenbury.


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